Kinetic Road Machine Control

I have been using this for 4 months. I would break the rating down into 2 areas which make up virtual cycling.

1) Smart Machine design and durability- I'd give this a solid 5 stars. It is well built and I had no issues setting it up, riding on it and noise is minimal. It is very well designed. Prob...

I was really excited to find a trainer that is in stock and finally move into the world of interactive virtual rides. I was really hoping that this unit will work without a hitch out of the box. At first, it seemed to be the case. I was able to assemble and connect without any problems. I did the fi...

I liked it initially very much. However, after the first firmware upgrade which was required, it stopped connecting. I read various troubleshooting info from the company and tried all the fixes. None of it helped. Eventually reached tech support and was told I needed to download an additional progra...

With COVID shutdowns of the gym and icky Northwest weather I wanted to move my exercise indoors to stay on track. Bought this trainer thinking it would do so many things, but was disappointed on every single aspect of this purchase. Set up: The video online was far more helpful than the instructions...

My Kinetic Road Machine fluid resistance trainer gave me years of dependable service, so I thought I would upgrade from fluid resistance unit to a digital/electronic set-up that could work with Zwift and provide some new capabilities. The Zwift experience with this trainer has been great. It gets me...

I have now used this trainer for 6 months with Zwift, Fulgaz and Rouvy. The setup is straightforward and takes about 30 minutes. The unit is a good starter smart trainer. The trainer adjusts the resistance dynamically based on the terrain. However my issue is that the metrics are not accurate . I ha...

I bought this trainer pre-pandemic (lucky me) as it was more competitively priced than its competition: Wahoo and Cycleops. I initially had issues getting it connected to Zwift accurately via bluetooth but got in contact with their helpful, courteous, and prompt customer service who had me up and ru...

Started out loving this trainer - good value, good accuracy, solid resistance. Within one year the the circuit board failed (they replaced it and it worked fine again), but then I started getting constant (every time I rode) resistance issues after I unplugged it ONCE (you will see evidence elsewher...

Worked great for 2 months then wouldn't connect via bluetooth to either Zwift or Rouvy fitness apps. Tried to update firmware with Kinetic app and it was not to be found in google play or in any search. Returning and trying Wahoo. Update: After talking to a factory rep, said there was a problem betw...

I've had the Kinetic Road Machine Smart Control Trainer for a couple months and at this point I am very happy with it. The instructions that came with the trainer were OK as it is enough to get you started with the Kinetic app on a smartphone. I use the trainer with Zwift software and I didn't under...