Did you take to checkout? I didn’t see any financing options when I went through
Yes there’s klarna offered at the bottom. It was not easy to see as its shaded out somewhat.
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I saw klarna tbh I didn’t realise they offered longer term finance like that.
I’m quite tempted but not sure if it’s worth the upgrade from a kickr snap. There’s certainly no money in the used trainer market!
I didn’t buy one. I clicked through, but the whole “buying experience” (inc password reset, because I had a zwift account already that I never use) reminded me that I can’t stand zwift, so didn’t actually buy.
The power inaccurancy doesn’t bother me much, as I have a PM on my bike anyway, and don’t plan to ride in erg. I wouldn’t hold much hope that its going to be fixed with a firmware update, because the Volt has the same problem, and it sounds more like a hardware issue to me. I do lile about the trainer that its quiet, direct drive, and seems to have a good ride feel. But the Volt offers all of that, and I’m thinking it might go on sale somewhere soon.
it doesn’t only work with zwift. It will be good for TR erg workouts too.
I know, I just hate how zwift as a company do things. The whole needing a zwift account to buy it etc. Also not really keen having to use the companion app for calibration. I thought it wouldn’t be a deal breaker, but its a lot of money to give to a company I don’t like, hah!
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yeah very true. I’m also not a fan of zwift. TR all the way.
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Not yet, first there has to be a discussion with my wife. She got me the Fluid 2 as a Christmas present two years ago. Not sure how that one is going to pan out 
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I’m with you, their position doesn’t make sense to me. I don’t have data, and would be concerned the (Shimano compatible) 12spd cassette might limit the life of my flattop chain drivetrain.
I’ll wait until that gets sorted out, or Tacx comes out with something more interesting at an attractive price, or Wahoo cuts prices or has a big sale.
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I wouldn’t ignore @GPLama’s review.
How are you intending to use the trainer? Do you have a separate power meter? If the answers are ‘stacks of TrainerRoad/erg’ and you don’t have a separate meter, I might hold fire just to see if the issues Shane has flushed out are resolved.
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You make a fair point but I’m constrained at the moment by available funds.
However, waiting is an option. My existing set-up works.
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Pulled the trigger on one after watching the GPLama video. I can live with the power inaccuracy for the way I intend to use it (even if they can’t fix it in software).
It is now sold out in both Europe and the US though. I guess the might have underestimated demand a bit!
Per the DCR article comments sections, they should have stock again next week.
@Kentish_Man Also check out the used market. There seem to be a lot of trainers for sale post-pandemic.
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That’s a good idea, I never thought about that.
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I was riding on a dumb trainer, no powermeter using virtual power, and the JetBlack Volt V1 with its accuracy issues was still a massive upgrade for me. The Zwift Hub and Volt V2 will sell like hotcakes at this pricepoint to the vast majority of cyclists like me who don’t have a powermeter.
I was also curious about the flattop chains, because in the main picture on their product page, the picture is of someone using… a flattop chain. I was actually afraid that the supplied cassette was going to be “SRAM-only” because of the picture. Would have a been a weird choice for sure!
Which is misleading… but… here we are. 
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I guess Zwift wants us to ignore how the chain doesn’t correctly mesh with the cassette, and not shift? Reminds me of the time that, without thinking, put a bike with 8 speed chain onto my Kickr with an 11 speed cassette. I guess it could have worked, for a while, but clearly something was wrong and I bought an 8 speed cassette to fix it.
Apparently they are running with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades rules (close counts) 
For those that care, this is a nice dive into the real differences and why mixing Flattop chains and all the prior chain & tooth designs is not ideal:
Key specs of interest:
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