![]() – Max 2,200w supported resistance (at 40KPH) – Compatibility for 8, 9, 10, 11sp cassettes (12-speed cassette compatible with XD/XDR adapter) – Axle Compatibility: 130 & 135mm quick release, 142x12mm & 148x12mm thru-axle – Dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart support, including ANT+ FE-C, plus power/speed/cadence broadcasting Oh, and just as a quick recap, here’s the general overall specs: Fwiw, my unit hasn’t broken yet in the three plus weeks I’ve had it. Ultimately, there’s little I can do from a test standpoint except wait and see on this one. Wahoo says there’s no changes quality-wise between a KICKR 2018 produced more recently (such as early this year) and the KICKR V5/2020. The changes from those efforts were made as running changes into the KICKR 2018/CORE and roughly peaked (change-wise) around a year ago (Summer 2019). They also say they track stats in far more detail than in the past. Again, more on the feet later.Īs far as all the reliability issues of the KICKR & KICKR CORE of yesteryear, Wahoo says that they formed an internal dedicated quality team in Atlanta (HQ) and each of their factories, and then added additional processing/engineering checks as a result. It also probably provides a slight bit of vibration dampening on certain flooring with sensitive neighbors, but that’s hard for me to test. ![]() However, on concrete (no mat), you’ll effectively get the same amount of cushion as a mat would provide. There’s zero feeling of difference (even using the smallest/most cushion feet). In practice, I haven’t found that to be the case – at least with a trainer mat. These feet, in theory, give more cushion and allow a tiny bit of roll. This effectively removes the ability for someone to willfully cheat the calibration values for races.įinally, there’s the AXIS feet. But like a friend receiving an unwanted present, a few minutes later it’ll quietly discard that calibration value present and self-calibrate itself back to normal. And yes, the KICKR will technically ‘accept’ that calibration command and even slightly adjust. While Wahoo allows you to calibrate, it’s mostly there as a pacification for some apps that might require it. With the KICKR V5, a zero-calibration design there’s no longer a reason to calibrate. Additionally, existing KICKR’s were relatively easy to tweak the accuracy to enable cheating. Up until now, one should occasionally calibrate (spin-down), their KICKR, especially if the temperature has changed substantially – such as in a garage. On the zero calibration design, this is actually interesting for both users and racing. ![]() Unfortunately, at this time the accessory dongle for that network connectivity isn’t available yet (more on that later). Ultimately, this is at present a very minor update to the KICKR, though, the wired option might be interesting for some people having challenges with connectivity in crowded buildings (signal-wise). – Increases claimed accuracy to +/- 1% (from +/- 2%)Īnd…that’s about it. – New zero-calibration software algorithm ![]() – New KICKR Direct Connect wired option for connectivity (with to-be-announced accessory) – New compressing AXIS feet system to give slightly more motion (up to 5%), and quieter on harder floors With that – let’s dive into it! What’s New:įrom across the room, the KICKR 2020 doesn’t look like a major upgrade. You can help support the site by hitting up the links at the end of the post. Note that as usual I’ll send back this media loaner KICKR here back to Wahoo shortly and go out and get my own to add to my ever growing KICKR collection. ![]()
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