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Are you prepared for turbo training season? Share pictures of your pain cave set-up over on the GCN app. The Pinnacle HC Turbo Home Trainer is a budget-conscious, direct-drive smart trainer from the in-house brand of Evans Cycles, a UK-based cycling retailer. The H3 sits at the top of Saris’s smart trainer range and builds on the popular H2. Reducing the noise levels was one of Saris’s top priorities and it’s certainly achieved good things with the H3 – at just 61dB at 20mph (measured on an iPhone app), it’s very quiet indeed.

The only other niggle is that the trainer doesn’t fold up for easy storage – the legs are simply fixed in place with bolts. This won’t be a problem if you have a dedicated pain cave, but if you need to be able to easily stow it away, this might be a dealbreaker.The Zwift Hub doesn’t have an integrated handle to move it or folding legs to stow it away. However, it’s still one of the best-value smart trainers you can buy. The Neo 2T is Tacx’s top-of-the-range smart trainer, and it’s priced accordingly. It looks like a spaceship and its spec and performance are among the best out there. You’ll need to ensure you have water bottles filled to the brim for every ride as - we're going to get bored of saying this - turbo training is seriously sweaty work. Laptop/tablet/iPad

With a comprehensive specification for its price, the Pinnacle trainer impressed in use, offering easy setup, good ride feel ,and quiet operation. The Zwift Hub is a competitively priced direct-drive smart trainer from the virtual cycling and running platform, Zwift. These are typically the cheapest and lightest types of smart trainers, but they can cause wear on your tyres (though specific trainer tyres are available to mitigate this issue), their power measurement is generally less accurate and the ride feel often isn’t as good as direct-drive trainers. Usually formed from three rollers, a bike simply sits on top with the rear wheel turning the rear two rollers, which then turns the front roller via a belt. It sounds complicated but they’re very simple, best thought of as a treadmill for bikes. Setting the unit up is very easy, especially with the addition of WiFi connectivity. While we’ve rarely had issues with Bluetooth connections, a WiFi connection means you should be able to connect to the trainer anywhere in your house that has a reliable 2.4Ghz connection. It also simplifies over-the-air firmware updates.

Sweat nets that cover your top tube, steerer tube and stem might also be a good investment to protect them from perspiration and corrosion (also, read our advice on using a carbon bike on the turbo trainer). Regular trainers, sometimes referred to as ‘dumb trainers’ (perhaps unfairly), don’t have these features and the resistance level has to be changed manually. When paired with speed sensors or an on-bike power meter, they can be used with apps such as Zwift, but the experience is less immersive. While it’s possible to link most apps to a phone, it’s much more fun and immersive when the app is on a larger screen. Consider using a laptop or tablet of some kind - most have Bluetooth connectivity so should easily link up to smart turbo trainers. App subscription