DC Rainmaker
2020-04
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Read DC Rainmaker reviewGarmin Tacx smart trainer
Garmin Tacx Flow Smart
A practical reference page for price, ride feel, setup, app compatibility and whether this trainer is a good fit for Mini Watt.
Price
Price unknown
Power
800W
Gradient
6%
Accuracy
+/-5%
Bluetooth FTMS
Yes
Mini Watt
Partial support
Quick take
Who should consider it
Tacx Flow Smart is strongest for riders who want cheapest basic smart setup. It looks most appropriate for enthusiast riders based on price, power, accuracy and stored review signals.
Check first
Setup and trade-offs
Check low power before buying. Also confirm cassette, axle and app compatibility for your own bike, especially if you are buying used.
Market note
Older model
Tacx Flow Smart is mainly useful as a used-market reference. Condition, accessories and firmware support matter more than launch specs.
Reviewer consensus
Reviewer source notes
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Real-world positives
No trusted reviewer positives stored yet.
Known limitations
No trusted reviewer limitations stored yet.
Core specs
Tacx Flow Smart specs
Grouped specs are easier to scan than a single long table. Unknown means the stored sources did not confirm the value cleanly.
Price and market
- Approx price
- Price unknown
- Used price
- EUR 80 to 180 used, market dependent
- Price confidence
- Low
- Price checked
- Unknown
- Availability
- Entry wheel-on smart trainer
Performance
- Max power
- 800W max power
- Max gradient
- 6% gradient
- Accuracy
- +/-5% accuracy
- ERG mode
- Yes
- Resistance
- Electromagnetic wheel-on
- Flywheel
- Wheel-on flywheel
- Ride feel
- 2/5
Connectivity
- Bluetooth FTMS
- Yes
- ANT+ FE-C
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- No
- Ethernet
- No
- Multi Bluetooth
- Unknown
Setup
- Cassette
- Not applicable
- Zwift Cog
- No
- Virtual shifting
- No
- Axles
- Depends on axle/skewer
- Foldable
- Yes
- Weight
- 9.4kg
- Noise
- Limited
- Storage
- Excellent
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Multi-bike
- Excellent
Mini Watt compatibility
Will it work with Mini Watt?
Controllable support exists, but low power ceiling and wheel-on accuracy make it a limited Mini Watt compatibility.
Partial support
Mini Watt
No
Zwift
Compatible
ROUVY
Limited
MyWhoosh
Compatible
Pros
- Very cheap used
- Compact
- Easy bike swaps
Cons
- Low power
- Low gradient
- Wheel-on accuracy limits