![]() Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?Īmong Elite's interactive hometrainers range, Suito is innovative as it features a practical Plug&Play configuration, designed to let you experience right away a quick and easy indoor bike training session. VerdictĮxcellent performance from a good value direct-drive trainer It's great to see the price of high-quality connected trainers coming down, and this particular unit is easy to recommend. And the power numbers might not be quite as nailed down as the more expensive units but they're easily good enough – and repeatable enough – to form the basis of your training schedule. Okay it's a little bit noisier than top-end trainers but if, like me, you train with headphones blaring and a big fan in your face it'll make precisely no difference – to you, at least. It's quiet and responsive, and it's relatively cheap and easy to set up. > Buyer's Guide: 18 of the best turbo trainers and rollers But it's plenty good enough that I'd have no qualms about using it as my everyday indoor trainer. Is it as good as any of those trainers? Well, no: not quite. It's not much more than half the price of a Wahoo KICKR or a Tacx Neo 2, and it's a lot cheaper than a Saris H3. The Suito retails for £649.99 but realistically you can pick one up from any number of outlets for at least £100 less than that. Overall: perfect for day-to-day training on a smaller budget The flywheel isn't unbalanced enough to affect the feel of the trainer, though. It's not a lot of extra noise in a carpeted room on a trainer mat, but it'll certainly be something that's amplified by a hollow wooden floor, for example. When you wind the Suito up you start to notice a bit of a thrum from the flywheel, suggesting that it's not quite perfectly balanced. Certainly, at lower intensities it's still quieter than my big gym fan. That's more than, say, the Saris H3 (57dB for the same test) but it's not especially loud. I measured the noise level from the Suito at 63dB, at the handlebar, putting out 200W. Noise: noisier than top-end trainers, and not quite as well balanced ![]() ![]() It never skipped a beat: this is as good a cadence line as I've ever seen from a smart trainer. Here's a graph of the cadence reporting from the Suito, showing the end of a set of low-cadence intervals and then a bit of free riding where I was spinning my legs up and then backing off to try to confuse the Suito. Elite claims a maximum resistance of 1,900W I found the Suito easier to wind up in a sprint than some, but in a big gear there's still plenty enough resistance to cope with the 1,300W that I can manage. Elite claims a maximum slope simulation of 15%, and certainly it's capable of making the last slog to the radio mast more comfortable in the little ring. When you're riding around in Zwift the resistance changes are quick enough to keep up with the quick and short dips and drops in the esses and along Titan's Grove. ![]() > Turbo training tips - get the most from your home trainer The ERG mode isn't quite as quick to respond as more expensive units if you're doing workouts with 5 or 10-second intervals then you may find you're better in classic mode using gears and cadence to get more instant power changes. It's a bit choppier than most top-end trainers, but again: it's plenty good enough most of the time. In ERG mode the Suito responds well to changes in intensity, and it also does a good job of adjusting the resistance to keep you at the level you want. ![]()
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