Decathlon’s Van Rysel brand has introduced new home trainers equipped with the new Zwift Cog and Click, giving you full control of Zwift from your handlebars – and they look like great value.
2025 Van Rysel D500 trainer with Zwift Click (credit: Van Rysel)
Online platform Zwift introduced the Zwift Cog and Click a couple of years ago, allowing you to ride more simply in its virtual worlds. Zwift Cog is a single sprocket that fits most 8-13 speed bikes, while Zwift Click wireless controllers provide virtual shifting, steering and game controls. You can shift gears in Zwift without touching your bike’s drivetrain. Zwift introduced updated Click controllers a few weeks ago.
Each of these Van Rysel trainers comes with the Zwift Cog pre-installed, so you can simply mount your bike and get going.
The top-level model is the Van Rysel RCR with Zwift Cog and Click at £749.99.
2025 Van Rysel RCR trainer Zwift Cog portrait (credit: Van Rysel)
Van Rysel says, “Thanks to its self-powered system, the RCR home trainer works without needing to be plugged in. As soon as you start pedalling, it generates the energy needed to power all its components: motorised resistance, data transmission.
“When plugged in, the home trainer powers a motor that [gives you] a realistic downhill experience, [and allows you to] enjoy instant data accuracy thanks to the Ethernet connection, for ultra-responsive, latency-free training that’s ideal for competition.”
2025 Van Rysel RCR trainer Zwift Cog detail (credit: Van Rysel)
Van Rysel says the RCR has a maximum power (the trainer’s max braking force) of a whopping 2,800 watts and a claimed accuracy of +/-1%. It can simulate inclines of up to 27%.
It communicates via ANT+, Bluetooth, and Bluetooth Smart, and Van Rysel claims a noise level of 56 decibels at 25km/h (measured at 1.5 metres). If you don’t carry this kind of information around in your head, normal conversation is 60-70 decibels.
The new Van Rysel D500 home trainer with Zwift Cog and Click is less than half the price at £349.99.
2025 Van Rysel D500 trainer with Zwift Cog bike on (credit: Van Rysel)
This time, Van Rysel quotes a maximum power of 1,500 watts, incline simulation of up to 15%, and accuracy better than 2.5%. You get ANT+, Bluetooth FTMS and Zwift protocol connectivity. Again, the noise level is claimed to be 56 decibels.
2025 Van Rysel D500 trainer with Zwift Cog (credit: Van Rysel)
A Zwift voucher inside the box provides new Zwift users with two months’ free usage of the platform.
The D100 (£279.99) is the most basic trainer in the Van Rysel range (it’s also available without the Zwift Cog and Click for £229.99).
2025 Van Rysel D100 trainer Zwift Cog portrait (credit: Van Rysel)
“During your virtual rides, you can track your power using the calculations recorded by the D100, up to 600W of simulated power and up to a 6% simulated slope, with a precision of +/-5%.”
“We designed this range with a simple idea in mind: to support every cyclist, whatever their level, in their home trainer experience,” says Van Rysel’s Nicolas Devred.
“With the D100, we wanted to provide an accessible and intuitive solution, perfect for discovering connected training or building endurance without technical complexity.
“The D500, on the other hand, meets the needs of more regular riders looking to structure their sessions, with greater accuracy, more power, and wider compatibility.
“Finally, the RCR has been developed for the most demanding competitors who want to recreate the sensations of racing at home: extreme power and reliable data.
“Across the range, we’ve also integrated the Zwift Cog and Click to simplify the user experience, along with a foldable, compact design, because we know that space at home is valuable. In short, our goal was to build a consistent product line that allows every cyclist to find the home trainer suited to their needs, from first steps to high performance.”
If you ever decide that you don’t want to ride any of these trainers with the Zwift Cog, you can remove it and fit a normal cassette.
Find out more at www.vanryselcycling.com. You can buy the trainers from www.decathlon.co.uk.