WAHOO KICKR CORE & ZWIFT REVIEW. || WHY YOU NEED A SMART TRAINER IN YOUR LIFE! 

Hey! It really is long awaited! I do apologise for being so very slow haha! Lockdown in UK helped create some extra time! Glad to hear you are enjoying your riding and getting the most out of Zwift! X

Hey! Oh myyy this is awesome! It really will allow you to keep progressing over the next few months especially when its a little more wet and icy outside for sure! Its a great bit of kit and super versatile! Happy riding! x

Thank you for your lovely comment! Glad you enjoyed the video and are getting some riding in!

Ride on!

Absolutely! And especially when its daylight outside! Thank you!

Hi David! Thank you so much for your comment. So glad you decided of a Kickr Core I really don't think you'll be dissappointed! It is such a great piece of kit to train with for sure! It will be great to see how well your FTP improves over the next few weeks too! Happy riding! x

Hi Mel! Lovely to hear from you & thank you for your kind comment! Looking forward to having a bigger space again where you won't hear my pain so much whilst riding haha! Hope you are well xxx

Thank you for being so kind :)

Hi! This is so cool! I am so glad my videos helped your decision and this is the best way to ride during lockdown for sure!

Thank you for your comment! Great idea too, ill be sure to include on my next video!

Hi Anthony! Thank you so much for your comment! I am so glad to hear that I am not the only one & you have 100% encouraged me to get going on a race for sure! Happy riding! x

Hi Sam! Thank you so much for this comment, so glad you found it helpful! x

Hi Pete! Thank you so much for your kind comment, I am so glad you enjoyed the video & hope it helps everyone :)

Thank you so much! I've got lots more to come hopefully!

Hi! thank you so much for your comment :)

Thank you so much for your comment! This is great news, I am so happy it encouraged you! x

Hi! Thank you so much for your message! I am so glad this helped, thats all I want to achieve with my videos :) xx

Hey! Thank you so much for your comment! This is the exact reason why we chose this trainer too as its so handy having the data and erg mode is just so helpful! Happy riding! X

Completely agree! The cold puts me off riding so much, I am sure our bodies just simply don't work in that kind of weather.. and don't get me started on headwinds, they are good for one thing Q/KOMS haha!

@@ALittleBitAnouska it’s gale force winds again this morning.so even with the best intentions I’m not riding on my own in that.besides I live in winchcombe so might get hit by a meteorite 😂😂so back on the turbo.have a great day😁👍👊

Ah fantastic news! You will love it! x

Hi Matthew! Thank you so much for your comment, the Snap is a great bit of kit though & can still give you a mega workout! The great thing about the Kickr Core though is the whole new host of options it offers you & it really does give you the hidden extra 25% I think which we can often ignore in our own ability.. I know I certainly improved very quickly when I started riding it! Haha he is pretty amazing, very very supportive so I am lucky for sure! Happy riding!

Thank you so much! It was the colour which first attracted me to Bianchi!

Hi! Thank you so much for your comment! Hope your Core arrived safely & you are enjoying it! Its an Oltre XR3! Its the best thing I've ever owned!

Hi Roman! Thank you so much for your lovely kind comment! This is such a lovely thing to read & means so much that you spent the time to write so thank you! x

Hi! Thank you so much for your comment! I've got lots of ideas for sure!

Good things come to those who wait! You'll get one for sure! Its hard finding the time though I know to enjoy everything! X

Thanks Christoph! Its my absolute dream to have a Bianchi! xx

Thank you for your comment! X

Fantastic news! They are like Gold Dust right now! Happy riding!

@@ALittleBitAnouska greedy old me also got the Headwind fan this week... :-) Game changer

@@MaartenOverweg This is super cool! I can imagine! I think a Headwind is going to be an essential in the Summer for sure!

Haha! Hello! And thank you for that very kind comment! Made my day! x

Hi Jamie! Thank you for your comment, where are you in Canada? We are heading there to ski in 2022! Its a little like that where I live in the UK.. we get a lot of rain haha! x

@@ALittleBitAnouska I live in Ontario but have lived in BC, Alberta and Nova Scotia. Where you going skiing?

Hi! Thank you so much for your lovely kind comment! I am so glad you enjoyed the video and hope she does too! I agree, there should be more of us girlies out riding for sure! Two wheels just makes everyone so much happier! Stay safe! X

Be sure to mention training on a smart trainer is much safer than outdoors, not traffic stops etc to watch out for so you can go hard, jump off and straight into the shower! And the fitness and strength gains definitely make the outdoor riders way more fun.

