InsideRide Rollers vs eFlex

Equipment
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I’d love to get feedback from anyone who has used both InsideRide e-motion and the KickR e-flex. I have a Kickr but having the flexibility of Kickr or rollers also has an appeal (albeit at a higher price point)

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I have not used the official Inside Ride E-Motion rollers, but built a DIY setup that mimics them:

I have been using the E-Flex for a few weeks, and now with some mods. Here is my rather long review (with a short summary at the start).

Super short summary, I love them both, but I see the E-Flex as the best option as a single, do-it-all choice between the two.

  • This assumes you already have a Kickr and are mainly looking to add some freedom of motion without the associated extra level of difficulty that comes with rollers.
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Thanks Chad. Which do you use more now? I first had rollers and enjoyed them but now have the Kickr since the addition of smart trainers.

So the complexity of rollers isn’t a concern.

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I haven’t used my rollers actively in over 2 years. I have been using various smart trainers, coupled with DIY rocker plates mainly since then. I got an SBR Rockr Pro over a year ago and used that a ton. I’ve used the E-Flex lately for testing and really like what it offers. I think it’s probably the best bang for buck motion for anyone wanting the full Roll (left-right) and Surge (fore-aft) motion degrees of freedom, when you have a Kickr.

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I have had both the Inside Ride E-Motion rollers (with the feedback module) and a Kickr Smart on the E-Flex stand.

I sold my Kickr to run the rollers exclusively. My wife rides next to me in the basement and she prefers the Kickr/E-Flex combination.

The week she added the E-Flex stand, she rode an indoor century, starting at midnight on New Year’s Eve (the Italian National Team started it on Zwift, just happened to be midnight here…)

Next to her on the E-Motion rollers, I was done at 55 miles. The workout is that much harder on the rollers, as far as core usage, ride stress, and pretty much no coasting.

Her setup: Specialized Amira, Di2x10 Dura Ace. Clip-on aero bars, no wheels, no calipers. Wahoo HR and cadence, all Bluetoothvia the Kickr.

My setup: Cannondale Black Lightning, 2x10 Ultegra, Zipp 404 tubulars with VeloFlex Corsa tires.

Previous setups: 2xKickr Snaps (OK, not great). 2xProForm TdF with iFit (sucked). 2x no-name wheel-on magnetic trainers.

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