Launching today, with stock available mid-December, is a new entry into the indoor smart trainer market.
If the name Oreka doesn’t immediately ring a bell, that’s because it is a relatively new brand with a presence limited to Europe.
The rider powers the units while pedalling and resistance comes from increasing, or decreasing, power through a series of electromagnets.
Being free to set up the trainer anywhere makes for a trainer that begs for portability and it’s here that the O7 stands apart, since this is the compact entry in the Oreka lineup.
As expected at this point in the development of smart trainers, the O7 brings the same ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth Smart connections found on other turbo trainer options.
Campagnolo is also missing, however as long as everything is 11-speed, Shimano-compatible cassettes will fill the need.
He will happily talk for hours about the minute details of cycling tech but also has an understanding that most people just want things to work.
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