Review on Enhance Your Indoor Cycling: Smart Bike Trainer with Fluid Resistance, Power & Cadence Sensors, Noise Reduction - Compatible with Onelap, Zwift, and Bluetooth 4.0 by Bill Schlag

This is my first exercise bike and my first attempt at using sensors to track my progress. On the plus side, the Slivery & Chavalier trainer was easy to assemble and feels very sturdy. I don't have anything to compare it to, but I think the noise level is quite reasonable. In addition, it emits a low-frequency hum that doesn't irritate my ears. The resistance it offers isn't exactly realistic, but it's not bad either. From what I've read, smooth running shoes increase resistance the longer you pedal, and I think I'm experiencing that here. The first few revs are usually too easy, but this develops into a normal ride. On the other hand, the built-in speed and cadence sensors never worked for me. Yes, I removed the plastic latches that lock the batteries in place. Yes, I tried linking them to the app and not directly to the phone. However, in my experience, once the batteries were installed, the sensors just couldn't stay on for more than a few seconds. I even tried replacing the batteries with new ones but that didn't work. It's also worth noting that there is a support email address on the back of the printed manual. Apparently the email address was entered incorrectly as the company name was misspelled. However, I wrote to the email address (and the version is correct) and received no reply. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it's possible to get support for non-working sensors. That's a big disappointment, but overall the sensors represent a fraction of the cost and value of such a set. In the end I bought different sensors and was able to connect them immediately. Right now they are connected to my laptop which I am running Rouvy on. Later I can try the included free trial of OneLap. If you read the Q&A on this product, Slivery & Chavalier seem to indicate that this trainer can automatically change its resistance when an app like Swift tells you to walk uphill. That is not right. With this trainer there is no intelligent feedback between an application and the resistance. However, you can adjust your perception of the difficulty by changing gears at any time. However, the app only sees that your speed has increased. So this trainer is not as smart as, say, Wahoo KICKR. Also, the price is not as high as KICKR! In summary, the physical build quality of this trainer appears to be pretty good, but the built-in sensors don't work at all. If you are looking for a quality fluid trainer (rather than a smart trainer like the KICKR) then you will likely be satisfied with this purchase. In addition, the company really needs to create a website, feedback form and support group ASAP!