If you're interested in purchasing a smart trainer, chances are you've seen the Zwift Hub One.

It was voted best value model for its impressive spec sheet, ease of use, and great price.

As of today, its great price is even better: we managed to get a code from Zwift, which gives readers an additional 10% off.

The code is FUTURE10. (You may have seen it on our sister site Cycling Weekly), valid through Tuesday, February 6 in the UK, EU, and US.

If it's already on sale, you can redeem it straight from here on Zwift. If not, read on to find out if the Zwift Hub One is right for you, or not. [Of course, as the editor of Cycling News, I'm not here to tell you to buy anything, but rather to guide you in your search, help you decide which product is right for you, and once you decide, help you find the best price. To that end, here is a brief overview of Hub One and the pros and cons of buying it.

The Hub One is best described as a budget smart trainer, but it has enough specs to keep you from wanting more (higher resistance, higher accuracy, greater inertia, etc.).

1,800 watts of resistance, up to 16% gradient simulation, and power meter accuracy within 2.5% error are more than enough to provide a solid workout for anyone, amateur or professional, besides being able to connect to Zwift via Bluetooth or ANT+, It can also connect to other popular indoor cycling apps (there are some caveats about gear, but we'll get to that later). Also, the 5.4 kg flywheel is heavy enough to maintain reasonable inertia.

It doesn't have the bells and whistles of top-class smart trainers. The Wahoo Kickr V6, for example, offers 2200 watts of resistance, a 20% gradient, and accuracy within 1% error. It also has a heavier flywheel for more inertia, WiFi connectivity in addition to Bluetooth and ANT+, and flexible feet to move left and right. While these features are appreciated, the price is roughly double (depending on region).

The biggest difference in the Zwift Hub One is that it comes with a Zwift Click and Zwift Cog instead of a cassette. These are products that, for lack of a better description, combine to swap gears on a bicycle.

The Zwift Cog is a single sprocket gear that replaces the cassette. There are plastic ramps on either side of the sprocket that essentially stop the chain from falling off. However, the correct choice of derailleur gears is necessary, as selecting the smallest or largest sprocket will cause noise. Cogs are compatible with all group sets from 8 to 12 speeds, making it easy to swap bikes if you have multiple Zwift users.

Zwift Click is a duo of electronic gear shift buttons. Instead of using a derailleur to change the bike's gears by making the chain sprocket smaller or larger, the Click simply adjusts the resistance of the trainer, mimicking the gear changes of the best smart bikes. The advantage of this is that it is completely silent and reduces wear on the cassette. The click button is attached with a rubber O-ring and can be placed anywhere you like, on the hood, drop, or even on the retro downtube.

One big drawback is that the Zwift click is currently only available in the Zwift app, so if you try to use it in Rouvy or MyWhoosh, you can only use one gear. If you just ride in Erg mode for workouts, no problem, but if you want to freeride or race, you will need to switch back to the bike's actual gears. Fortunately, the Zwift cog can be attached to an 11-speed Shimano freehub, so it can be easily removed and replaced with a compatible cassette, but it assumes that the bike has a compatible groupset.

The two are remarkably similar. I'm not going to spend too much time in patent infringement court cases, but they have very similar form and function and are priced exactly the same (discount codes aside).

That's why the Buyer's Guide shares the "Best Value" award.

If you don't intend to use Click & Cog at all, you would normally be better off buying the Wahoo Kickr Core. However, at the reduced price (£55/$60/€60 cheaper with our code), there is an argument to buy a Zwift Hub One and a spare cassette with the extra money, but that's up to you.

We hope this helps a bit, and don't forget there's more information in our Zwift Hub review, our Kickr Core review, and our Buyer's Guide to the Best Smart Trainers. And here's some more quick advice to help you make your decision.

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January is coming to an end. It's a joyous occasion.

But of course, that doesn't necessarily mean the end of bad weather. Looking out the window here in Bath, England, we now have beautiful blue skies. If you haven't jumped on the indoor cycling bandwagon yet (where have you been?), now is the time with this discount code.

Buyers get the full Zwift warranty for two years in the UK and EU and one year in the U.S., according to local rules.The partnership with Wahoo is seemingly growing rapidly, but Zwift also supports the hub with firmware updates Zwift has declared that it will continue to support the hub with firmware updates as well.

Terms: code available at Zwift.com in the US, UK, and EU; 10% off Zwift Hub One with 1-year Zwift membership; valid once per person, while supplies last; expires February 6, 2024; not valid with other discounts.