I could be wrong but they look like stall mats to me:
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Look like stall mats from tractor supply or northern tool.
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very nice and love the flags.
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Unless there is an issue with your direto, I would say stay with it. Nothing I’ve seen from any of the trainer companies is really that revolutionary. I only sold my gen1 Kickr back in December because I moved to a Stages SB20 so that my wife and I could share it.
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the direto is mostly fine. It’s 3 years old. It has a lag changing resistance of up to 10 seconds but honestly that doesn’t bother me that much. I had to replace the belt recently which was a bit of a PITA. but overall it’s been fine. I need to do another comparison of its power numbers vs my assioma pedals to make sure they’re pretty close. Based on workouts since belt change I think it’s pretty close to accurate. So I’ll probably stick with it for awhile. I don’t want to shell out $1400 for a tacx neo. If I go back to using Zwift more I may want to go to wahoo with their climb or maybe by that time elite’s rizer will drop in price
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FWIW if you do spend on the neo you won’t be disappointed unless you are deep into online racing. I think others rate more highly. That said, I’ve had a neo for 3 years and it’s amazing.
I’m sure I’d love the neo. I’d just have a hard time justifying it with most weeks me being on the trainer for a couple hours. But who knows.
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Not sure how often it happens but just FYI I was able to pick up a Neo 2t for $1k on sale from BikeTiresDirect a few months back. I also have a direto. The Neo is a little smoother and much quiet (honestly insane how quiet it is) but my wife likes the Neo better so I still use the Direto and don’t miss the difference. Honestly just used to the Direto more - the magnetic flywheel in the Neo is a little weird and it spins down much quicker than the direto. So it’s great for frequent on/off workouts but it gets in the way a little bit if you need to coast for a few seconds. My Neo spins down too fast honestly…maybe there’s a setting somewhere I need to change.
Thanks. Good to know. The direto is fine for most stuff. No major complaints. I just wasn’t happy the belt wore out so quickly and replacing it was more difficult than it needed to be
From the outside, it feels like now isn’t the time to get a new trainer for you, as you spent the time and PIA to replace the belt 
Now go and wear this one out, and then in many more years from now, that’s the time to buy a new trainer
Oh definitely don’t “need” a new trainer. 
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I’d love to know what the computer set up is too. Apple TV? Mac Mini?
While I‘m happy that this post is flagged (it‘s no vanguard america flag or something), I think the related post also shows some well calculated statement. At least I as well felt provoked by the flags but didn‘t dare to speak up.
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Agreed. Even though someone flagged this post, I’m glad @Ericv2018 called it out.
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Lol, I never even noticed the original, at least you are rid, we’ve still got another eejit in charge 
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Hahah hilarious and not sure why it matters as it is in someones place.
I guess I now need to take my 12th man flag down as people might hate the Seahawks.
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I actually didn’t notice the flag until it was called out. And as @ericallenboyd said it’s in someone else’s place, and if that is where it lives normally it wasn’t “out of order”. And this is from a native lefty / progressive Californian who thinks the orange cry baby was a unmitigated disaster for the US. This isn’t meant to start a flamewar, but more to point out that I don’t think the picture in question is out of line or should have been called out. YMMV
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