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 It's been replaced by the Tacx NEO 2T Smart, you may want to check out that review instead.
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Oh my
Awesome trainer from Tacx. Yes please!!
Cheers!
Me me me please!
yes please
Fantastic, roll on!
Would love to have one of these!
DC Rainmaker makin it rain
In!
Boom
That would be cool
Training, training traing, rawhide!
Now this I could definitely use!
The TACS looks like a fine trainer… I should get one for my cross-training.
Thanks for the contest.
Luc
Tacx is an awesome trainer! Would love a new one!
Very Nice!!!!
Yea!
Pick me!
Pick me!
Loving your site and really enjoying your posts. Great job – THANKS!
This would be a huge improvement over my old trainer that is ready to go!
Me,me,me
Would so love this!!!
I’m in
Pick me please tacx!
Is this thing on…..
If I had one of these, I could Zwift.
Pooh! What a gift!!!!!
Amazing bit of kit. I would love it.
Well….here we go again. :-).
Winter is coming!
This is an amazing trainer and would look amazing in my pain cave!
Yea!
WOW. I could use that
Ah, this is the goal!
Thanks for doing this!!
Great giveaway!
Wow!!
I like pudding.
I hope I win. I need it.
Pls
Its 12 degrees in Brisbane, fair to say i need one of these :)
Pick me
Yes please!
A Neo? Oh my.
New quiet trainer would be great!
Perfect tool for group training. Pick me!
In on the festival of giving.
Woo hoo!
Indoor wheelie training.
In
Why not? :D
Thanks Ray
(Y)
a trainer that will make life earier. oh i mean makes life harder than ever. i neeedddd… :)
Great description of a great product
I have been wanting a new trainer for a while now.
Nice one
Oh yeah, i could put this to work
This would be a nice upgrade to my measly Tacx iFlow :D
hello
please!
This is what I was hoping for.
Love one
If I get this, I’ll buy a bike and begin my Ironman training!
Nice!
Please……
Yes please!
Yes please
In!
Awesome giveaway!
Did I get here on time?
Yippee do dah
Love these giveaways Ray. Thank you for all your reviews and work!
Would be very awesome!
No excuses…..
;-)
This is exactly what I need !!!!!
Perfect for our long winters…
Yes please!
I would love to have this one.
Bike PR here I come!
Would be great
Bodacious piece of kit!
Yesss please
Wow!!!
I could get so much faster training with this!!
Cool
I’m not gonna say I’d “like” to win this trainer, but it would do wonders for my wintertraining! ;)
AWESOME!
Good one!
Wahoo, er, way cool. ;-)
Yes!!!
I’m in!!
i need it for the long irish winter.
I’m in
Thanks!
Yeah!
Thanks!
Great!!
Awesome! Big stuff this year!
I can haz smart trainer?
I shall put this to good use!
I’m in!!!