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Take Your Training to the Next Level — Future You Will Thank You
The Wahoo Fitness KICKR CORE V2 Trainer offers best-in-class ride feel, integrated cadence, virtual shifting and the perfect balance of performance and value; now with WiFi connectivity, a sensor bridge, and a new design for easier assembly and greater stability.
First launched in 2018, the KICKR CORE smart trainer gets its first update in seven years. KICKR CORE 2 is the smart choice for riders who want a reliable, immersive training experience at a competitive price.
This smart bike trainer is compatible with KICKR Trainer Accessories, including the KICKR CLIMB Grade Simulator and KICKR HEADWIND Smart Fan, allowing you to build the ideal setup to make your smart bike trainer experience next level immersive.
Features:
- Shifting Options: comes with Zwift Cog & Click or 11 Speed (11-28t) Cassette
- WiFi Connectivity: giving riders a better connected and significantly more advanced ride experience - increasing the ability to connect across phones, tablets and other electronic devices plus faster data transfer speed vs Bluetooth and ANT+
- Leg Design with Easy Assembly: A flatter leg contour allows for a faster, more stable setup with built-in installation guidance.
- KICKR Race Mode: for near instantaneous power response
- KICKR BRIDGE: Data from heart rate monitors can now stream directly through the trainer to apps, turning KICKR CORE 2 into a central sensor gateway and reducing setup friction.
- Reduced Setup Friction: Multi-color LEDs make it even more easy for riders to get started - providing clearer status for connectivity, ride readiness, and diagnostics.
- Compatible with Wahoo SYSTM, Zwift, Rouvy, TrainingPeaks Virtual, MyWhoosh and more
Specs:
- Maximum Power Output: 1800 Watts
- Maximum Simulated Grade: 20%
- Minimum Simulated Grade: -10%
- Product Weight: 43.5 lb / 19.7 kg
- Drivetrain: Belt Drive
- Resistance Type: Electromagnetic
- Power Accuracy: +/-2%
- Connectivity: WiFi, ANT+ FEC, ANT+ Power, Bluetooth FTMS and Zwift Protocol
- Hub Types: 130/135mm QR, 12x142, and 12x148 Thru Axle
- Adapters: Includes 130/135mm QR adapter & hub spacer, 12x142/148 adapter & hub spacer, 1.8mm cassette spacer
- Maximum Rider Weight: 250 lb / 114 kg
B-Stock - This product has one or more B-Stock units available. These units can be purchased at a discount (see option select). B-Stock units were returned from other customers and may have missing or damaged packaging materials. These units are otherwise as new. The full manufacturer warranty applies. Click Here for more information.
Specifications
11-Speed Cassette | Mfg PartNum: WFBKTR125-11S1128 |
Zwift Cog and Click | Mfg PartNum: WFBKTR125-3CC |
Reviews
The Wahoo fitness Kickr Core V2 is the best smart trainer I've tried among the budget conscious range of smart trainers. The direct drive has a better feel and less worry about wearing out you rear tire than the wheel-on trainers. The Zwift direct drive further reduces wear and tear on a cassette and your rear derailleur. It does feel a little weird using the + and - controls for e-shifting but after I got used to it, it became much more intuitive. There is a seamless feel and it lets you maintain momentum which is especially useful if you are doing Zwift racing events because you can carry your power on the downhill sections to make up time. I'm happy to have an indoor cycling experience that does a pretty good job of replacing outdoor riding when the weather is bad or if I don't want to share the road with cars.
Bike tires direct offered the best deal on this wahoo trainer. They also offered some promotional discounts and it ended up being about 100 bucks less than everywhere else I saw online. Shipping was fast and effective with FedEx. The bike trainer itself is an incredible value for what it is. Very gradual resistance increases and seems very smooth. Works well with many different training software as well.
Zwift Bluetooth connected w/out a hitch. I like the virtual shifting although needed to work on getting just the right position on handlebars for 'shifters' to enable shifting w/out having to move hand position. Not really an issue unless racing.
Zwift Bluetooth connected w/out a hitch. I like the virtual shifting although needed to work on getting just the right position on handlebars for 'shifters' to enable shifting w/out having to move hand position. Not really an issue unless racing.
I got injured and needed a trainer for rehab and thought it would be a good idea to use it to ride later in the winter as well. It was fairly easy to assemble and connect the bike to it. There are adapaters in the kit and while the instructions weren't great (and the link to the video is so old school technology and size) it didn't take too long to figure out. One thing I missed is the fact that you can change the COG to fit your bike better so without it it made noise. The Zwift click attached was easy to connect and so were all the electronics.
All in all pretty good and while I ended up upgrading to the zwift frame since I felt having a bike on a trainer with all the sweat and forces is not really ideal and I was too lazy to reconnect it every time its easy to use and the zwift integration is really cool.
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