TechnoGym MyCycling review

It's luxurious and certainly looks the business, but we found the TechnoGym MyCycling smart trainer neither as intuitive, or as powerful, as its competitors

TechnoGym MyCycling
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Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Technogym MyCycling is a beautiful-looking machine that looks and feels as though it will last the 10 years the manual promises. Everything about it suggests quality and durability. However, you’ve got to pay attention to the tutorials to set it up properly to use with Zwift, since the Italian firm clearly would prefer you to use its own app and related coaching services, which it has obviously invested heavily in. In addition the spec – resistance, gradient simulation capability – is not quite as high as some of its competitors that cost £500 less. The few kilos less that it weighs are welcome, however, and no stability is sacrificed.

Reasons to buy
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    Looks

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    Chic presentation

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    Comprehensive data analysis

Reasons to avoid
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    Not as intuitive to use as some

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The Italian manufacturer of pro gym equipment may not be on many cyclists’ radar yet but it does have history having sponsored the MG-Technogym team in the mid-1990s, for which Paolo Bettini made his professional debut.

Its new MyCycling trainer is expensive, more so than most competitors, but it shows. It’s the best looking – though of course that’s always subjective – made of glossy, curvaceous, cast aluminium rather than plastic.

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Simon Smythe

Simon Smythe is a hugely experienced cycling tech writer, who has been writing for Cycling Weekly since 2003. Until recently he was our senior tech writer. In his cycling career Simon has mostly focused on time trialling with a national medal, a few open wins and his club's 30-mile record in his palmares. These days he spends most of his time testing road bikes, or on a tandem doing the school run with his younger son.