That does seem a pretty decent deal 
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Im still happy with my saris - had 1 bearing/pulley wheel issue - but that got resolved last May and its been faultless since.
Really happy with it.
Make sure you get the bonus wattage model that @fruit_thief got!
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I can definitely vouch for @mw22 gym fitting service though, he has kitted me out properly with his recommendations.
PS I think he went for the model with 15second turbo boost mode option instead
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Is that so you can go sledging whilst turboing?
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@Doonhamer to answer your question, I am super happy with the saris. It does everything I hoped it would, is quiet and fun to ride, and worked straight out of the box.
I was indeed looking at a kickr core but the Saris was a bit cheaper, also DC rainmaker review persuaded me Saris was maybe a bit more substantial, dont know if thatâs right though. Also I liked the bit about transmitting cadence and power and controllable on the same Bluetooth channel , I am not sure if kickr does this or uses 2. Its an issue if you want to use with a heart rate monitor and an Apple TV, the Apple TV only has 2 Bluetooth channels (+1 for the remote) so the saris works well. But maybe this is true of other trainers too, I donât know.
Plus of course @mw22 said so, and he is a 6th dan sandbagger so worth listening too 
PS Saris gets its name from the founders of the business: SArah and chRIS
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Thatâs ridiculous! Youâre effectively getting one of the items for free. I know the H3 has come down a lot in price over the past year or so, but itâs a top tier trainer. And Halfords are still listing the MP1 by itself at ÂŁ850!
The MP1 is easily worth a try at only a cÂŁ100 premium on the base trainer (which I also love)
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Well I pulled the trigger on the H3/MP1 bundle & picked it up last night 
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That MP1 is a helluva lump. When I popped into Halfords to pick it up the fella initially looked under the counter for it & I felt obliged to tell him it might not be there 
. Iâve got a Skoda Yeti, so not a small car but had to take 2 of the rear seats out & slide/wind the passenger seat as far forward as it would go. I would never have got anyone else in & was glad my son was at the other end to help me get it out.
After unpacking & putting in place we both had to jump on it & practise 
I then strapped the H3 to it, connected my bike to the H3, updated my ATV, Zwift - I got a free 30 days on both Zwift & Rouvy - & downoaded the Saris App.
This is where I start to get a bit lost 
I can control the H3 from the Saris App, so calibrated it⌠solid blue light 
Canât pair H3 to either ATV or Zwift Companion AppâŚflashing blue light. 
Could someone run through the order in which they set up their outfit please?..ie when turbo is turned on/when do I start pedalling/ is phone in airplane mode/ what lights are flashing?
Iâll be swimming tonight, but hope to have another play with the turbo tomorrow - Thursday - night.
Cheers people.
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Remember if itâs bluetooth you only have one connection, so youâll need to remove the Saris app before connecting anything else.
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Yeah that sounds right.
The saris needs to not be connected to anything else.
Then turn on the Apple TV, fire up Zwift
You get this
Choose power source, wake it up, you get this. I hadnât actually woken up the saris yet by spinning a pedal.
Click hammer
Thunderbirds are go.
Next time you log in with the turbo awake it should all just happen automatically, at least it does here
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I can check the lights later - but first thing I do is just crank the pedal arm half a turn to wake it up then start pairing. It does go to sleep after about 20 minutes
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Yeah, once set up for the first time then if you wake up the trainer first the sequence is just
Click
Click
Love how simple it is, and fast- a few seconds. Means you can decide to enter a race at 11.55 , get changed , fill up a water bottle and be in the start pen before 12.00âŚ
Edit, maybe thatâs normal but my laptop used to take 5+ minutes to load up & connection was shaky at best
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FTFY
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Well yes thereâs that 
That is exactly the sort of tutorial I was hoping for, many thanks @fruit_thief
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Tried all above & still a flashing green lightâš
Deleted & reinstalled Zwift
Ride On
Off swimming now, itâs paid for 
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Bring on the TTTâs!
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Having raved about apple tv yesterday, I had dropouts this evening 
Jumped onto a random race straight after work, was all good until 5 minutes in ,the numbers went to zero then blank & I slowed to the stop of doom, never to return to the group.
Re-paired and then decided to do 10* (1 min on, 1 min off) then call it a day. Had 2 more dropouts while doing that too
Think it might have been because I didnât log out after taking those screenshots yesterday, I was still in the same game screen when turned TV on this evening, maybe that makes the connection unstable? Dunno. Normally rock solid, hope itâs a one off 
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I was just looking at the new Kickr Rollr and thought âÂŁ699? that doesnât sound too bad as an alternative to a smart trainerâ, but then reading on you need to combine it with a separate power meter, so if you havenât got one already and bundle it up with a set of Powerlink pedals youâre up to ÂŁ1,200 
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My âsprintâ is about 400W & Iâm all over the bike to produce that at the end of a Zwift race. That Rollr - held on by the front wheel - doesnât look able to handle even my 68kg
ETAâŚJust read the Rainmaker review, heâs considerably heftier than me & reckons itâs solid.
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Bargain!