How to Setup and Use the Wahoo Kickr Core Turbo Trainer | Unboxing & First Ride | In-Depth Guide! 

Click here for a *1-year update* on the Wahoo kickr Core - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9R-FDX1w7Xo.html

Great stuff - thank you for the run through as my Kickr just arrived yesterday and the pain of set-up has been considerably eased.

Thanks Jourdain, I just picked one of these up secondhand on eBay, and it didn't come with instructions. I found them on Wahoo's website, but your video was so much easier to follow and came from a real users perspective/ normal speak! I recommend this video to anyone else setting up a Wahoo kickr 👍

Great video. Helped massively in getting my trainer setup. Cheers

Fantastic review, with tons of useful info. Thank you 👍

Great video, thanks! Will install mine this afternoon🤞🏼

This was a great help thanks. Half the battle for me was getting the decals on the front and back facing the right way :)

Thanks for that 👍 just got mine should have watched your vid first 😀 really helpful !

Love the video. Got myself a kickr core and there’s could be no better way to it. Thank you! 👌

Great video thanks. I was looking at a kickr snap but I think I'll wait and save up for a kickr core.

Terrific video, mate. Thank you.

informative and nice Giant!

Great video. Thanks!

great stuff - just bought an ex demo from my local bike shop. I was not sure where to start

really helped cheers mate

Was like the other person and waiting to see if a new version is going to come out this year but doesn't look like it and not sure how much they could change without infringing more on their regular kickr. Any downsides that you have found from a few months ownerships? Any regrets not going for the kickr (besides the cost)?

Hi Jourdain, can you recommend the cheapest bike out there that would fit the core and also what cassette to go with said bike? I'm struggling to find cheapo 9,10,11 speed road bikes.

Thanks for this.

Does it work with Lezyne Mega XL gps?

For shimano 12sp is the free hub compatible or need to change it?

Good video. I just never heard of a turbo trainer. What is next? A supercharged trainer?? :)

no mention of spacers?

I would just say never turn your bike upside down especially if it has hydraulic brakes as if done for too long can wreck your bleed of the system, not to mention wreck your cockpit. Also I would put the skewer in first before putting the bike on but minor issues thanks for the vid.

I just ordered the Core from Amazon and hope to receive and start using it within a few weeks (it's currently back-ordered). This actually works out for me as I need to prep for it first, e.g. Bluetooth receiver for my PC, buy a mat, replace the chain and cables on my bike and give it a tuneup, figure out which app or apps I'd like to use on it and how to set them up and use them, etc. Can't wait! Btw I think it would make more sense to install the QR skewer (and through axle adapter if you need that too) before attaching the bike, to prevent the left side adapter(s) from falling out. It's going to stay on the trainer afterwards anyway even if you remove the wheel so might as well. And, anyone know why they call them turbo trainers? Did they originally have small wind turbines to serve as their resistance units before makers switched over to fluid (which I suppose used fluid turbines) and magnetic resistance, or because even the latter had small "turbines" or fans to prevent overhearing? Does the Core have one inside the resistance unit? Finally, is there a temptation to use the brakes while riding wheel-off trainers due to muscle memory and force of habit and how long does it take to learn to stop doing that? Do any trainers have brake sensors to allow you to actually brake or would that be utterly pointless for virtual riding?

How do you know which adapter you need?

This winter is about to be sweatyyyyyyyyy 🥵

Thanks for the video - really helpful. I've changed the bike I use with the trainer, do I need to recalibrate the trainer? If so how do I do it? Ta

Do you need a riser.. I’ve 700mm wheels

Thanks for the great video. Do you have to use the Kickr in combination with a third-party app, like Zwift? Or can you just do it without?

Hi @jourdaincoleman - I got the kickrcore but I cant find any small axle adapters like the one you have anywhere, where did you get them from? Thanks!

Hi. Just got one of these and I was wondering if the vibration i have is normal. Listening to your sound test it seems like it's about the same with mine. But to be sure, do you also feel it on the saddle and handlebars like I do? Thanks!

Dec 2023 / Wahoo KICKR Core comes with a cassette and zwift membership for a year!

Hey Jourdain, thanks for posting this. However I have a question. So I have followed steps exactly. But when I mount the bike the chain (and pedal stroke) is very stiff, the chain is grinding against the bike frame itself. I can't understand it, i've got the adaptors in correctly. on both sides So as a test i turn the pedals backwards and the cassette spins backwards. However then when i tighten the quick release it's altogether too tight. any suggestions welcome ?!

How do you take the cassette apart before installing it on the core? Thanks

Where do u have the Ipad where riding?? or i dont have an ipad but maybe via my mobile phone?

Im waiting for the Eurobike announcements next month, 3 years have passed since the core came out, they will probably announce a new version so im struggling not to buy one since march, ugh.

Hi….I set my Kickr Core up today but the resistance feels higher than on the road as much as two gears lower on a 6% climb…I have the ERG set to smoothing like in your video any ideas please!?

What is the propose of the small ring you call Spacer ? I setup exactly like this but my chain and my cassette keep making loudly noise :(

Hi, do you remember it’s weight when it was in the box?

I don't know that for some reason after I set up my kicker core, I can't see a "power" tab on my wahoo app

does the trainer come with the cassette?

I’m enjoying the bike so far ru-vid.comUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA My only real complaints are the brakes and the pedals. I feel like a bike designed for bigger people should have much larger pedals and more heavy duty brakes. I’ve only gotten two really good rides out of it, minimal downhill action, and the brakes feel like they’re already going out. A larger person has more momentum, so I think this wasn’t thought through very well. Also, I wear size 13-14 wide shoes. My feet cramp up on these pedals that are clearly made for smaller feet. Since I’m not a pro rider (and I don’t think many are who purchase this bike) I don’t think that the straps on the pedal are necessary at all. None of this takes away from the enjoyment I get from riding, however. I’ll just head to a bike shop to improve on a few things.

get a kickr V6 with a disk brakes roadie and then we talk business !!!