Wahoo KICKR Climb

MiddleRinger
MiddleRinger Posts: 678
edited September 2017 in Indoor training and turbo forum
Now you can simulate gradients from 20% uphill to 10% downhill....

(but only if you have a KICKR2 and £450 to spare)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO32opS1bSM

wahoo-kickr-climbkickr17_0.jpg?w=768&h=518

Not sure I'd buy one, but I'll be lining up to demo one as soon as it lands in a local bike shop!

:D
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  • pauly69
    pauly69 Posts: 101
    Hmmm, I wasn't sure what they meant by 'new 2017 kickr', do they defo mean the v2 which has been on sale for a while now, or do they mean a new 3rd version?
  • pauly69
    pauly69 Posts: 101
    To answer my own point, everything I can find, including DCRainmaker's 1st look suggests that the new 2017 kickr is indeed v3, so Climb is not compatible with v1 or v2 kickrs. Phew, saved me a few quid ;)
  • ryan_w-2
    ryan_w-2 Posts: 1,162
    So £1,500 to make virtual more realistic.

    Take my money :lol:
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  • redvision
    redvision Posts: 2,958
    pauly69 wrote:
    To answer my own point, everything I can find, including DCRainmaker's 1st look suggests that the new 2017 kickr is indeed v3, so Climb is not compatible with v1 or v2 kickrs. Phew, saved me a few quid ;)

    Yep i think it is but with very minimal update, aside from the compatibility with the new Kickr Climb
  • trivial_poursuivant
    trivial_poursuivant Posts: 1,136
    Still not very good at climbing out the saddle. Climbing is a lot about rhythm and if you can't realistically get out the saddle and swing the bike about it's a bit of a let down.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    To use the Kickr Climb, you need the Kickr that has the hub/QR adapters which allow the bike to rotate about the rear dropout.

    I don't know which model that is and I'll be buying neither, but I thought that information might be useful.
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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Ryan_W wrote:
    So £1,500 to make virtual more realistic.

    Take my money :lol:

    I just built a climbing bike with full SRAM Red, for less than that... really does put it in perspective, eh?
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  • burnthesheep
    burnthesheep Posts: 675
    I'd really like to be a "hater" on this. But I can't.

    For myself, yeah, totally pointless. I live somewhere that if you're not a totally whiny baby you can ride outdoors most of winter time without issue.

    But, for someone who may live somewhere that winter time means pretty much zero outdoor riding for months at a time.............I can sympathize. If you have the cash, go ahead and build up a big-screen TV zwift setup with smart trainer and this doo-dad and blow $2000 total.

    If I was coop'd up indoors for 3 months of winter with no opportunity to ride outdoors, I bet I'd think this was pretty awesome.

    I bet Wahoo knows the statistics on this and has introduced the product accordingly. Good luck to them on selling it successfully after taking that bet, and good luck to the buyers on enjoying it.
  • vinnymarsden
    vinnymarsden Posts: 560
    SawDC Rain doing a quick vid of the Climb..it looks jerky..not smooth at all....that doesn't look like any kind of investment I will be making..sounds like you need a new Kickr possibly too..no thank you..my man cave already cost too much!!
  • MiddleRinger
    MiddleRinger Posts: 678
    Yes you need a 2017 KICKR to use this Climb doodad. I love seeing the companies push indoor training boundaries and just look how many people are total Zwift addicts. It's cool tech for sure. Not for me, but I can see the appeal if you had to endure a deep Canadian winter!
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  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Certainly a no-go for me if it will only work with the 2017 Kickr - but Wahoo have said they have no problems with other manufacturers supporting it, so let's hope they do. It's still pricey but it's something I would be interested in as I do more indoor riding than outdoors these days.

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