It was confirmed by Ray in the comment section of his article.
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Yeah, not much of a haptic feedback, unfortunately, I can barely feel it. I wish the haptics were stronger or the game made a shifting noise; without looking at the gear display on the screen itâs sometimes hard to tell if I actually shifted.
Itâs interesting the way it works, though, I was sort of expecting something like erg mode, where it doesnât really matter where in your cassette you are; this is more like having 24 virtual gears on top of the real cassette, which is kind of neat. I guess I should just keep the chain in the middle of the cassette, use the virtual gears, and then shift up or down the real gears if I run out of virtual ones.
Iâm not certain it works like this from what I vaguely recall hearing and/or reading on reviewsâŚ
If memory serves, I think that if you are topped out in âvirtual gear 24â and shift into another gear on the cassette to get a harder gear, the difference felt in resistance is temporary and the virtual shifting firmware will re-calibrate itself back to the previous resistance/gear ratio once it has accounted for the ânewâ flywheel speed.
However, someone PLEASE feel free to correct me on this!
That could very well be the case! Itâs entirely possible I didnât give it enough time to adjust, but it didnât happen very quickly either. Iâll test again next time Iâm on Zwift.
PS, Shane mentions the V4 in the early part of the video too.
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Yes. And Wahoo re-confirmed it and V4/V5 again last week. But the timelines are still fuzzy. Itâs apparently a wee bit more work for that unit than the V6/MOVE.
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On the fence on whether to get the regular Kickr Core with 12sp cassette, or to go with the Zwift Cog.
I only use ERG and TrainerRoad.
Worth going with the Zwift Cog?
Also, if I do get the Zwift Cog, can I later change to a regular cassette? Or I am locked into the Zwift Cog system?
Only benefit is simplicity. Has more limitations than benefits. Iâd recommend the cassette and you SHOULD be using resistance mode at least for V02 in TR. Also, try mixing in your other workouts occasionally in resistance mode as well.
You can change back over to a regular cassette at any time.
Dang, bad news if you were waiting for virtual shifting on the older Wahoo trainers: Zwift Virtual Shifting: Which trainers support it now, and which trainers will support it soon? | Zwift Insider
But Iâve just learned some bad news for Zwifters with older KICKR trainers. My contact within Fusion Media, Wahooâs media agency, tells me, âWahoo has analyzed the hardware and software capabilities of both KICKR v4 and KICKR v5. Unfortunately, these older models are unable to support the required protocols for Zwift Virtual Shifting and will not be receiving a future update for this functionality.â
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I am a little late to the party here, but is it correct you can now only shift gears then in zwift? What if i dont do TR workouts in ERG mode?
- Correct, Virtual Shifting in Zwift only at present.
- Then this is not a great option for you. Youâd be better off with a normal Core & cassette combo to employ shifting with a regular bike.
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This may deserve a separate post, but it appears that Wahoo did some price drops for most of their indoor training line (bikes & trainers).
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Wahoo really needs to kill the Kickr Bike Shift and produce its own competitor to the Elite Square, and then sell a bundle of the Kickr v6 + Wahoo Elite Square competitor
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I wouldnât be surprised if they move that direction eventually, but there is likely a ton of sunk cost and unknown inventory on hand for the Shift (and regular Kickr) that need to run their course in the first place. That can still happen & flow as they design a frame alternative so present state seen seems correct to me with the lag that is inevitable even if they choose to head down that slightly new road.
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Good point that Wahoo needs to clear out the Kickr Bike Shift inventory before replacing it with a smart frame
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