Tech of the Month December: Tacx Neo Bike Plus vs Wahoo Kickr Bike V2 and how wide will road wheels go?

We discuss the direction of road wheel design and which is best out of the two most recently updated smart trainers

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Unless you've been living under a rock you'll have noticed the continued trend for road bikes with generous tyre clearances. As a result, the days of skinny 23s pumped up to 110psi appeared numbered, replaced instead by wider rubber, often run tubeless and at much lower pressures -  and far better for riding over rocks it turns out.

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Luke Friend has worked as a writer, editor and copywriter for twenty five years. Across books, magazines and websites, he's covered a broad range of topics for a range of clients including Major League Baseball, the National Trust and the NHS. He has an MA in Professional Writing from Falmouth University and is a qualified bicycle mechanic. He has been a cycling enthusiast from an early age, partly due to watching the Tour de France on TV. He's a keen follower of bike racing to this day as well as a regular road and gravel rider.