Tacx Bushido Wireless Ergo Turbo Trainer The Tacx Bushido Wireless Ergo Trainer is the by far the most advanced Ergotrainer on the market today. The Bushido is entirely wireless so there is no need
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Best Price: £619.95 from Rutland Cycling
Best price for the Tacx 1980 Bushido
| Stockist | Product | Price | |
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| Tacx Trainer - Bushido Wireless Ergo | £619.95 |  |
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| Tacx T1980 Bushido Ergo Trainer 2012 | £649.99 | |
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| Tacx Bushido Wireless Ergo Trainer | £658.99 | |
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| Tacx Bushido Wireless Ergo Turbo Trainer | £659.91 | |
Full Review of the Tacx 1980 Bushido
Ideal for: Powerful but simple, hassle free training wherever and whenever you want, the Tacx Bushido Wireless Ergo Turbo Trainer is the most advanced turbo trainer on the market.
Its not so often that something comes along that makes you stop and say: Wow. You may however find yourself doing just that when you see the Tacx Bushido turbo trainer. Not so much because of the way it looks but because of the way it works. The way it reveals opportunities that you didnt really realise were there.
The burning questions I had about the Tacx Bushido turbo trainer were: How does it work? What do they mean by wireless? Whats the big deal anyway?
Tacx Bushido Trainer – wire free
Well in a nutshell this is a turbo trainer with motor resistance that doesnt need to be connected to a power outlet. Thats right, it generates all the power needed for the brake with a built in dynamo. This is simple but effective. Added to that you have wireless connectivity between the Tacx Bushido turbo trainer and the handlebar computer. You can also connect the Tacx Bushido to a PC or Laptop wirelessly. This means goodbye cumbersome cables and hello space.
Practically, what it means is that the Tacx Bushido turbo trainer is easier to set up and use than any other trainer youve used before. The lack of cables means setting your bike up in the Tacx Bushido Wireless Ergo Turbo Trainer takes a matter of seconds. You can also take your Tacx Bushido with you to an event and do a pre-programmed warm up on it. You can literally put it anywhere as you dont need a power outlet.
The handlebar computer on the Tacx Bushido turbo trainer outputs all the vital statistics such as power, speed, time, cadance and heart rate. In addition to this, it has capacitive keys that are waterproof and that will react to your touch.
One problem with the Tacx Bushido turbo trainer is the fact that the user manual is pretty useless and I have heard a lot of Tacx Bushido owners complain about it. With a bit of luck and fiddling however you will soon figure out how everything works and then youll never have to worry about the Tacx Bushidos manual ever again.
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A great aspect of the Tacx Bushido turbo trainer is the way that it measures cadance. It does so by measuring and calculating the difference between pedal strokes, meaning that you do not need an additional sensor.
You also have the option to upgrade your Tacx Bushido Wireless Ergo Turbo Trainer with a wireless connection to your PC or laptop which is great as you can use Tacx training software to program your rides. The additional memory available means you can store all of your output for all of your trianing rides and track your improvements accurately over time.
What we think of the Tacx 1980 Bushido
Overall the Tacx Bushido turbo trainer is a fantastic piece of kit. The best price we could find it for is £619.95 from Rutland Cycling. Open the Rutland Cycling Online Store here to see this deal.
Pros: Wireless, light, rugged, flexible, easy use
Cons: Bad manual, initial set up takes time
What do you think of the Tacx 1980 Bushido? Please leave your comments below.
Best price for the Tacx 1980 Bushido
| Stockist | Product | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tacx Trainer - Bushido Wireless Ergo | £619.95 | |
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| Tacx T1980 Bushido Ergo Trainer 2012 | £649.99 | |
|
| Tacx Bushido Wireless Ergo Trainer | £658.99 | |
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| Tacx Bushido Wireless Ergo Turbo Trainer | £659.91 | |
I’ve had the Bushido and the Upgrade pack for just over a month now – it’s not perfect, there are issues with the TTS software, and the brake firmware is a little over zealous when dealing with (ahem) heavier riders. But when it works, it’s quiet, solid, capable of leaving me a broken sweat soaked heap on the floor beside my bike, and yet still interesting enough to get me climbing back on the bike the following day for another hour+ of riding up the side of the Galibier (Or Alpe D’Huez, or the M. Ventoux or Getting my Ass kicked by Rabobank and the Schlecks on rrepeated uphills….)