Wattbike Proton Smart Bike (Sep. 2024)

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I like Wattbike. I have an Atom and it is very good. Every interaction I have had with the company has been very good too.

It reported a tough couple of years financially in its accounts for 2022 and 2023, with some quite chunky losses and reduced sales.

I hope it achieves profits and growth very soon.

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I wonder if this has been designed for professionals who want to ride a century? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

I really like my Wattbike Atom. Not sure how they could improve on it, maybe a really quiet one?

How would you rate the watt bike vs a road bike on turbo ? Iv been using the elite direto for years now but the bike I have on there is abismal I actually hate it. It’s a giant avail and was my entry level road bike from 2017. I now ride XC and enduro mtb so I don’t ride road, I do have a giant revolt which I love but replacing that for a turbo bike seems abit extravagant (and no I don’t want to keep taking it on and off the turbo as it’s the carbon one and it’s too nice :rofl:) iv about had it with the avail so looking for other options and thinking about the watt bike but know nothing about them in terms if a decent TR session . Just know my avail does not fit me anymore and I hate each session on it for a Miriad of reasons and know it has to go :rofl:

My Wattbike Atom V2 is very good on TR, but it is ERG mode only on TR.

See here too Wattbike Atom ERG mode problem - #191 by kevistraining

Ohhh. I don’t use erg mode on my current set up as keep getting the spiral of doom with it ,I prefer the resistance and gears naturally …. But it may be a different feel on watt bike ? I find erg mode ridiculously hard to maintain (spiral of doom re cadence )

If you don’t use ERG when you use TR, a Wattbike Atom is not a good choice imo.

It is a very bad choice, as it doesn’t have any option other than ERG.

From what I have seen of them, I’d look at a Wahoo Kickr bike instead

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Thank you , that’s really helpful :grimacing:

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