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RM1 was delayed over two years, was finished by Smeulders, and they never came out with a valid group-ride/race feature that they’d touted for years.

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Multirider software was a clunky, tiny step forward, and MR2009 was WAYYYY too slow and clunky.

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AND, they didn’t know about how to save a workout, toss factor, all that stuff. Too many people didn’t understand setup, calibration, the need to move the head units away from the sweat line, etc. That’s why I wrote my book in 2002, I surveyed the early users of the wattage forum, about their use of computrainers, and got a 90% negative response. It wasn’t until Paul Smeulders and Drew Hartman (and Golden Cheetah groupdevs) started creating software that helped cyclists optimize their w/kg/ ratios over different and varying periods of time, that people actually began to UNDERSTAND the what’s and why’s of training indoors with a CT. Their RealRides DVD’S? Hugely expensive fiasco. No the software was NEVER that intuitive, the directions were NOT stupid-simple, and their decades-long emphasis on SLOPE and COURSE/SPEED was completely misdirected. While this report remains unconfirmed from Computrainer as of this hour, the inability to receive or return sales and service inquiries throughout the first half of Tuesday, and reports of the e-mail announcement sent to sponsored athletes have surfaced on social media. If reports are accurate, contributing factors may include an unusual, non-retail sales model, low profit margins, service intensive products and the introduction of other computer controlled ride-simulation “smart” trainers into the competitive space from companies like Tacx and Wahoo Fitness who have a dealer network and existing distribution at the consumer level from brick and mortar retailers. The system also enabled riders to “compete” with each other in a virtual environment and to ride against themselves from previous performances saved on a computer that controlled the Computrainer.

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The Computrainer indoor ride simulator revolutionized bicycle training by projecting performance telemetry on a screen in front of riders while a load generator varied resistance creating a realistic ride simulation indoors. Voice mails left at Computrainer’s extension contained the message, “Please don’t be surprised if it takes several days to return your message.”Ĭomputrainer is related to Floscan, a company that provides aviation and maritime fuel flow monitoring equipment.

It has been a marvelous 40+ years and we have enjoyed sharing in the victories and friendships we have made along the way.” As a small company with the premier indoor trainer in terms of performance and durability, we have found ourselves in a place where we cannot continue. Technology and competition from larger companies have both eaten into the marketplace. “It is with a heavy heart that those of us here at RacerMate must tell you that we are closing the doors on CompuTrainer.

”Ī copy of the e-mail received by via social media reads: In a phone call with a representative from sister company Floscan, who asked not to be named, early Tuesday, February 28, this reporter was told “I don’t know what is going on over there. Phone calls to the company, Racermate, and its sister company, Floscan, were not returned as of this hour. Reports indicate an e-mail was sent to sponsored athletes late last night. Report Indicates Computrainer Going Out of Business.Īccording to an e-mail sent to sponsored athletes last night and reports on social media, Computrainer, the innovator of the computerized indoor ride simulator, is closing.