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The Tacx Vortex Smart Trainer is an interactive Smart trainer with an electro brake. This resistance unit is suitable for an average training level and can reach a maximum resistance of 950 Watt.
The Tacx Vortex Smart Trainer is an interactive Smart trainer with an electro brake. This resistance unit is suitable for an average training level and can reach a maximum resistance of 950 Watt.
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Tacx T2180 Vortex Smart Trainer

£360.05 £379.00 5% off
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Simply box up your items for return, include a cover note with the word REFUND or EXCHANGE inside & follow the below steps for safe return to our warehouse; where your return will be processed promptly.

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  1. You should always keep proof of postage and we advise you to use a ‘signed for service’ when returning goods.
  2. Send your package using a recorded delivery method (always keep a copy of your receipt!) to the following address:

Leisure Lakes Bikes,
Unit 9 Centurion Industrial Estate,
Centurion Way,
Leyland,
PR25 4GU

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If you used the pay by Amazon option when checking out then please send your package using a recorded delivery method (always keep a copy of your receipt!) with a note inside stating whether you want an exchange (what you want it exchanging for) or refund, to the following address:

Leisure Lakes Bikes
Unit 9 Centurion Industrial Estate
Centurion Way
Leyland,
PR25 4GU

Bike & Bulky Item Returns

If you wish to return your bike to us please keep it in the box it arrived in and call us on 01772 644340 and we will arrange a collection.

Please note the following:

  • a) If we have sent you the incorrect bicycle, we will cover the cost of collection and delivery of the correct model.
  • b) If we have delivered the bicycle you ordered, but upon inspection you decide it is not the bike for you, we will charge you £50.00 for the collection.

Please do not ride the bike as a full refund cannot be given if the bike has been used or damaged.

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Any item (excluding food and underwear) can be returned to any Leisure Lakes Bikes store not just the one you made your purchase at, including those made online. The item must be returned in ‘showroom condition’, with its original packaging, tags and with a valid receipt/delivery note.

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If returning items that are not suitable for either refund or exchange you are accountable for the delivery cost in returning it to us. You should always keep proof of postage and we advise you to use a ‘signed for service’ when returning goods.

New faulty items/ Wrong Item Received

If you have received items that are faulty or not what you ordered send them back to us (using the steps above) and we will cover the delivery cost of the return if it is within 14 days of delivery. If we have supplied the correct product, it is not faulty or it is outside of the 14 days we can not be liable for your postage charges. You should always keep proof of postage and we advise you to use a ‘signed for service’ when returning goods.

In the event that you have received items that are fault or not what you ordered, please send them back to us as soon as possible. Only in these cases will we cover the cost of the return shipping charges.

Faulty Items

If you have received items that are faulty please send them back to us using the steps above. Please include a covering letter describing the fault and if you would like the item replacing or refunding. Once the item arrives back at our Mail Order Centre you will receive an email notifying you about the progress. Faulty items are then forwarded onto the suppliers to confirm the warranty issue. Please be patient with us as we need to receive this confirmation from the suppliers before we can process your request for a replacement/refund.

When returning the item please use Royal Mail1stClass Recorded* so that you have a tracking reference just in case! If your item arrived faulty we will refund your postage cost. If the item was in full working order at the time of delivery to you, we can not refund your return postage cost.

*In the event that you return a faulty/incorrect item we will refund your postage charge as long as it is 1stClass Recorded or a lesser value service. We do not refund premium services.

Refunds

Refunds will be processed using the same method of payment used for the original purchase. Credit and debit card refunds must be made to the card used for the original transaction, cheque payments will be refunded in cash but due to banking restrictions can only be refunded at least 14 days after the original purchase date. Due to the high incidence of fraud we regret that we are unable to offer any refund without a valid receipt/delivery note.

Refunds will be made for faulty or incorrect items, including any delivery charge incurred by the buyer (excluding ‘Special Delivery’) in the return of the item. If the products you ordered are delivered to you in good condition but you wish to return them for any reason we will refund the full value of the goods excluding any carriage charge upon receipt of your returned goods.

Items won’t be considered lost until after 15 working days of items beingdispatched. Once the 15 working days are up we will issue a refund or replacement.

Not received your order?

If you have not received your order please call us on 01772 644340 and a member of staff can confirm the shipping date. Unfortunately we cannot consider an item to be lost until 15 working days has passed (according to Royal Mail procedure). Once the 15 working days have passed we will be able to issue a full refund or resend your order.

Tacx T2180 Vortex Smart Trainer

Season:Sale

Brand:Tacx

Code:T2180

The Tacx Vortex Smart Trainer is an interactive Smart trainer with an electro brake. This resistance unit is suitable for an average training level and can reach a maximum resistance of 950 Watt. Instead of using a handlebar computer you train by connecting the Vortex quickly and easily to the Tacx apps or third party software. Of the many possible training options, you can choose the software that best matches you and your way of training. 

The Vortex communicates wirelessly via ANT+ and Bluetooth® Smart for convenient training sessions using your smartphone or tablet. Performance data can be viewed on several devices simultaneously, including your smartphone, bike computer and sports watch. 

When the Vortex Smart isn’t connected to a smartphone, tablet or computer, it behaves as a fluid trainer. This means the trainer behaves progressively: when your speed increases, the resistance increases as well. So it is possible to use this trainer in a “stand-alone” status.

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    Tacx T2180 Vortex Smart Trainer review by Professional Review from Bike Radar, on 08/05/2017

    5

    The Vortex Smart adds power assisted resistance and software controlled feedback to Tacx’s excellent user-friendly hardware and software at a killer price. The chassis of the Vortex Smart follows Tacx’s well proven template of wide-splayed, foldout front legs that lock into place with the weight of the bike and rider. It’s a pretty much foolproof setup and the narrower rear stance makes it relatively tolerant of uneven floors. You can get pretty agitated with your sprinting or out of saddle wrestling before it starts to walk or wobble around.

    There’s a bit of Allen key work to bolt it together to suit different wheel sizes at first. The roller position and fixed driveside axle cup need positioning before you can rely on the foot pedal and broad handled coarse-thread axle clamp to secure or remove the bike when it’s needed. While it comes equipped for a conventional QR rear skewer setup, aftermarket conversion kits are available for all popular thru-axle or bolted designs.

    The small urethane roller gets a metal wear band over the top to increase lifespan, but accurate tensioning is needed to stop tyre-slip until the rubber warms up. There’s occasional vibration if you’re clunking through gears too, but overall noise levels are comfortably mid pack so it’s unlikely to get you a knock on the door from annoyed neighbours.

    We had no trouble with the predictability of the Vortex though and if you’re not running third party the free Tacx Training and Cycling apps for IOS or Android devices are excellent. They sync very quickly and reliably and they give several screens of clearly presented and comprehensive during and after information for DIY coaching and training. The apps can also draw in data from third-party heart rate, cadence and power meters to enrich your data. Wattage calculations from the Vortex unit are very accurate anyway when calibrated against our Stages crank. The pay-to-play Tacx Training software for PC/Mac is expensive though.

    The midweight flywheel also keeps it portable, which allows you to exploit the best-of-both-worlds hi-tech at home, fine in the field aspect of the Vortex Smart. While it needs to be plugged in to give wireless control through the app, and so on, the brake still works if it’s unplugged, giving a usefully progressive resistance curve for warming up/down at events. It even comes with a wheel riser block as standard for a more secure sprinting feel and accurate hood and saddle angles, underlining a remarkable value, complete-package excellence.

    Read the full review at bikeradar.com.

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