This is the stand out feature of the Kickr, and it works phenomenally well. Either way, and at every step in between, it’ll keep the power output within a few watts of the goal. Pedal slow and it’ll feel like your mashing through mud. Pedal fast and resistance goes down a bit. This one lets you set the power output you want to maintain and it automatically adjusts the resistance to keep it there. The third, and arguably best, is the Erg setting.
Where Levels progressively ramps up the Power Curves ( shown here), Resistance increases it in a more linear fashion. The second option is Resistance, which simply changes the percentage of resistance. You can adjust the Level from 1 to 10, and by level 4 or 5, it gets pretty tough. This means, if you simply plug in the trainer and start riding, it’s going to feel about like any other trainer. The default is Level, which itself defaults to “2”. These include four views: Level, Resistance, Erg and Sim. I still haven’t managed to get it to read cadence data from their RPM sensor, but they say the new interface may help.Īfter initial setup, it automatically shows four training control screens.
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And they said it’ll make it easier to sync up other Wahoo Bluetooth apps. It’s not bad as is, but there’s always room for improvement. It’s worth noting that Wahoo says the app will be updated soon and have a much improved UI. Just turn on the Wahoo Fitness app, swipe through the screens until you get to the Kickr screen, and it’ll walk you through it on your first ride. It’s pretty straight forward and requires a simple spool up and spin down procedure. As long as you have the quick release cam clamped down securely (which is very important for your safety!), the Kickr is rock solid. It’s not the widest trainer we’ve tried, but it’s plenty wide enough to hold up to aggressive standing sprints. When folded out, the adjustable feet let you balance the unit evenly on the floor so it won’t wobble or rock.
This would make it good for taking to the race, except for that whole electricity thing. The arms swivel in, making it very compact when folded. All of the adjustment hardware is rock solid and the entire unit has a high quality fit, finish and feel.įolded size shown in comparison with size 47 Shimano road shoes. …and the resistance unit cantilevers and locks into place to accommodate various wheel sizes. The non-drive side mount flips to accommodate 130mm or 135mm spacing…. A Campagnolo freehub is available for $69.99. The upside is it won’t wear out your tire, and they now have a 12×142 rear thru axle adapter available for $30. At the moment, there’s no thru-axle version, and Until one of the big-three come out with a base level 11-speed cassette ( c’mon 11-speed 105…!), it won’t be cheap to make it work with your modern “A” bike.
It’s equipped with a 10-speed cassette and standard QR skewer. The Kickr comes with quick-start instructions, a power cord and brick, and a disc brake block.
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UPDATE 2: Answers about max wattage and new product updates added at bottom of post. UPDATE: Thru axle adapter now available ($29.99), older iDevices compatible with Wahoo’s ANT+ Key ($59.99). The biggest benefit comes with the Ergometer mode – just set the power output you want to maintain, and it’ll adjust the resistance in real time to maintain a steady effort regardless of cadence or gear selection.
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Or current-gen iPad, Bluetooth LE Mac or ANT+ enabled PC).
Where the Kickr improves is by doing all that with simple on screen adjustments (on your iPhone, naturally. And if you have a power meter already on your bike, it’s reasonably easy to adjust your cadence and gearing to stay within a desired output range. High quality fluid and wind trainers do a perfectly adequate job of increasing resistance as your cadence or gearing increases. The result, after testing it through the winter for ourselves, adds up to an amazing tool for improving fitness on the bike, letting you train on your terms. The Wahoo Fitness Kickr Trainer introduced the concept of iPhone-controlled indoor training at Eurobike 2012, packing in a power meter with a ton of control over resistance. Support us! BikeRumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article.
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