• Neo Disc Scrapes And Halts

    • November 14, 2020
    • Drew

    Disc scraping against the stator is caused by a broken axle swage and is considered permanently broken.

  • Garmin Branded Neo 2T Has No Real Feel Option in Zwift

    • October 21, 2020
    • Drew

    When you connect your Garmin branded Neo 2T in China (late 2020 model) to Zwift, either by Bluetooth or ANT+, the Real Feel option does not appear in Zwift. Root Cause Every time there is a new hardware release, Zwift must manually update the code on their end that recognizes…

  • TXN2_DFU Appears In Utility App

    • July 4, 2020
    • Drew

    When applying a firmware update to your Tacx Neo, you may see a “phantom” device listed on the devices tab of the Tacx Utility App. Root Cause You should only see this mysterious “device” if you apply an update and then switch to the Devices view in the Tacx Utility…

  • Bearings for All Models of Neo

    • May 15, 2020
    • Drew

    Disc Bearings Neo OG and Neo 2 Inner Bearing – 6205 – 25mm x 52mm x 15mmOuter Bearing – 6002 – 15mm x 32mm x 9mm Neo 2T Inner Bearing – 6005 – 25mm x 47mm x 12mmOuter Bearing – 6904 – 20mm x 37mm x 9mm Currently, Neo 2T…

  • Linearity Showdown: OG vs 2 vs 2T

    • February 2, 2020
    • Drew

    Tacx announced the release of firmware version .34 for Tacx Neo 2 on January 29th, 2020. That firmware update brought a frequently requested update to Neo 2 linearity that made a significant difference at higher flywheel speed. Neo 2T received an update for linearity in firmware version .31, but there…

  • Neo 2 Linearity Update – Firmware v.34

    • January 30, 2020
    • Drew

    Yesterday, Tacx announced the release of firmware version .34 for Tacx Neo 2 and Neo 2T. On top of the list was a linearity fix for Neo 2, meaning increases fidelity to a specific target watts regardless of flywheel speed. This is an area where all versions of Neo have…

  • Cycplus ANT+ Stick

    • January 17, 2020
    • Drew

    We’ve had multiple reports that the USB ANT Stick from Cycplus is not working in multiple applications. Since we wrote an article on ANT+ and which applications are making use of this protocol, this was fresh territory. Background We decided to investigate this because the company’s Amazon ad specifically named…

  • ANT+: What The FAQ

    • January 5, 2020
    • Drew

    Published January 5, 2020 There have been quite a few posts lately about ANT+, and that’s not surprising. Developers are all over the map today with what they are supporting, and we’re getting to the point where the expectation is “mobile first” such that whatever feature exists in a desktop…

  • Campagnolo Groupset Cassettes

    • December 26, 2019
    • Drew

    Since the advent of 11 speed cassettes on modern bicycles, manufacturers have (mostly) set aside their respective philosophies and agreed on spacing for cassette cogs. This means that your wheel (or direct drive trainer) with an 11 speed cassette will work with your bicycle, whether your 11 speed shifters are…

  • Neo 2T ANT+ Dropouts

    • Drew

    When connected to an application or head unit over ANT+, you may notice regular periodic dropouts in the ANT+ signal that will result in zero cadence and/or zero watts. Root Cause Tacx have discovered an issue with a reset chip. Status This issue has been corrected in firmware version .32…

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