UPDATE I contacted Wahoo and they were very supportive, though we couldn’t figure out what I did wrong until I took my bike in to Trek (who verified it was just some paint chips on the inside of the frame). While there, the rep showed me what I did wrong: I used the Wahoo axel instead of the axel…

Yikes…I had been using a 2021 Emonda on the Kickr for the past month and I had no idea…

Thank you. Literally, just a few seconds of trying it. Ugh. There was no way of me knowing what was normal or not as I’ve never tried a Kickr before…

Looks cosmetic, if so can be repaired far cheaper than replaced

Bummer. When I got my new carbon framed bike, the guy at the LBS said I shouldn’t use it on the trainer. Sounds like it was good advice. My old aluminum frame bike is the one I use for the trainer now.

Looks cosmetic. Hopefully the shop can touch it up a bit. What Kickr was it?

Sorry for your loss. I would be pissed too, can’t blame you for that. I do think it can be fixed but not easily. You can touch it up with color matched paint inexpensively but if you are particular about your gear you probably will never be happy with it. Wahoo won’t help you. If you have a gre…

Throw some nail polish on it and rock on

Agree with others; mainly cosmetic. Did you use a Roberts axle? That’s the way to prevent this.

Thank you. I do have a good relationship with my Trek dealer. I’m pretty regular at their shop and have bought two bikes (Emonda SL6 and Domane SL 7) this year plus tires, gear, bike fit, etc. And they all know me in there. They told me to bring it in to make sure there’s nothing structural, (i…

New Wahoo Kickr damaged my 2020 Emonda after just -20 seconds spinning

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Joe13 November 14, 2020, 11:16pm 7

I agree. Looks cosmetic to me too.

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