Powering a Kickr at races

Equipment
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I’m looking to warm up on my Kickr at upcoming races but have no idea what I need to power it. Can anyone who’s done this point me in the right direction please?
TIA Andy

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I have used mine of late. I have a Ford Ranger which has a 240v outlet in the back. SO I just plug in and away you go. It draws almost no amps so could easy be run of a 12v outlet (old school cigarette lighter socket) with a cheap inverter

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due to power issues in my garage, I used one of these daily (and sometimes twice) for about 2 years, can run a turbo and fan for over a year

Couldn’t get the car close enough :slight_smile:

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PS it’s basically a moped battery with a cheap inverted … under the top left flap is a three prong uk plug inverter

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Thanks guys

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Just bought this, should do the job

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I’m surprised that nobody linked to DC Rainmakers article on Team Sky’s battery powered Kickers. Here it is as a reference: Wahoo Fitness sponsoring Team Sky

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BACK FROM THE DEAD

Does anyway have a good way to do this?

The 12v inverter is probably the easiest but should I be worried about draining my car battery if it’s not running? Just for like a 20-30ish min warm up.

Or is there a cheap battery/inverter that might be safer that isn’t like $500?

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I have no first hand experience, and do not know exactly how much power the kickr draws when running but…

I would not be surprised if something like this would be able to run it for atleast 2-3 hours.

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and it seems like the iGen200s model with a good deal more batt capacity is only a few dollars more expensive at the moment.

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A quick google shows that the kickr power brick has a max draw of 60w, so with a 200 watt hour batt pack, you’d get a 2-3 hours at a minimum (accounting for inefficiency of power conversion etc)

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Sweet thanks! Yeah it doesn’t pull much power but if I tried to do this I would probably go the additional battery route just for peace of mind.

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I was at race over the weekend, and someone had a RYOBI power inverter running their Kickr core for warmup. Small enough to fit in a backpack.

RYOBI 150-Watt Power Inverter for ONE+ 18V Battery (Tool Only) RYi150BG (homedepot.com)

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