Going for a Ride

Your first ride on the Tacx^® NEO Bike Plus trainer should be a short, manual training ride. You should learn how to use the basic features and get comfortable with the controls and settings.

Start pedaling.

The display and fans turn on. The floor LED is blue (Floor LED).
Use the shifters to change the front and rear gears:
- Press to shift the front gear up.
- Press to shift the front gear down.
- Press to shift the rear gear down.
- Press to shift the rear gear up.
The list includes the default shifter functions. You can customize the shifters to behave like Campagnolo^® , Shimano^®, or SRAM^® shifters (Customizing the Trainer Settings from the App).
Hold both control buttons to select a manual training mode (Training Modes).
Press either button to select a mode.

The active mode icon blinks for 1 second to confirm your choice.
During your ride, select an option:
- Press to increase the incline, value, or resistance.
- Press to decrease the incline, value, or resistance.
If necessary, squeeze the brakes to slowly come to a stop.

TIP: If you rest or pause your training, you can also use the brakes to slow down the flywheel.

Adjusting the Fan Speed

After you pair your trainer to the Tacx Training app and start an activity, the fan behavior is determined by the settings in the app (Customizing the Trainer Settings from the App). You can also manually adjust the fan speed.

Press both control buttons twice (Going for a Ride).

The fan controls appear on the trainer display.
Use the right control button to increase the fan speed or the left control button to decrease the fan speed.

There are four fan speeds: high, medium, low, and off.

Training Modes

You can choose a training mode when you are doing a manual (stand alone) workout on your Tacx NEO Bike Plus trainer. Training modes are not available if you are connected to the Tacx Training app or another third-party app.

NOTE: Training modes function with or without external power connected. Training will feel more realistic with external power connected.


Symbol	Mode	Description
	Slope	Training is based on a fixed incline so you can simulate gradients and hills. You can use the control buttons to set the incline and use the shifters to change gears.
	Power	Training is based on a fixed power output value so you can ride at a controlled and constant effort level. You can use the control buttons to set the value.
	Resistance	Training is based on 20 possible resistance levels so you can ride without a specific target, such as a spin class. You can use the control buttons to change the resistance level.

Floor LED

The floor LED changes colors during training.


LED Color	Status
Blue	The trainer is active and working properly.
Purple	Indicates medium power output.
Red	Indicates high power output.
Green	When you stop pedaling for 5 minutes, the LED flashes green one time before going into standby mode (Standby Mode).
Off	The trainer is off or in standby mode.

Standby Mode

When not in use, the Tacx NEO Bike Plus trainer goes into standby mode. You can wake up the trainer by rotating the crank.

External Power Connected: After 5 minutes of no activity, the trainer goes into standby mode.
No External Power: After 10 seconds of no activity, the trainer goes into standby mode.

Tacx® NEO Bike Plus

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