Today was a skiving off the real-job day. To make use of my day off I had planned a rather pleasant surprise for myself to go and see the new Wahoo bike stuff up in London. Specifically I was interested in seeing: the Kickr CLIMB, the Headwind smart fan; and the Kickr 2018 itself. If…
Just when you thought there was nothing left to be invented, Wahoo invented it. HEADWIND 2018 Here we have the Wahoo Kickr HEADWIND. In a nutshell it’s a smart fan that can blow up to 30mph. Using a speed sensor, it will blow at the speed you are riding to simulate airflow but could…
My cycling mojo is currently somewhere off with the fairies or has slipped into my running shoes. I reckon this has led to a 40w dip in my FTP or it could just be that whenever I try to get on two wheels I am over fatigued from lots of running and unable to perform…
There is some interesting powermeter firmware news from Favero. EDIT: There will be more detailed news on this subject on 24 April. I guess you are here because of Favero’s teaser email! It looks like their OVAL/ELIPTICAL firmware mods, which are now in beta, will go live in April 2018 (Source: AC @favero).This will be…
Ok, Ok , WAHOO have messed up by not calling it the CLMB. But the BLT/BOLT jokes probably put that line of jokery to bed a few months ago. The CLIMB is a small, missing part in the overall SMART TRAINER experience. In a nutshell: the CLIMB lifts the front of the bike up or down…
WAHOO KICKR Review In this WAHOO KICKR Review we consider whether the 2017 iteration is WAHOO’s best yet. Maybe it is? espeically when combined with WAHOO’s recent announcements to support: structured/scheduled workouts; the new Bolt; and the new KICKR-CLIMB. Updated with KICKR 2018 info The KICKR smart trainer makes a compelling case for anyone considering upgrading…
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time with Mr & Mrs ELEMNT recently. (BOLT + ELEMNT). They are a very pleasant couple and always fun to spend some time with. One of the issues with their still relatively short-lived marriage has been a lack of physical workouts (ahem). Specifically structured workouts. Yesterday’s ELEMNT app…
WINTER IS COMING For the KICKR smart trainer, WAHOO have knocked a whopping £100 discount from retail prices if you want to buy from their online store. There is a FURTHER £250 ie a total of £350 discount (here) for reconditioned KICKR units in what seems to be a special one-off promotion. I imagine there is limited…
