Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer Reviews
Review score: 8.9/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £824 (RRP: £824.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer worthy of a review score of 8.9 out of 10.
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Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer features
Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black Other Turbo Trainers found with this Spec: 6387 |
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Feature 1
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Trainer Type: Direct Drive Smart Trainer Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Resistance Output: Up to 3,600 Watts Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Replicates inclines of up to 24% Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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Shimano 11-Speed Cassette pre-installed Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Smooth and Realistic Immersive training experience Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Stable and balanced performance Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Includes a free 12-month subscription to Elite’s My E-training App and 1-month free Zwift subscription Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£824 |
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Number of Reviews
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1 |
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Review Score
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5 / 5 Average score in category: 4.1/5 |
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Turbo Trainers. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Turbo Trainers. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Turbo Trainers. Brands like Elite are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Turbo Trainers category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Turbo Trainers.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £824 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Turbo Trainers
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Turbo Trainers.
We found 109 in the Turbo Trainers category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £241.36, making it above average at £824.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Turbo Trainers. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £2999.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £3.99.
With 109 products available we worked out that 7 cost more than Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer and 101 were cheaper.
Cost of Elite products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 39 products from Elite, of which 22 were in the Turbo Trainers category.
For now though we’re looking at Elite branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £105.09 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Elite product we found was £3.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £824.00.
Of the 39 from Elite, 0 were more expensive than Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer and 38 were cheaper.
How much are Elite Turbo Trainers?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Elite products that are listed in the Turbo Trainers category.
The average price of the 22 products that match this search was £170.76, with the cheapest coming in at £7.49 and highest price was £824.00. With the average being £170.76, Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer comes in above average.
0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer and 21 were cheaper.
Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.4 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Turbo Trainers category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.1 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer or another similar product, like Elite Sterzo Smart Trainer Steering Frame reviews or Elite SRAM XD and XDR Cassette Adaptor reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Turbo Trainers.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Turbo Trainers. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Elite, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart Trainer. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.9/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 27167552997
- Product ID 2: 803601UK
- Brand: Elite
- Model number: TT71010
- RRP: £824.99
- EAN: 8020775037768
- Description: Elite Direto-XR Direct Drive Smart TrainerThe Elite Direto-XR is a World-Class direct drive smart trainer that provides an ultra-smooth and stable resistance up to 3,600 watts and replicates inclines of up to 24%. This powerful turbo trainer ensures top-level training accuracy and a realistic and immersive riding experience from the comfort of your home. Powerful, Immersive and Realistic Training ExperienceMore power, faster response and more performance, the third generation Direto pushes the limits of what can be expected of a trainer at this price point. A further refined and upgraded drive unit gives the XR the capacity to faithfully replicate inclines of up to 24% and the ability to produce 3,600 Watts of resistance at 37 mph. Elite OTS Optical Torque Sensor TechnologyComing fully assembled with a Shimano 11-speed cassette already installed, this Elite trainer is ready to use straight out of the box. Elite’s unique and proven OTS (Optical Torque Sensor) technology has allowed precision to a point where Elite can now have the Direto-XR independently certified to a class-leading 1.5% power accuracy. Plus, its oversized gearing wheel increases flywheel RPM’s, generating a smoother, more realistic feel Stable and Comfortable Indoor Training ExperienceCompact and easy to carry when folded but super stable once set-up, the Direto’s extra wide feet are adjustable to allow rock-solid performance on uneven surfaces. Features: Trainer Type: Direct Drive Smart Trainer Resistance Output: Up to 3,600 Watts Replicates inclines of up to 24% Shimano 11-Speed Cassette pre-installed Smooth and Realistic Immersive training experience Stable and balanced performance Includes a free 12-month subscription to Elite’s My E-training App and 1-month free Zwift subscriptionSpecification: Dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart support, including FE-C and FTMS, plus power/speed/cadence broadcasting The body of the trainer has been tweaked to make it compatible with the bulkier rear derailleurs often used with 1 x drivetrains Compatible with 130 and 135 mm quick-release frames as well as 142 x 12 mm thru-axles, adaptors for BOOST 148 x 12 frames are available separately Includes a free 12-month subscription to Elite’s My E-training App for Windows, iOS and Android and a 1-month free Zwift subscription Now comes with a custom front wheel riser block included Compatible with 9, 10 and 11-speed Shimano and SRAM cassettes (not included), can be adapted for Campagnolo using adaptor TT14233, SRAM XDR with TT14279 or Shimano MICRO SPLINE using TT14315Buy Elite Training & Nutrition from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Nutrition & Training > Turbo Trainers
- Unisex
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