Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer Reviews

Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £219 (RRP: £219.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
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• Reviews
• Brand – Tacx
• Videos
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Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer features

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 Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller 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 Tacx 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.

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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 Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller 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 Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £219 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.4 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 below average at £219.

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 30 cost more than Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer and 78 were cheaper.

Cost of Tacx products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 41 products from Tacx, of which 24 were in the Turbo Trainers category.

For now though we’re looking at Tacx branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £164.71 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Tacx product we found was £1.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £2299.00.

Of the 41 from Tacx, 5 were more expensive than Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer and 35 were cheaper.

How much are Tacx Turbo Trainers?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Tacx products that are listed in the Turbo Trainers category.

The average price of the 24 products that match this search was £257.53, with the cheapest coming in at £5.99 and highest price was £2299.00. With the average being £257.53, Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer comes in below average.

5 products that meet this search were more expensive than Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer and 18 were cheaper.

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Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller 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 Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.2 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 Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer or another similar product, like Tacx Trainer Tyre 1.25 Folding Bead reviews or Hope Pro 2 Conversion Kit 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.

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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 Tacx, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller 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 8.8/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010856321
• Product ID 2: 261187UK
• Brand: Tacx
• Model number: T1100
• RRP: £219.99
• EAN: 8714895037394
• Description: Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller TrainerThe Galaxia takes you as close as possible to the natural road cycling experience, the rollers namely move along with you. You can perform sprints, extend your legs and stand on the pedals without the fear of falling off.Your movements are more free because you get close to the natural road cycling experience. When accelerating, the Galaxia rollers move forward as a result of the kinetic energy that is created and they move backwards when you slow down. With this patented ‘swing system’ you can work on your speed and suppleness without any concerns. The Galaxia is collapsible and easy to transport. The Tacx rollers have a state of the art design. Thanks to the conical rollers your ride is extra stable, so you can focus even more on your goals in training: improving your fitness and pedal stroke and maintaining your speed.Cooling-downMany worldclass riders don’t go anywhere without their Tacx rollers. During their warm-up and training sessions they use the rollers to maintain their speed and suppleness, essential tools for a track cyclist. Road cyclists increasingly use the rollers to cool down after a race. The bike doesn’t have to be attached to the trainer, as with the Booster, and the rollers run lighter so you can pedal more relaxed. This is perfect for a good cool-down after a long and strenuous exercise.How the movable Galaxia worksStand on the pedals without having to be afraid of falling, stretching legs and making sprints…all of this is possible with the Galaxia which moves with the rider and approximates the natural feel of the road. Exactly how do these revolutionary rollers of Tacx work and what is the major benefit for cyclists? Thanks to the Galaxia the rider can move more freely. Due to the kinetic energy that is created during accelerating, the trainer moves forward. When slowing down, the trainer moves backward again. At first sight the “swing system” on the Galaxia looks slightly wobbly, but it has the opposite effect. This invention by Tacx enables the rider to actually stay on the rollers more easily. This invention is so unique that is has been patented by Tacx. The Galaxia works better than comparable rollers that have the trainer moving forward via elastomers, but which provide an unnatural feeling when slowing down. The new roller of Tacx is designed to give the rider additional freedom of movement. According to John Zwinkels, the creator who based his idea on physics, this is where the power of the Galaxia lies. Using three examples, he explains why the Galaxia is so exceptional.1. Outdoors on the road there are three variables: the movement of the rider, the movement of the bicycle, and the stationary surface of the road. With a jump, the rider moves and the bicycle accelerates forward. The bicycle wheels rotate faster because of the stationary road. However, the forward jolt is absorbed by the freedom of movement of the bicycle with regard to the rear wheel and the pavement. ¬†¬†¬†¬†2. With standard rollers the three variables are: the movement of the rider, the stationary bicycle, and the stationary roller. The rider must remain seated to allow the wheels to properly roll on the rollers; he has to pedal smoothly. The rider immediately senses the forward jolt on the saddle if he does not pedal smoothly, and there is the risk of the bicycle ‘derailing’.3. The three variables with the Galaxia are: the moving rider, the moving bicycle and the moving roller. With this the jolt is absorbed by the forward freedom of movement of the bicycle and the forward moving roller. This combination of freedoms of movement of the bicycle and the roller closely approximate the sensation of outdoor cycling. This is all due to the unique swing system of the Galaxia.Buy¬†Tacx from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Nutrition & Training > Turbo Trainers
• Size: Classic Trainer
• Unisex
• 0.99
• Adult

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Other options for Turbo Trainers

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Turbo Trainers. 109 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Tacx Galaxia T1100 Roller Trainer included,
Hope Pro 2 reviews, Hope Pro 2 EVO Freehub Body reviews, or we really liked the look of Spank Conversion Kit Front reviews as another alternative.