Wahoo Fitness

KICKR CORE Smart Power Trainer

Almost perfect

My recondictioned Wahoo Kickr Core arrived with threads of the shaft in less than perfect condiction. It was quite difficult to get the through axle through the shaft. After repeated attempts and a small hamer I was able to make the trainer useable. Someone in quality control apparently missed a step.

Switch from Elite Suito to Wahoo Kickr Core

I wanted to add the zwift hub to my indoor setup so I could have a perm-bike set up with an old Trek. The wahoo is compatible with the hub. The wahoo is quieter and smoother. Only complaint at lower watts the cadence on swift reads around 25 rpms high. I have yet to compare power numbers vs. my Garmin Vector 3 powermeter.

Nice trainer

This is the only smart trainer I have used so I don't have anything to compare it too, but it works well and makes indoor cycling enjoyable with mywhoosh.

Great Trainer with Zwift Cog

I have had this trainer for about 2 months. It's been game changer for my indoor trainer. Much better than a traditional on wheel trainer. Love the ability to integrate with Zwift! Very well built! Wahoo makes great products!

First smart trainer. No issues

First smart trainer. No issues setting up—seems well built. Have about 300 miles in first two weeks. Quiet. Stable. I really like it.

Cumbersome and low quality

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

In my case the flywheel seized up for two different reasons. First it stopped due to gunk accumulating inside the flywheel--black, fine magnetic dust. Removing the flywheel to clean and grease it was a huge, messy hassle. It still doesn't work right. The motor will bog down sometimes and stop the unit completely. Once it seized and I tried to push through it and it janked my back. Firmware updates, etc, don't help. The design itself is annoying, in that if your household uses bikes with different cassettes, you'll have to replace them in a very time-consuming way to share the device. We have 10, 11 and 12 speed bikes that go on the trainer, but the Wahoo is dedicated to one cassette. Conventional trainers make a lot more sense. I can't wait to drop this heavy thing off a parking garage, it's an irredeemable piece of junk. Greatly prefer my Tru Trainer rollers or old Saris smart trainer.

An affordable smart trainer that’s fun

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Initially, I was going to settle for just your basic trainer until I stumbled upon the Kickr Core. You can connect to Zwift and even works with my Wahoo Element Roam computer. I used the SRAM 10-speed cassette off of my spare wheel set and the Core fits my road bike perfectly. My one piece of advice is make sure you get a good fan; you’re going to need it.

Got a refurbished for my

Got a refurbished for my wife. As good as mine, zero differences - highly recommend

Great acquisition!

I loved my smart trainer! Despite some usage marks, cosmetics, it is working very well! It is far better than my old Elite trainer. The silent operation is also great!

It’s a great machine and

It’s a great machine and I really like it especially using Kinomap. Make sure though that you have a wrench or tool that is specific to your cassette so that you can install it. It’s heavy, so you may need someone to hold it up while you put the legs on.