@@chrisoman87 very good point! x

Thank you so much!

Hi! Thank you for your comment! So glad you enjoyed it! X

Hi Randy! Thank you so much for your message, I had a feeling this might be something everyone would like to see so I will definitely film my next!

Thank you so much 💓

Hi Robb! Thank you so much for your lovely comment! She really is a thing of beauty in the celeste!

Great idea! I actually use an aircon unit normally as I had one anyway but a snazzy fan would be better for sure! Ill keep an eye out especially at that price!

@@ALittleBitAnouska Just to add a bit of info. on my experience of it. The fan seems to move a larger volume of air towards you in a breezy way if you know what I mean, so you are not getting a narrow blast of air coming at you, like a Dyson would for example. It gives you that evaporative cooling you need, without being uncomfortable. Being a large diameter fan it is fairly quiet too. Oh, I confess I am not as yet a full fledged Alpe Du Zwifter haha. I am new to these trainers as you are aware, and I just found out the trainer in Zwift is set to 50 percent assist on climbs, so that Alpe Du zwift run I did last was as if I had a 50 tooth sprocket on the back lol. I actually thought it was a bit easy, in terms of gearing, so I'm quite chuffed the trainer will be up to the job of re-creating the proper experience when I'm fit enough to try it at full resistance. Really enjoyed the ride up there though, and without that slider thingy I would have blown up, so it's good they have it. I'll just decrease the assist as I go and it will be a great training tool. Allez Allez!

Hi! Thank you so much for your comment! I love Emily's Short Mix & Hill Route for short workouts! If you want to smash yourself try the Wringer! x

Hi Jonny, thank you so much for your comment. I don't use any risers but I am considering getting a rocker plate to try out for realness!

Hi David! Thank you so much for your comment! So glad you enjoyed the video! Hope you picked up your new toy okay? What bike did you choose too? I hope your Bianchi is going to be staying though!? The space you need is quite literally the length of your bike :)

@@ALittleBitAnouska Thanks for your reply. I'm almost there. I have the Kickr, but it's waiting for a bike. I have an Orbea Orca on order. Hopefully, it will be here in about 2 weeks! I'm very excited. And don't worry: I'll find a good use for the Bianchi. It's still a beautiful bike.

Hi Max! Thank you so much for your message, I am actually using Wahoo Systm at the moment and I use 1% because I am a wimp haha! xx

Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much! Awesome news! If you aren't ready to use ZWIFT then check out the GCN workouts on RU-vid and follow a few of those to begin with! On Zwift I love an FTP builder plan!

@@ALittleBitAnouska yep. Already signed up to Zwift. Looks fantastic.

Thank you! It was what I wanted for so long!

Hi! Thank you so much for your comment, omg this has happened to me more than once too! I am more worried about scratching my bike than grazing my skin though haha! Keep going! I Really rate this over a non smart trainer for the sound as the only noise you really get is off of the drive chain :) x

Hey! Thank you so much for watching & I am so happy they have that effect! Yes absolutely! When I first started out I had a standard turbo trainer and I would just put a GCN workout video on and follow that which was great too but this really does motivate you and makes you work super hard for sure so I would 100% recommend! x

Hi Roy! Great to hear from you & thank you for your kind comment! I felt the same way when I saw her in real life, I wanted one so desperately so when she became available I could barely breathe! haha! Well done getting hold of one, its been a crazy time! Glad to hear you are loving Zwift & making the most of it! Happy riding!

Hi Luke! Thank you so much for your comment! I haven't tried this out I don't think so I'll give it a go!

You can also use you wahoo bolt or element to do the same control your core.

Hi! Great question! Not at all, because I keep a cassette on the Kickr I literally pull my wheel on and off in seconds. HOWEVER.. this is an excellent excuse to buy a second bike for sure 👍

Hi Katrina! Thank you so much! I bought mine from Country Cycles in Swansea, South Wales. I contacted most of the Bianchi dealers in the South of UK to find her! x

Hi! Thank you so much for your comment. It does sit on the side and whilst it doesn't have any lean at all you are aware that it isn't centred which can trick your mind a little. You do need to make sure it is nice and tight on the trainer though to avoid any lean :) Noise wise the trainer itself is very quiet but my Bianchi does give some noise off from the chair for sure!

