Best indoor smart bikes for training all year round 2024

The best indoor smart bikes can keep your training on track no matter the weather, this is our pick of the best.

collage of the best indoor smart bikes selected by cycling weekly. Including the Watt Bike Atom, Wahoo Kickr Bike Shift And Taxc Neo Bike Plus
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If you want to bring your training indoors, while still matching the fit and feel of riding outside, then an indoor smart bike is the way to go. For those short on time, or who want to keep mucky bikes outside, having a smart bike always ready to ride trumps a traditional turbo trainer set-up. A smart bike also offers a ride quality and level of functionality more similar to an outdoor bike than a traditional exercise bike.

Designed from the ground up for dedicated cyclists, indoor smart bikes provide integrated power meters alongside automated incline adjustment and resistance. These features can be linked to indoor training apps, bicycle computers and smartwatches giving you real-time data and an accurate ride feel. Small details like the stability of the bike, integration of fans and placement of tablets and phones are just a few of the ways brands add comfort. More importantly, smart bikes generally offer far greater adjustability than exercise bikes and a closer-to-real-world bike fit.

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Header Cell - Column 0 ConnectivityWeightResistanceAdjustmentMax Power Output (Wh)Max Simulated Grade (%)
Tacx Neo BikeBLE/ANT+50kgElectromagneticAutomatic/manual2200wh25%
Zwift Ride with Wahoo Kickr CoreBLE/ANT+35.5kgElectromagneticAutomatic1800wh16%
Wattbike Atom Next GenBLE/ANT+44kgElectromagneticAutomatic/manual2500wh25%
Wahoo Kickr BikeBLE/ANT+/WiFi42kgElectromagnetic and enhanced motorAutomatic2500wh20%
Technogym RideBLE/ANT+/WiFi65kgElectromagneticAutomatic/manual1500wh15%
Wahoo Kickr Bike ShiftBLE/ANT+/WiFi40kgElectromagneticAutomatic2200wh20%
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Like so many, Matt got his start in the bicycle industry wheedling allen keys and the occasional hammer at his local IBD. Matt grew up mountain biking the flint-strewn hills of the North Downs but was convinced during his time with Evans Cycles' in-house brand Pinnacle and Hoy Bikes, to take up gravel cycling and bikepacking. Spotting the changing industry, Matt jumped at the opportunity to become an E-Bike designer. Winning several awards with Cairn Cycles and their range of Gravel E-bikes.

These days Matt will more than likely have a toddler sat shotgun and balance bike lassoed to his back somewhere on the South Downs. What time he does get to ride for himself, he chooses to take his Sonder Camino to just about anywhere that's quiet, off the beaten track or has some historical point of interest.