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Tacx Cosmos/Flow PC Upgrade (Head unit & Software)
The opportunity to race opponents across the world is now possible for all customers that have already bought the Fortius, i-Magic and Flow trainers. Includes a new sweat resistant head unit, Software and one year's free subscription to the Multiplayer Tacx League.
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(6 Reviews) 6
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5 of 6(83%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Tacx Cosmos/Flow PC Upgrade (Head unit & Software)
Review 1 for Tacx Cosmos/Flow PC Upgrade (Head unit & Software)
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connoleg
City: Hertfordshire
Country:United Kingdom
Age:45-54
Interest:Road Cyclist
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
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Road Cyclist
Date:February 26, 2010
Makes the Tacx system complete
Pros: Attractive, Great Value, High Quality, fun
"I got this as an upgrade to my Tacx Cosmos and what an upgrade it is! totally transforms it to a complete virtual reality and real life video trainer. My package didn't include the latest TTS 2 software and a quick email to Tacx had that sorted when they sent out a free upgrade.
Having both the Cosmos display and the Fortius/TTS2 provides the best of both worlds: Cosmos colour display for a quick blast and the real video for when you want to ride the Pyrenees mountain stage.
The picture on the wiggle site is the older model, the new is white with blue buttons (see Tacx site for image or Wiggle sort out the picture)
Needs a fairly decent PC to run the software, see the Tacx website for the min spec. I want to hook it up to the lounge TV but I need permission from the boss to do that! ;)
Love it!"
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Review 2 for Tacx Cosmos/Flow PC Upgrade (Head unit & Software)
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trickster1234
Country:United Kingdom
Age:35-44
Interest:Triathlete
Level:Advanced
Gender:Male
Budget:Quality first
Triathlete
Date:January 19, 2012
tacx upgrade
Pros: High Quality, Versatile
Cons: Expensive
"a bit of a struggle to get through the set up onto pc but got there in the end (maybe as im not that good with a pc :-) ) fantastic product with great information and programs. love it!!"
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Review 3 for Tacx Cosmos/Flow PC Upgrade (Head unit & Software)
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JohnyD
City: Uk
Country:United Kingdom
Age:35-44
Interest:Road Cyclist
Level:Advanced
Gender:Male
Budget:Quality first
Road Cyclist
Date:December 30, 2011
Just keeps getting better
Pros: Adjustable, Versatile
"I first bought a Gran Excel 10 years ago. The unit was still going strong, but after 2 of my friends had upgraded and I took the plunge and haven't looked back. This
makes turbo training fun especially the multi-player mode. There appears to be investment in the software which has come along way still the imagic was launched. Go on treat yourself have have a great season in 2012 off the back of the training.
makes turbo training fun especially the multi-player mode. There appears to be investment in the software which has come along way still the imagic was launched. Go on treat yourself have have a great season in 2012 off the back of the training.
It's not cheap but it's worth it."
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Review 4 for Tacx Cosmos/Flow PC Upgrade (Head unit & Software)
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drtamil
City: Shah Alam, Malaysia
Age:35-44
Interest:Road Cyclist
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Budget:Value for money
Road Cyclist
Date:October 12, 2011
If you have TacX Flow/Cosmos, please buy this!
Pros: Great Value, makes exercise fun!
Cons: poor upgrade procedure
"The installation and upgrade needs to be improved. They should ship it with the latest version of TacX Trainer Software (v3.5). Right now you have to download v3.1, upgrade, then download v3.2, upgrade, then download v3.3, upgrade, then download v3.4, upgrade, lastly download v3.5 and upgrade. Why can't I just download v3.5 and install it straight away? The upgrade procedure really needs to be improved.
But once you installed it, everything is hunky dory again. Riding on the trainer is so much fun. I can upload GPS tracks of my previous rides and ride them again on the trainer. Makes planning and training for rides a breeze.
The virtual trainer is an acceptable mode of training but be prepared to be nauseated.
But the best is real life video training routes. It is really fun to ride the video routes. Although the demo version is only 3.9km, everyone rides it again and again.
This MYR900 investment gave me the best return in cycling. I hope to be a better and stronger rider in the near future."
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Review 5 for Tacx Cosmos/Flow PC Upgrade (Head unit & Software)
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docka
Date:August 16, 2011
Good buy
Pros: Great Value
"Very good computer control with limitless courses that you can create, only problem is the softwarre supplied needs to be upgraded to TTS3 as TTS2 sftware doesnt seem to work with vista and windows 7 very well"
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Review 6 for Tacx Cosmos/Flow PC Upgrade (Head unit & Software)
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bfbiker
Date:August 11, 2011
Tacx upgrade
Cons: software problems
"I bought this to upgrade my old tacx basic turbo trainer.
Although I have installed software successfully and got the whole system working I have found several software problems including software freezes especially during VR video mode but also during other toes of training.
Also the Watts/time mode does not work properly and this is the main workout type I used with my old electronic head unit so this was very disappointing as this worked perfectly on my old electronic head unit. This seems to be a common problem with various different models as I have found on the various cycling forums.
Updating the software has also been difficult and I have had to reinstall from scratch several times.
Hopefully these problems will be addressed in future updates but I have had this unit for over a year and the problems still have not gone away.
So upgrade works but i have reverted back to my old head unit until software bugs improve"
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