Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer Reviews
Review score: 9.0/10 – Updated July, 2024
Latest Price: £199.99 (RRP: £199.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer worthy of a review score of 9.0 out of 10.
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Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer features
Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black-Red-Silver Other Turbo Trainers found with this Spec: 1 |
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Feature 1
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Elite Software is only compatible with Windows based operating systems Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 2
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Crono frame – foldable Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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45mm ElastoGel spindle is 33% larger than previous models, which means less noise, lower rpms Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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Redesigned Fluid resistance unit cools more efficiently, and runs smooth and quiet Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Standard hub clamp assembly Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Quick – thread hub clamp system Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Comes pre-assembled Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 8
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Only comptible with bikes with standard Quick release rear dropouts Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 10
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Compatibility – this trainer is compatible with the following third party software platforms; Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 11
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Elite’s My E-Training Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 12
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Zwift (with the addition of seperately sold ANT+ speed/cadence sensors) Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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TrainerRoad (with speed sensor) Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Kinomap (with ANT+ or Bluetooth speed/cadence sensor) Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£199.99 |
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Number of Reviews
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9 |
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Review Score
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4 / 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 Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo 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 Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo 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 Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £199.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.2 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 £199.99.
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 31 cost more than Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer and 77 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, 5 were more expensive than Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer and 33 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 Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer comes in above average.
5 products that meet this search were more expensive than Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer and 16 were cheaper.
Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo 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 Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.7 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 Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer or another similar product, like Elite Misuro Bluetooth-ANT Spd-Cadence Sensor reviews or Elite Crono Mag Speed Alu Turbo Trainer 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 Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo 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 9.0/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010856177
- Product ID 2: 606353UK
- Brand: Elite
- Model number: 11423
- RRP: £199.99
- EAN: 8020775009833
- Description: Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo TrainerElite’s Crono Fluid ElastoGel Trainer offers a quiet and smooth training experience, the hydrodynamic system regulating the effort of pedalling through a rotor submerged in oil. The new larger 45mm ElastoGel spindle reduces tyre noise significantly while the redesigned Fluid resistance unit cools more effeciently and also leads to a smoother and quieter operation.The Crono Frame sytem, first introduced in 2005, has undergone continual development and allows a close simulation of real world riding, where weight and power have an influence on how a rider performs. By using the rider’s weight to push the tyre into the roller Elite factor in that a 90kg rider travelling at a speed of 30km/h has a different power output to that of a 60kg rider at the same speed.The compatibility with popular thrid party software ensures you can choose the best platform to suit your training needs and maximise training time to achieve your fitness and training goals.Features:Elite Software is only compatible with Windows based operating systemsCrono frame – foldable45mm ElastoGel spindle is 33% larger than previous models, which means less noise, lower rpmsRedesigned Fluid resistance unit cools more efficiently, and runs smooth and quietStandard hub clamp assemblyQuick – thread hub clamp systemComes pre-assembledOnly comptible with bikes with standard Quick release rear dropoutsCompatibility – this trainer is compatible with the following third party software platforms;Elite’s My E-TrainingZwift (with the addition of seperately sold ANT+ speed/cadence sensors)TrainerRoad (with speed sensor)Kinomap (with ANT+ or Bluetooth speed/cadence sensor)Buy Elite Training from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Nutrition & Training > Turbo Trainers
- Unisex
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- Adult
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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 Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Turbo Trainer included,
Elite Travel Riser Block reviews, Elite ElastoGel Travel Front Wheel Riser Block reviews, or we really liked the look of Elite BOOST 148 x 12 Axle Adaptor reviews as another alternative.