Rocker plate or no - on smart bike

[kanzkardiotone]

Does anyone have experience with this on a smartbike, not a turbo trainer.

I'm about to bite the bullet and buy a tacx neo smart bike. My partners has a stages sb20 which I really like but it come with no screen whatsoever and it's no longer being made. I don't like the Kickr or the Atom. plus I'm plugged into the Garmin ecosystem so this works best for me.
I currently have a spin bike and I won't bore you with why I am upgrading but the interest in the rocker plate is driven by my desire to have more realistic authentic rides indoors. There are loads of reasons why outdoor cycling isn't always possible for me.

 

[HLaB]

My old flat never had space and whilst this house has a bit more space I still don't think I have enough space, but a lot of folk swear by the benefits of them. When I was enquiring about them someone added me to a Facebook group called "Rocker Plates", you'll find lots of answers there.

 

[bridgy]

I've got a Neo Smart Bike and personally don't feel the need for a rocker plate (I actually quite like the solid static feel of it!), but I have seen quite a neat solution made specifically for the Neo bike called a Veloplate https://veloplate.com/product/veloplate-rockerplate-4d-for-tacx-bike-smart/

There's also a "Tacx Neo Smart Bike" Facebook group and if you join that and search "rocker" you'll see some people have done cheaper DIY solutions using things like yoga balls on each corner

 

[Venod]

I had a Tacx Neo that I made a rocker plate for, I now have a SB20 that I have adapted the old rocker plate to fit under each foot (front and rear) it works well, it may not have a screen but you can fit a tablet on the holder, I use mine with a 40" TV screen, if using zwift I have the Companion app running on a tablet on the holder.
The SB20 is a solid usable bike without rocking, but I feel a bit of movement side to side improves comfort, I did build fore and aft into the Neo rocker plate but it seemed pointless.

 

[Aleman]

I have a Neo trainer, that I built a plate for. It does make a significant improvement to comfort. Enough that if I ever change to a static trainer I'll build some sort of Rocker for it ... Unlike @Venod I would be adding Fore-Aft movement to it in addition to the current side to side movement.

 

[CXRAndy]

Does anyone have experience with this on a smartbike, not a turbo trainer.

I'm about to bite the bullet and buy a tacx neo smart bike. My partners has a stages sb20 which I really like but it come with no screen whatsoever and it's no longer being made. I don't like the Kickr or the Atom. plus I'm plugged into the Garmin ecosystem so this works best for me.
I currently have a spin bike and I won't bore you with why I am upgrading but the interest in the rocker plate is driven by my desire to have more realistic authentic rides indoors. There are loads of reasons why outdoor cycling isn't always possible for me.

I have a home made full rocker with my Tacx Neo2 turbo.

There is no reason not to use a rocker with a trainer bike. Its just a case of securing the bike so it cannot slide off or move.