Kickr Climb
07-25-18 | 11:26 AM
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I love the trainer. I put on TrainerRoad and watch Netflix.
I also rode COTA in 106* one evening and started my brick run Sunday in 102*, so have a heaping spoonful of HTFU as well.
I also rode COTA in 106* one evening and started my brick run Sunday in 102*, so have a heaping spoonful of HTFU as well.
07-26-18 | 07:03 AM
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I'm at a loss as to why anyone would pay for one of those. Seems to me it's about like putting your trainer bike's front wheel on a stack of phone books. You get the position of going up a hill but it's not going to actually be like hauling your weight up a hill. Maybe someone that has one can enlighten me.
07-26-18 | 07:45 AM
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Seems cool, doubt I get one though even though I do own a kickr(which I love) and have 11 thousand kms logged on Zwift. I find with the turbo trainer wide screen tv and computer pushing 4K it’s a immersive enough experience for me
07-27-18 | 10:37 AM
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I'm at a loss as to why anyone would pay for one of those. Seems to me it's about like putting your trainer bike's front wheel on a stack of phone books. You get the position of going up a hill but it's not going to actually be like hauling your weight up a hill. Maybe someone that has one can enlighten me.
07-27-18 | 03:44 PM
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07-27-18 | 04:12 PM
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I'm at a loss as to why anyone would pay for one of those. Seems to me it's about like putting your trainer bike's front wheel on a stack of phone books. You get the position of going up a hill but it's not going to actually be like hauling your weight up a hill. Maybe someone that has one can enlighten me.
07-27-18 | 06:06 PM
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i do Zwift a lot and have my front wheel up on a stack of phone books as I did when I had my bike on a dumb trainer. I don’t see the benefit of the front of the bike moving up and down as again, there is really no gravity to be working against.
07-27-18 | 06:17 PM
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I’ve thought about it some more...though you wouldn’t be generating more power even though the front of the bike is at an increased angle, perhaps the muscle fibers recruited would be variable dependent on the angle of the front of the bike. Might also add a little more variety to the trainer experience. Worth the cost? Really hoping to hear from someone that has experience with it.
07-27-18 | 07:43 PM
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07-28-18 | 04:45 PM
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It's not really that hard to grasp - you're riding up a virtual hill, the smart trainer resistance increases, simulating the work against gravity, the front end rises, simulating the grade which will alter body position and muscle recruitment. It's a more immersive way to while away the trainer season.
07-28-18 | 06:07 PM
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Im riding on a stack of phone books and sandwiched between is a Sears Christmas Wish Book 
Too funny, I was riding the other day in the garage and a guy comes walking up and delivers a new phone book. Thought they had gone the way of the dinorsaurs.
Too funny, I was riding the other day in the garage and a guy comes walking up and delivers a new phone book. Thought they had gone the way of the dinorsaurs.
07-28-18 | 06:10 PM
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It's not really that hard to grasp - you're riding up a virtual hill, the smart trainer resistance increases, simulating the work against gravity, the front end rises, simulating the grade which will alter body position and muscle recruitment. It's a more immersive way to while away the trainer season.
07-28-18 | 06:13 PM
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Even in a stationary position, one can still ride on the front, middle or back of the saddle. I get out of the saddle every so often just as one the road to alleviate pressure. I would think that the front end moving up and down would create more of a propensity for chafing.
07-28-18 | 06:33 PM
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So what, you pause your workout and add/remove phone books based on the terrain on-screen? You don't think that the climb just a wee bit more dynamic than that?
07-28-18 | 09:29 PM
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Right, the smart trainer already increases the resistance on the virtual hills. I already have the front end of my bike in a climbing position which is mostly the muscle fibers I want to recruit. I guess it give a more variable position during the ride but I don't think I'd want to pay for it. Still hoping to hear from those that have tried it.
07-29-18 | 09:28 AM
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No, I don’t. I have my bike in the position I want it in on the phone books as I wrote above. But hey, the Climb is only $600, you planning on getting one?
07-29-18 | 12:52 PM
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07-29-18 | 03:23 PM
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I'll be in if someone makes a game for the trainer. A game, not a ride simulator. Not a race simulator, either. A game, in the sense that Assassin's Creed or Halo is a game, though those particular examples would not translate well. I want a game that makes me want to hop on the bike to use as a controller, not to try to replicate what happens outside.
08-04-18 | 06:18 PM
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Did a few hours today on a more elevated route and I like the small subtle feeling of the changes compared to the previous static setup.
I feel it could be seen as a little pricey for that difference and for sure not for everyone, but I feel it was worth it for me.
I feel it could be seen as a little pricey for that difference and for sure not for everyone, but I feel it was worth it for me.