It’s a halfway house that works pretty well for both ends and doesn’t result in an annoying number of shifts. In terms of the resistance for sprinting, there is a bit more of a flywheel spin up than on the Saris H3 and the Elite Direto XR-T – but not weight on the same road mimicking level as the Tacx Neo 2T. This allows the turbo to rock fore and aft quite a bit when putting in an all-out effort, shuffling you closer to the monitor. Although the central leg of the Kickr appears quite long, the amount it extends past the rear axle of the bike is actually quite short. In use, the Kickr does feel more stable than the Tacx Neo 2T for hard efforts but less so than the Saris H3 – about on par with the Elite Direto XR-T. The Kickr forms a pretty compact shape when folded away and, thanks to the horizontally oriented carry handle, it's quite easy to transport for its 22kg weight. The trainer arrives in its folded up state and with an 11-speed cassette supplied, so set up is as easy as unfolding the legs, setting the axle height to your bike's requirement and away you go – providing you do have an 11-speed bike. But good news if you're running cassettes requiring Campagnolo or SRAM XD/XDR freehub bodies, these can be bought separately. Older thru axles designs such as 10x135mm and 12x135, along with the latest breed of 'super boost' MTB thru axles at 12x157mm, on the other hand, aren't supported. This should cover old and new road bikes, modern disc brake gravel and road bikes and even modern mountain bikes. Using different end caps, the Wahoo Kickr is compatible with 130mm and 135mm Quick Release, as well as 12x142 and 12x148mm thru axles. What really differentiates trainers is the ride feel for sprinting and long efforts, as well as the erg mode's functionality and any particular design features and flaws. Top level Zwift racing requires ☒% or better, everything within that range is of a muchness – verifying your particular unit is more important. We've had power meters which both claim 1% which when compared against each other, fall outside of each other's ranges. The ☑% accuracy is a nice badge of reassurance, but as always with power meters, there is always some variation from unit to unit. But if the gradients your climbing come mostly from Zwift, the steepest section on the platform tops out at 22% – and that's just for a second on the second climb of the Cobbled Climbs Reverse course in the Richmond world.
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