Wahoo fitness trainer. Are they any good?

Oh by the way, Wahoo Segments, great FUN - but over priced. TrainerRoad is a much better system. The real benefit to Wahoo Segments though is you can use it to train indoors on routes before a race, so you've an idea as to what it will be like on the day - I tried using a video to train with, and just didn't like it. Segments is much better than a video

Personally I've found the KICKR to be a great bit of kit. I recently fractured my RIGHT olecranon and have been using it for rehabilitation.

Personally I think the best thing about it, for me, is that its bomb proof stable.

It took me three weeks after the accident to even have the confidence to sit on the Turbo, but now I'm doing quite well with it.

I'm writing about the fracture, and the rehab needed, along with bits of kit i'm using along the way at www.titaniumgeek.com.

Pepita, my kickr works fine with the 11 speed cassette I fitted but if you need 10 speed, isn't that what it is supplied with?

Can you provide us with info on which bike you are wanting to use on your Kickr and I'm sure someone will give you helpful advice to get you up and pedalling.

Cheers,

Mike

I dont understand that last post. The Kickr supports both 10 and 11 speed cassettes. I think pepita1 is getting confused thinking that a 11-32 and 12-25 signify 11 or 12 speed hen actually it is just the range of gears covered by the cassette. The smallest cog wll have either 11 or 12 sprockets on and the biggest will be either 25 or 32.

I bought a Kickr but am having trouble setting up bike in it. I'm not very knowledgeable about bicycle measurements like axle size so am concerned that my disc equipped road bike will not fit the trainer. Additionally, the bike I'll be using has an 11-32 cassette. The Kickr (on their website) says it accommodates both 10 and 11 speed, but mine came with a 12-25. I've written to Wahoo support but I wasn't happy with their response.

Please can anyone advise? Should it be necessary to buy an 11-32 cassette for the Kickr, I'd be very grateful for advise on what tools I need to buy as well as the procedure. (I bought the Kickr online so no going back to the bike shop. As for where I bought my bike, it's Monday and they are closed, so no info coming from them.) Thanks

I am interested to hear how the KickR is going upinthehills

May I suggest Veloreality software http://veloreaity.com . We have highest quality road videos on the market. The software works with KICKR and is free. And we just released beta for people riding together online (our first foray into interactive online services).

The beta can be downloaded from:

http://veloreality.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=95

Agree, Kickr is noisier than I expected, also don't bother with Wahoo "segments" ios app.....it's £22 or thereabouts and is total junk!!!...it simply doesn't do what it promises. If !!! it can find the Kickr and you manage to find the segment you want to ride, the "elevation" data is so inaccurate, that comparing your indoor ride to a real Strava segment is made a pointless exercise. For me it hasn't worked from day one and the app has had no updates since June 2014, I too use it mainly with Trainer Road...seems to work ok on desktop pc (ant+)....not tried with new ios app (BTLE)

I have a Wahoo Kickr and absolutely love it. I have it hooked up to my iPad running Virtual Trainer. As stated above there are many apps and hardware open you with the Kickr. Some of the other trainers have private Ant+ so you are restricted to that companies ecosystem.

As for noise, I would say that the Kickr is not that noisey. At least I have ridden fluid based trainers that are noisier. I agree with Macrophotofly, head over to dcrainmaker where you can read about the Kickr as well as other trainers.

I'd get the Powerbeam if you don't mind the extra wear on your rear tire and you can live with only Ant+ or only Bluetooth (it doesn't come in a dual mode version like the Wahoo). If you need both data transmission types (eg using an iPad for the screen part and Ant+ sensors ) then go with the Wahoo, but be aware that the noise is a little bit of a pain. Both are superb and built solid - you'll never regret buying either one

The Wahoo is a good machine - 4/5 (I have one and I've removed the point because of noise - I expected a wheel-less trainer to be at least quieter than the Cyclops Powerbeam Pro and it isn't - if noise is a very high priority, go with the Powerbeam)
The Wahoo hardware has a very open architecture so you have a massive choice of software out there that works well with it. Its own software is perfectly fine for the first ride or two, but there are other solutions that have more bells and whistles (such as the video training you want). I use Trainer Road (monthly sub) alongside Sufferfest vids, if I want a video rather than just a normal workout on TR. TR works with lots of other existing downloadable training videos.
For the "real cycling" sensation check out Cyclops Virtual Training (DC has a good review here - http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/02/cycleops-virtual-training-in-depth-re... ). DC has (IMO) the best trainer reviews so it should also help you to choose which device with which software.