This product has been discontinued by the manufacturer. It's been replaced by the Tacx NEO 2T Smart, you may want to check out that review instead.
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speachless
Another yes please
Yippeee!
I live in freezing Canada… Just saying, that magic would be sweet!!!!
To much very nice giveaways, i want them all.
Please this will make my winters that much harder.
This is awesome! thank you DC
i would be so happy!
I want this so bad!
yes, please!
Would love one of these!
That will be awesome!
count me in please
I need this for my home gym!
Danke
Pick me! Would be great to use during NE winters & rainy days!
Winter training would be less tacxing with this
thanks!
Sweet!
Just in time for winter!
I’ll stop eating them fries.
PLEASE
Oh yes please :)
My husband so needs this trainer!! Pleasepleasepleas
Wow, not that is a giveaway!!!
I’m In
Hope Iam inside the time span =)
Oh YES PLEASE !!! It just keps getting beter.
please please me!
Winter is coming, well, 6 months away. but summer with 100plus weather indoor time.
Long time fan – and not just of the give-aways!
Also, trainers are NOT just good for winter. I live in Phoenix, and trainers are quite nice when it is 119F outside!
Please rid my family of trainer noise!
Pick me!
go go go
Ok. WOW!!!! This is so cool.
Pick me!
Oh this would be cool. I was just looking at your site the other day to gather information on direct drive trainers.
Trainer please!
This would definitely be nice.
Hello,
I have a Bushido and it is glory. I like to have this beast for this new season (I’m a little lazy and when the weather starta getting cold I put the zwift + trainer combo to work).
Neo…. Can’t stop thinking about the Matrix
Must go faster.
Thanks Ray! I’d like to win one of these.
Here we go!
Yes, please
Please, send it here!
I dread the winter time (no outdoor riding) but I look forward to the spring when i can hang up my indoor trainer and hit the tarmac.
Pick me!
Please count me in.
Tacx but no tacx
Yes please!
Got to be in it to win it!
please let me win something!
yes please
This would give me a reason to get on the trainer for at least a week or two!!
Let me in!
The truth hurts, doesn’t it, Hapsburg? Oh sure, maybe not as much as landing on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts!
perfect for the cave
Daddy needs a smart trainer! :)
I’m interested
✌️
Yasss!!! Please
I’d love a neo!
Crossing my fingers!
To get in shape!
This would be great!
Winner winner please!!
wow – really would like to have this thing… ;-)
Could definitely use one of these.
Winter is coming…
Spin, spin, spin!
Not something I can afford on my own, but it would be great to receive. True winter training would be a reality finally.
So many features!
Wow. That’s a lot of competition.
This would make wintertraining alot easier.
What would be more fun? Riding the Tacx NEO trainer or swimming 2300 yards like I did this morning? (As mentioned in previous posts…)
Cool!
where is it???
In!
Maybe this will keep me from packing on the pounds next winter
Masivo!
Now were getting to the good stuff!
Me please! Need to train before I pop from all them
French fries earlier!
If anything let it be this one please
Go Poland! :) :) :)
Zagru
still waiting
I would love to have a Taxc Neo :)
The prizes are just growing amazing!
Yes please!
yes please
I live in Florida, this would be my hills!
Once again
This would come handy if it doesn’t stop raining! And during the winter of course.
Thanks Ray, you the man!
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Power again!
I could really put this to good use.
My husband would definitely like this.
Yes please