Elite Suito Interactive Trainer Introduction

Using The Suito

The Elite route mapping element within their training programme is truly fantastic. Creation of routes is simplicity itself and before long you’ll have a a bank of your own routes to choose from. I initially created a route from home to York, and as I was riding along, the Google map plotted my movement, whilst an elevation image informed me when the climbs were coming. As the gradient went up, the Suito Smart Interactive trainer kicked in and adjusted the resistance, meaning that I was in gear changing mode and even out of the saddle on occasions. The stability of the unit is also worth mentioning here; clearly a lot of work has been put into this by Elite, and whilst it is an easily portable indoor trainer, being slim and yes, lighter than many trainers, it is still weighted – which helps by giving it superb stability in action.

I’ve set routes so far in the Carpathian Mountains, climbing for nearly 3 hours, and along the Normandy coast in France, on a faster and flatter course. The Suito and the Elite software pick up even the smallest of gradients, making the Suito an experience, as these simulated gradients really do test you and drive you forward in your performance – especially when climbing for 30km! As I say, even when I am using the trainer ‘out of the saddle’ and firing away on the steep Transylvania slopes to Paltinis – a classic climb – the Elite Suito remained perfectly stable, allowing me to simply concentrate on being a cyclists – and that has to be the best accolade that we can give it. Better still though, afterwards, I feel great and I can already see the benefits of the interactivity on my performance stats and also in the improvements to my general fitness.

Fuelled by Voom and the new Elite bidons, I have Spotify on for music and when on the trainer, I’m firing away to the sound of The Killers, REM and Snow Patrol, protected from the winter weather as I looked at my speed and power stats on the Elite “My E-Training” on my iPad – all showing increases with every ride on the Suito.

Summary

First impressions are more than favourable and I had a great 90 minute workout on day one. In the days since the Suito arrived, this interactive indoor trainer from Elite has already become a pleasurable daily routine for me, with so many options – and I’m still only using their own ‘My E-Training’ app 🙂 –  it really is a great and well engineered piece of kit. Even the most basic of technology users can set the Elite Suito up straight from the box and all cyclists will feel the benefit of it’s numerous options in use. However, I’m a little bit disappointed – I’ll have to forgo it for a day or too soon, as I start testing the Elite Quick Motion rollers as well 😉