Ridden, measured, and honestly rated.

Who writes these reviews

Every review on this site is researched, tested and written by Matt Hargreaves, a Level 2 British Cycling Coach · BSc Sport & Exercise Science. Matt is a Level 2 British Cycling qualified coach with a BSc in Sport & Exercise Science from Leeds Beckett University. He has spent 15+ years coaching club riders and testing indoor training kit through long Yorkshire winters, logging thousands of turbo hours across Zwift, TrainerRoad and Wahoo SYSTM.

I am based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, where long, dark winters make a turbo trainer less of a luxury and more of a survival tool. That is a lot of indoor hours, and a lot of opinions formed about what makes a trainer worth owning.

How we test turbo trainers

We do not rate trainers from a spec sheet. Each one earns its score through real use:

• Every trainer is ridden for a minimum of three weeks, not unboxed and rated.
• Power accuracy is cross-checked against a Favero Assioma power meter at 100W, 200W and 300W.
• Noise is measured at 1 metre with a calibrated sound meter at 30 km/h in a 39×17 gear.
• We buy or borrow at retail where possible and disclose any review samples.

How we make money

This site is funded by affiliate commission. When you buy through a link here, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes our verdict. We are happy to tell you when a cheaper trainer is the smarter buy, or when the right move is to buy nothing at all and wait for a sale.

Areas of expertise

• Smart trainer power accuracy testing
• Zwift & TrainerRoad setup
• Structured indoor training
• Turbo trainer maintenance