Wahoo has a nice place to wrap the power cord around it, whereas Elite’s power cord detaches – albeit also technically wraps around the side of the filter circle as well for storage It’s pleasing to know that, if needed, the Cardio54 can push sufficient air to RIP MY FACE OFF. Ahem. Whereas roughly a meter or so later, it was less than half that strength. Both the Wahoo and Elite fans were near identical at both on-unit and normal body distances. The remote control works well (it just works) and it certainly beats having to get down off the bike each time you need to move up the Beaufort scale. Power Usage… Or How Much Does The Cardio54 Cost To Use?

I only use the 45 degree setting. I can’t see how the vertical angle could give you any blow without fouling the pedals. The flat to the floor setting is great… if you want really cool pedal cleats (I suppose you could put it on a shelf or some other support). Vertical setting At the top of the main, you’ll see the current state of the fan connection. Red is not connected, green is happy days. Below that, you’ve got the different fan modes. Manual control allows simplistic-style control of the fan, whereas each of the different sensor options below it uses those sensor types. The Elite Aria fan connects to the following sensor types: The numbers mean absolutely nothing to me (congrats if they do to you). But my experience is that the Vacmaster is strong. The high power setting is fairly loud, but not in a vibratey-through-the-floorboards kind of way. It’s rare that I need this setting though – low power is fine for most of my training sessions (if we can call them that). And actually it is interesting because it’s a lot cheaper than I was expecting. Even at the recent spike in electricity prices in the UK, an hour of Cardio54 usage cost just over 6p (less than a dime, Ameri-fans).Wahoo fan can also be controlled by Wahoo ELEMNT bike computers, as well as Wahoo watches, and even a handful of 3rd party apps It’s likely any decent fan would have brought about this epiphany. But for me it was the Cardio54 wot delivered it. So it occupies a special place in my loins. Using The Vacmaster Cardio54 Finally, what about the filters? Honestly, I don’t have a good way to test that or the claim associated with it. So, let’s focus on what it does. First, the filters are “activated carbon filters”, which Elite primarily focuses their marketing/use cases on both “removing odors” as well as “removing pollutants”. Air movers and floor fans provide a powerful, targeted airflow, making them ideal for a wide range of industrial and domestic applications. There are a range of fans available, including tower, desk, floor and pedestal. Our air mover is a powerful, tilting, compact fan that can positioned on a floor, table or even mounted onto a wall. Turbo air fans like this are ideal for tradespeople and DIY enthusiasts for drying plaster, water leaks and paint. Whilst our cardio fitness fan with remote control has been specifically designed to enhance indoor training sessions, providing lifelike windspeeds of up to 54km/h for indoor cycling, running and more. Now, at this juncture, looking at the physical differences, it’s pretty clear Elite has the advantage from a physical unit standpoint. There’s really no comparison here. Even if you don’t care about the carbon filter situation of the Elite Aria fan, the adjustability alone is beneficial (whereas with Wahoo, if you need to adjust the vertical side, you have to find something to prop it up – albeit, the column of air is pretty tall already).

I outlined the Elite app earlier in the review, and the Wahoo app in that review, however, you can basically see the entire Wahoo app fan sections above. So, please if you could suggest a fan of this power, with the remote, availible in the UK, with a UK plug and for cheaper than this, please go ahead an enlighten us. So cost is a non-event. Much like the output from my aforementioned quad-cannons. Vacmaster Cardio54 vs Vacmaster Air Mover Now, then we get to the tech side of things, in terms of connectivity. Let’s start with the sensor types they connect to: Elite doesn’t specify on their technical specs the exact levels or microns of stuff it’ll remove, instead saying “Activated carbon filtration is a technique used for air purification, where a gas stream is passed through a filter that contains activated carbon. This filtration process takes advantage of the porous structure of activated carbon, allowing it to effectively absorb various volatile organic compounds found in the air, thus removing air pollutants.”So cost is a non-event. Much like the output from my aforementioned quad-cannons. Does The Vacmaster Cardio54 Make A Lot Of Noise? Both fans connect heart rate sensors for control (but ANT+ for Wahoo, versus both ANT+ & Bluetooth for Elite) I bought (requested the buying of) the Vacmaster some nine months into my indoor cycling journey. Until that point, I’d been using a cheap (I assume) desktop fan that makes more noise than air movement. I bought (requested the buying of) the Vacmaster some nine months into my indoor cycling. Until that point, I’d been using a cheap (I assume) desktop fan that makes more noise than air movement.

The Elite Aria fan is seemingly the smartest of smart trainer fans out there today, linking to a wide assortment of indoor cycling tech – be it power meters, smart trainers, heart rate sensors, and even body temperature sensors. All of it automatically controlling the fan speed/intensity up to nearly 50KPH winds, and all of it adjustable to your bodily whims. Oh, and it has fancy carbon filters to theoretically clean the air being blown towards your face. Spoiler alert: this dispatch from the veloblogging front line might tend towards the effusive. It’s not a paid endorsement though. I bought the Vacmaster myself. Actually, that’s not quite true, I got it for Christmas from my wife. That’s right, I have given my permission for her to take paid employment. As you can see from the above, the main areas they connect with are covered by both companies (trainers, heart rate sensors, speed sensors). However, if you have a heart rate sensor that’s Bluetooth only, then only the Elite fan can connect to that. Likewise, Wahoo’s fan can’t connect to the CORE body temperature sensor either. Inversely, Wahoo’s fan can be controlled by their bike computers and watches, and a few smaller 3rd party apps.

The fan only blows in one direction but you can position the unit itself in one of three orientations so the air comes out either horizontally at floor level, vertically, er, upwards, or at a 45 degree angle. Horizontal setting Instead, we look at the wattage, and the cost of wattage, required to run the Vacmaster. And I have to make it sound interesting. You can cut that up into a million pieces and throw it in front of the fan – watching it jettison out the other end at 50KPH. It’s good fun…till you have to clean it up. But hey, that’s what 5-year-olds are for. It’s likely an decent fan would have brought about this epiphany. But for me it was the Cardio54 wot delivered it. So it occupies a special place in my loins. Using The Vacmaster Cardio54