MyCycling Indoor Cycle Trainer

The Italian manufacturer of pro gym equipment may not be on many cyclists’ radar yet but it does have history having sponsored the MG-Technogym team in the mid-1990s, for which Paolo Bettini made his professional debut.

Its new MyCycling trainer is expensive, more so than most competitors, but it shows. It’s the best looking – though of course that’s always subjective – made of glossy, curvaceous, cast aluminium rather than plastic.

Everything about it is smooth, plush and Italianate. Via Technogym the turbo’s metamorphosis from instrument of torture to luxury item is complete.