However, on concrete (no mat), you’ll effectively get the same amount of cushion as a mat would provide. There’s zero feeling of difference (even using the smallest/most cushion feet). In practice, I haven’t found that to be the case – at least with a trainer mat.
These feet, in theory, give more cushion and allow a tiny bit of roll. This effectively removes the ability for someone to willfully cheat the calibration values for races.įinally, there’s the AXIS feet. But like a friend receiving an unwanted present, a few minutes later it’ll quietly discard that calibration value present and self-calibrate itself back to normal. And yes, the KICKR will technically ‘accept’ that calibration command and even slightly adjust. While Wahoo allows you to calibrate, it’s mostly there as a pacification for some apps that might require it. With the KICKR V5, a zero-calibration design there’s no longer a reason to calibrate. Additionally, existing KICKR’s were relatively easy to tweak the accuracy to enable cheating. Up until now, one should occasionally calibrate (spin-down), their KICKR, especially if the temperature has changed substantially – such as in a garage. On the zero calibration design, this is actually interesting for both users and racing.
Unfortunately, at this time the accessory dongle for that network connectivity isn’t available yet (more on that later). Ultimately, this is at present a very minor update to the KICKR, though, the wired option might be interesting for some people having challenges with connectivity in crowded buildings (signal-wise). – Increases claimed accuracy to +/- 1% (from +/- 2%)Īnd…that’s about it. – New zero-calibration software algorithm – New KICKR Direct Connect wired option for connectivity (with to-be-announced accessory) – New compressing AXIS feet system to give slightly more motion (up to 5%), and quieter on harder floors With that – let’s dive into it! What’s New:įrom across the room, the KICKR 2020 doesn’t look like a major upgrade. You can help support the site by hitting up the links at the end of the post. Note that as usual I’ll send back this media loaner KICKR here back to Wahoo shortly and go out and get my own to add to my ever growing KICKR collection.
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