Thank you for your kind comment!

@@ALittleBitAnouska you're welcome, it's my pleasure

Hi Dan! Thank you so much for your comment! I actually do normally use one but I was filming my bike, forgot to put it on then instantly regretted doing so haha! I refuse to leave my bike once I am in the swing as otherwise my legs feel utterly dead lol! I actually use a super cheap one from Chain Reaction by Lifeline. It makes all the difference for sure! I havent tried RGT but I'll look into it for sure! Perhaps that would be a good next video! Thank you for the advice!

Hi Jen! Thank you so much for your comment! Its so much fun isn't it! Such a mega bit of kit! I would so love a climb too! So these ones are from Monton who I think are an Asian make but I bought them online and have two pairs from them which I really rate! I k ow exactly what you mean in terms of length, short shorts in the summer are much better for tans too lol! Xx

@@ALittleBitAnouska ah, thanks! Can you remember what they are called? Just had a wee look and all the bib shorts on the site seem to look quite long... 🤔 The climb really is awesome, my bf has one and he let me connect my bike to his setup (Kickr and Climb) to try it out before I bought my own Kickr Core and I really loved it. He thinks the climb prob isn’t that necessary, but I think it’s too cool not to have! 😂🤣🙌🏼

@@jenmarr1645 I just took a look and they have them in white on monton.com but not the UK site which is annoying! You could try velo vixen too as they have beautiful kit! X

@@ALittleBitAnouska ah, found them, thank you! I’ll maybe drop them a little FB message to see if they are coming back into stock at some point! 👍🏼 thanks lovely! Good luck in your journey! ☺️

Thank you so much! I always knew I wanted a Bianchi & shes everything I dreamed of! X

@@ALittleBitAnouska can understand that! Started Rosing last year and got a used Scott speedster. Its ok for me to begin with but streaming of the day that i can get a new one! :D

you're not wrong the colour is fantastic too

@@chrisoman87 ive now seen that Bianchi offer a custom colour design online too! Giving my lots of ideas!

Hi! Thank you so much for your comment! Huge update to the Pain Cave.. its now in a different space completely, I will 100% do a new tour haha! We did buy a BIG fan which is much preferred to the Air Con interestingly! x

Thank you so much for your comment! Very kind! x

Absolutely! Or in my case I had a very handy husband to pass me everything I needed so I didnt have to move too far haha! X

@@ALittleBitAnouska Yep i believe but he will not stay with u all the time when u wanna Zwifting ! Keep that in mind :) After u cant reach riders in front of u if water or towel is lost even with gaining some serious watts :)

Hi! Thank you for your comment! Thats correct, we didn't pay the extra for the next one up as we didn't feel it was worth it. This provides more than enough power & resistance! We signed up to stock alerts so that when one became available we could grab it! X

Hi Rizal! Thank you for your comment. I mean.. one is warmer than the other haha! But in all seriousness I so find riding on the road is more comfortable especially when climbing out of the saddle because of the flexibility on the bike. BUT the smart trainers are so cool because the gradient is so real! x

Hey! Ah that is great news! Glad you got the best out of it! I ride 5 times a week but I usually get on very early in the morning & do those shorter rides as I am very time poor unfortunately. I quite like putting a youtube video on my iPad too and sometimes I'll just watch that at that same time if I don't feel super motivated! x

Hi! Thank you for your comment! I would also like to see this because it would be a miracle if I were to run haha! Unfortunately my running skills are appalling and I was not blessed in that department lol!

@@ALittleBitAnouska well I don’t have a treadmill but I use my Apple Watch as the speed sensor and the heart rate and have footpod. It works out pretty well. I have been working out every day doing it down the house hallway

@@Astronomical1 Ah that is super cool! I had no idea you could do it without a treadmill but that does make sense! Thats the way though, just keep training as much as you can as it makes you feel so good!

Hi David! Thank you so much for your comment! I actually didn't really consider it as it was very much out of my budget but in comparison there was not enough of a difference to warrant paying the extra for the V5 x

Hi John, thank you for your comment! I do indeed, check out the other videos on my channel :) xx

Hi Drew! Thank you so much for your message! I have actually paused Zwift right now but I do post what I am up to on Instagram @anouskas if you use that! Hope you are loving your Kickr core! x

Thank you for your comment! I wish I could read your beautiful language!