TacX Fortius Trainer Review
Introducing the TacX Fortius Trainer Review which allows you to train on your bike in various virtual locations to build your cycling endurance. The TacX includes a powerful resistance motor to simulate riding on the road as well as the virtual reality software program to simulate the terrain/course that you want to ride The software has three different terrains you can choose from, the Atlantis, the Olympus and the Callisto.
The TacX Fortius interfaces with your computer to handle all the ride simulation programming. You can choose from animated images, graphic training or cycling in a live video. The riders you will encounter in the virtual ride will have real movements. You can actually race, just take a sight seeing tour or do some goal oriented training. Race mode allows you choose various simulated race courses. Italy, France, Spain and Belgium are a few of the countries you can choose from.
While cycling your Tacx Fortius will give you information about your speed, heart rate, distance, time and wind direction just to name a few things. You can select the type of race and the terrain you want to ride on. The resistance motor gives real-time feedback and the appropriate resistance when climbing uphill or cruising downhill. The motor simulates outdoor road riding very realistically and gives you the same feedback you’d experience while riding outside on the road with your bike.
You will encounter virtual images of other riders that seem almost real. They will stand up on their pedals, cheer and yell. Some will even provide you with sites of some spectacular crashes. Anything you would experience in a real live road race, you can see in the simulation Even including the time of day that you are riding. The simulation and envirionment can appear as if it is sunny and warm, or cool and cloudy.
If you want to skip the race scenarios and just ride for pleasure, you can choose the area you want to ride in. You will see different kinds of scenery and you will notice that when you ride faster, the scenery passes by much faster. It is all tied to the speed you are actually riding at. The virtual reality software allows you to imagine you are just about anywhere.
With the variety you can choose from with your Tacx Fortius, you will never get bored while cycling in your living room or your recreation room. You can travel to a different location whenever you want to. This allows you to stay in shape, and maintain your endurance even during those cold winter months when you can’t actually ride outside. Without a doubt this trainer is worth the money.
To summarize the benefits of this trainer:
- • You can train in the comfort of your home year round
- • Beautiful scenes to make you feel like your really there
- • Virtual races with almost real competitors
- • Has various terrain choices for varying resistance levels
The Tacx Fortius is a very good quality interactive trainer. It can be purchased for around $1499 at reputable cycling shops. Minimum requirements for your PC for the software to run are as follows. You need a minimum of a Pentium IV processor. 1024 MB memory for XP and 2048 MB for Vista. Ideally you should have at least 850MB of hard drive space available, a sound card and a graphics card as well as one free USB port.
For a home trainer, this is a great option to look at. You will not need to go to the gym anymore. You now have multiple terrains and environments you can ride right in your own home!
Check out the TacX Fortius Trainer Review now at the iwillnotbonk triathlon blog and start improving your cycling fitness!
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