Only two trainers in our data have a US store price under $500: the JetBlack Victory ($449 before tax on JetBlack’s US store, 2 Nov 2026, but about $508 once its listed $29 shipping and $30 tariff are added) and the Saris H3 Plus ($479.99 on sale, still out of stock on Saris’s site, $699.99 regular). Three popular budget names are gone or unpriced: the Zwift Hub One is no longer sold, the KICKR CORE Zwift One was replaced, and the Elite Suito is no longer on Elite’s range. The Van Rysel D100 has no verified price. Of the two you can still price, the Victory has three reviewers’ power checks on the actual model; the H3 Plus has only reviews of its predecessor.
Findings by tester, one row per trainer
Noise is as each reviewer or maker stated it, with the test point. Power findings name the reference meter. “Not verified” means we could not read a source for it; nothing here is our own measurement.
| Trainer | Status and price | Power against a reference meter | Noise |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlack Victory | Current. $449 ex tax, JetBlack US store, read through a search index 2 Nov 2026; the listing adds $29 shipping and a $30 tariff ($449 + $29 + $30 = $508 before sales tax). Launch price was $399 US (Zwift Insider, 3 July 2024). UK: £399 | DC Rainmaker: mean-max spread about 7 W, about 1 W from dual-sided pedals. BikeRadar: slightly lower than Assioma Duo pedals and a Quarq spider. road.cc: barely a watt from Rotor 2INpower across 50 to 125% of FTP | BikeRadar: 65-66 dB at 150 W, sprint noise barely rises. DC Rainmaker: noise level essentially non-existent in his video, set by gearing rather than watts |
| Saris H3 Plus | Current. $479.99 sale price, regular $699.99, read on saris.com 29 Sept 2026 and again through a search index 2 Nov 2026, still marked out of stock | Only the earlier H3 was tested, not the H3 Plus. DC Rainmaker (2019, H3): within a few watts of Garmin Vector 3 and 4iiii pedals, about 5 W at worst. BikeRadar (2019, H3): within 1 to 2% of Garmin Vector pedals | Saris claims 59 dB at 20 mph for the H3 and H3 Plus; BikeRadar measured about 61 dB on the H3 (iPhone app, 2019) |
| Van Rysel D100 (rebadged Magene T110) | Current in Europe. No verified price: DC Rainmaker saw EUR 249 / GBP 229 without cassette (Feb 2025); Decathlon’s UK page was unreadable and two search snapshots disagreed | DC Rainmaker: much better than the claimed ±5% against Favero Assioma Pro pedals; 600 W cap, easily exceeded in casual sprints | BikeRadar (quoted in other reviews): under 60 dB at 150 W |
| Elite Tuo (wheel-on; see direct drive vs wheel-on) | Current. EUR 299 on Elite’s store (29 Sept 2026); no dollar price | DC Rainmaker (2020): very good if calibrated carefully. Cycling Weekly (2022): accurate, but sprint power and cadence response weaker | Not verified |
| Zwift Hub One (with Zwift Cog) | Discontinued: Zwift’s FAQ says it is no longer available; no current price | Zwift’s former shop page listed ±2.5%; no reviewer test read | Zwift’s former shop page listed 52 dB at 250 W; a 2022 reviewer figure of 60 dB is quoted in BikeRadar’s Victory review |
| KICKR CORE (Zwift One) | Superseded by the KICKR CORE 2; Zwift’s old product URL now sells the CORE 2 bundle. No price or spec sheet readable | Not verified | Over 70 dB in hard efforts, as quoted by BikeRadar |
| Elite Suito / Suito-T | Not on Elite’s current range (Justo 2, Avanti, Rivo, Tuo); the Suito-T page returns 404. No price | Not verified | Not verified |
| KICKR CORE 2 (for scale) | Current. $549.99 with Zwift Cog and Click, list, Zwift US store, 2 Oct 2026 | DC Rainmaker: close agreement with crank and pedal meters. BikeRadar: a couple of watts under on-bike meters. road.cc: average within about 1 W, maximum about 2.5% apart, with connectivity problems | BikeRadar: 58-59 dB at 150 W, 62-63 dB in sprints |
What the table says
- The reviewers agree on the Victory’s accuracy and disagree on its noise. DC Rainmaker and road.cc found it within about a watt of their reference meters on average, and BikeRadar found it tracked its pedals and spider slightly low. BikeRadar’s 65-66 dB at 150 W is the loudest steady reading among the 150 W figures on our noise page, while DC Rainmaker reports it as essentially non-existent. Those are different test points, not a contradiction.
- The H3 Plus is a gap, not a bargain. Its $479.99 sale price is $30.99 above the Victory’s shelf price and $28.01 below its delivered $508 (if Saris’s price includes shipping, which its page does not say), but the accuracy evidence is for the 2019 H3, and the page was out of stock. Treat it as a purchase to check on the day.
- The D100 is the cheapest in euros and pounds, and the least documented. One reviewer, one price in two currencies, and Bluetooth only (no ANT+ or Wi-Fi).
- The CORE 2 costs $100.99 more than the Victory’s store price ($549.99 minus $449; it was $150.99 against the $399 launch price). BikeRadar’s own comparison, written at launch prices, concludes the Victory’s price-to-performance makes the gap hard to justify; road.cc’s connectivity problems are the counterweight. See the full price ladder.
Before you buy any of them
- Check the cassette. Several budget bundles ship without one; see the cassette and freehub guide.
- Check for an app or controls bundle. A Zwift Cog and Click adds cost; the Zwift Cog guide explains what you get.
- Add the app. A year of Zwift is $199.99; see the cost per year calculator.
- Know the accuracy limit. Even good trainers differ from a power meter by a few watts; see power accuracy explained.
If $500 is not a hard ceiling, the roundups hub lists every priced trainer and smart bike by band, and the smart trainer hub compares them in one table.
How this page was researched
Compiled on 2 October 2026 from reviewers’ pages, maker pages and the trainer database; Victory and H3 Plus prices re-checked 2 November 2026 through a search index, because both stores block direct fetches. SmartBikeWiki runs no tests. Prices are labelled by type (launch, sale, list) and store; euro and pound figures are not converted. Price rows are re-checked every 90 days.