![]() Eventually players like Tacx and Wahoo came along with much more innovative trainers. As years went by companies started popping up including Cycleops, Kinetic and others coming out with wind, magnetic resistance and fluid trainers. Racermate’s competition was pretty much zero. I first bought a Computrainer back in the 90’s when I was doing triathlons and at that time the Computrainer was the best bike trainer around. I have thought for at least 20 years that Racermate was making a mistake by not innovating more with their trainer. While the news was a bit shocking, it really didn’t surprise me. It has been a marvelous 40+ years and we have enjoyed sharing in the victories and friendships we have made along the way.” ![]() As a small company with the premier indoor trainer in terms of performance and durability, we have found ourselves in a place where we cannot continue. Technology and competition from larger companies have both eaten into the marketplace. “It is with a heavy heart that those of us here at RacerMate must tell you that we are closing the doors on CompuTrainer. ![]() Racermate sent an email to some of their clients saying I was looking to do an article comparing the Computrainer to the Wahoo KICKR and I just found out that Racermate ceased production of their Computrainer back in February of 2017.
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