Heart Rate Data: Compatibility and pass-through of ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart to Wattbike’s own app Wattage Range & Accuracy: 2,000+ watts at +/- 2%Ĭonnectivity Control: ANT+ FE-C Control, Bluetooth FTMS Control (so apps like Zwift, TrainerRoad, soon The Sufferfest and more)Ĭonnectivity Broadcasting: ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart Speed, Power, Cadence In the meantime, here’s the top-line specs on the Atom: As for the all the differences, scroll down a boatload and I list them all out in a big table. More importantly, you can do that via industry standards like ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth Smart FTMS, which again, you couldn’t do before. Meaning, you can set an interval at 275w, which you couldn’t previously do. It has a legit ERG mode, whereas previous units didn’t. See, unlike those previous units, the Atom is actually controllable in terms of resistance.
These specs make the Wattbike Atom unique compared to the previous generation Wattbike’s, in particular on the tech side of things. Now that we’ve got the thing all installed, let’s talk about some basic specs. Seriously, you can set up the Atom in under 5 minutes. Then I installed the aerobars/pads, which forms the basis for the tablet holder too:Īt this point, I was technically done – save any adjustments for fit, which I’ll cover in the next section. Once in the Cave, I added my own pedals to the bike. But in doing so I also ran a reasonably high risk things would go horribly wrong and The Girl would find me squished under a Wattbike at the bottom of the stairs. It’s not super heavy, and I could have done it myself. I needed some help to get the bike down the stairs. With all the parts on the street looking like a city yard sale, I brought them inside and then got them down the itty bitty staircase into the Cave. Of course, most of you won’t be using the pedals, which are flats – but in the event you’re more of a cycling studio you might. They are:Ī) Aerobars/Aerobar Pads (as well as the tablet stand that’s part of the aerobars) In fact, the only things not attached live in a few boxes/parts bags floating around the box. You’ll notice the seat post is in there already: I’ve spent more time putting together regular trainers than this thing. In fact, to my disbelief, almost everything is actually already installed. Once you lift the lid off, you’ll see the bulk of the bike just sitting there: I’ve done this unboxing twice now (for two different bikes), for the second iteration I decided to just do a unique outside unboxing. Here’s what the box looks like sitting outside my front door: Turns out (thankfully), I couldn’t have been more wrong. When I first saw the box, I had visions of sitting on the floor of my Cave for hours putting tiny little pieces together – figuring Wattbike had saved money by deferring assembly to you. Additionally, they also cut out setup and installation type services, meaning that you’re just going to get a large box delivered from a big-ass truck or at least a big van: In doing so, they likely get about about 30% of the cost of the time. One of the core reasons why Wattbike was able to so dramatically reduce the cost of the Atom compared to their previous units is by effectively cutting out the middle-man (distributors and such). With that – let’s get started! Unboxing & Setup: Note that as always, this unit will go back to them soon – whenever they send someone over to pick it up.
#The atom dc full#
In any case, I’ve now got a number of miles (or kilometers) under my seat on both units and figured it’s time to release my full in-depth review. Though, the company will actually do a quote to ship you a unit now if you want, but support is then limited (and, you’ll spend a boatload, literally, on shipping costs). At this time it should be noted that the company is only shipping units to customers in the UK, though they plan to expand into the remainder of Europe in 2018, and other regions (notably the US) by Fall 2018. Additionally, the company has started shipping our orders to customers (albeit a bit delayed). Since then I’ve been using a near-final unit, and then more recently a final shipping production unit. But the Atom significantly dropped that price down to £1,499, and more importantly added a flotilla of features not even found in their higher end unit. Up till now, Wattbike’s indoor bikes have been rather pricey – upwards of £2,250. It’s been just shy of three months since Wattbike announced their new Atom unit, which was designed to compete with higher end smart trainers like the Tacx Neo and Wahoo KICKR.