I’ve been using my old Bkool pro trainer (bkool seem to have exited the market?) with variable success. I am <90kg so not massive but not tiny either. I get the occasional random connection drop outs which can be very annoying especially for VO2 intervals where the resistance might change every mi…

Hi Tacx Neo. I Love mine. Been pain free… well except when doing 4 minute VO2 intervals. lol I have it set up in the pain cave, with an old road bike, 3 fans for cooling. Leave the ipad set up and Spotify play list ready to go.

I have a Kickr Core and I love it. I did have to get it replaced in December due to electro-static discharge destroying the sensor (a major fault of the earliest models), but it was a completely free replacement and Wahoo had me back on the bike in about a week. It’s worked as expected and without a…

I got bit by the Wahoo reliability issues so went with the Neo2T for the trainer that I ordered yesterday. @gpl has been seeing some power discrepancies in some cases with the 2T, but if you already have a power meter that doesn’t matter much.

What reliability issues are you referring to specifically? I think Wahoo Kickr Core was probably on top of my list as only heard good stuff plus recently got a wahoo gps unit and been impressed with the app and hardware.

Some amount of units start making a ticking noise then stop making any resistance.

Are there any particular trainers which may be better for sprinting? Possibly in terms of stability or stiffness.

anon20047708: Apparently Wahoo fixed all the issues related to the ticking noises and the loss of power (tighten some screws and new grounded charger). Yeah… no. There continue to be Klikr failures posted in the thread I linked above and in the Wahoo FB group. I simply don’t buy the claim …

Sprinting on a trainer is somewhat of a touchy subject. Rigid vs allowing motion (via Neo Flex, rocker plates and such) are all things that can be considered. I have my take (movement is better than fixed, even if it’s not a perfect match to what we do outside) and many others have a different tak…

Sure, and it was months ago, while we continue to see failures. I love DCR’s stuff, but the reality as of now is different than the promise that Wahoo made back then.

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Here is a long running thread with comments at the bottom where people still report issues with the Kickr 18 and Core.

Anybody have a Wahoo Kickr 2018 that DOES NOT have any issues?

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