gregkeller said:I just was dealing with this question as well. I thought that the imagic or fortius would be more "fun" and help keep me motivated (the fortius will even spin the wheel on downhills which is cool, but i want a good, quick workout on the trainer, not gliding down the sides of mountains). But the computrainer had things like being able to build a course based on GPS data so i could ride race courses before hand, or train on them a few times before the race. Also i felt like the computrainer was more of a "lab tool" than an interactive video game. My coach can build and send me the erg files so i can just hop on and do the exact specified workout. In the end i decided that the computrainer would be a performance enhancing tool that would be useful the entire year, whereas the imagic would be a toy to keep my motivation up through the winter, so i ordered my cputrainer 1.5 weeks ago, can't wait for it to get here.
Spunout,Spunout said:Tacx: Toy.
Computrainer: Tool.
What, pray tell, can a CT do that an I-magic can't?Spunout said:It is a neat toy, a functional trainer, and does the job for some. From a coaching/training/analytic point of view the CT solves a different need.
Spunout said:It is a neat toy, a functional trainer, and does the job for some. From a coaching/training/analytic point of view the CT solves a different need.
You can do this on Tacx also. Among many other things…larrynipon said:I've had my CT for amost 2 years now. The ability to use GPS files, as well as my own ERG files has proven to be invaluabe. when I got the CT, my FT was an embarassing 160. My latest test has me at 224. Not were I want to be, but I'm real happy with the progress. I agree...the CT is a great training tool.
1. Can it be programmed to conduct a MAP test, say a ramp rate of 5W every 12 seconds?Jore V said:You can do this on Tacx also. Among many other things…
http://www.ownsports.net/tacxtools/index.html
http://lists.topica.com/lists/wattage/read/message.html?mid=913394724&sort=d&start=44150Alex Simmons said:1. Can it be programmed to conduct a MAP test, say a ramp rate of 5W every 12 seconds?
It seems to be ~$750 USD for the IMagic and ~$1000 USD for the Fortius. Maybe cheaper on EBay...Alex Simmons said:2. What's a good price for an I magic?
I haven't found any issues with disconnecting the cadence pickup and wire. This is the only other wire that is attached to your bike other than the head unit.Alex Simmons said:3. There seem to be a lot of extra wires hooked up to bike. Are they needed? I would be using a PT already to capture actual ride data, so don't need data from the tacx, just the ability to pre-programme specific sets.
You can also import any Polar or GPS google earth etc based file with Altitude info into a Tacx pgmf profile & ride it with the Catalyst software.At this time this is using free 3rd party programs but Tacx is also adding this function as a web based tool.Rocket^ said:I like the computrainer for the fact I can load all of my upcoming races. The Topographic software let's you highlight the course, then load it into the CT. It is a very useful function since I often travel to race courses that I haven't seen.
Real videos would be a nice addition. Too bad someone doesn't come up with a trainer that has all the functions of these two.
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