Comments on: Level Up Your Wahoo KICKR CORE with this Foot Hack

By: SCBickle

SCBickle — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:53:43 +0000

I have a rubber doormat on top of carpet that the core sits across, which adds a comfortable amount of sway. The end caps on the feet are either side of the doormat so they never work their way off. This has been the best cycling hack for me so far, and dead cheap (especially since I was given the doormat by the originator of this hack).

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:36:42 +0000

You don’t even really need the rivnut tool either. Easy enough to make a setter that’ll do the job using cheap hardware.

By: Michael Nelson

Michael Nelson — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 22:19:22 +0000

In reply to Hybrid Noob. Same!!!!

By: Hybrid Noob

Hybrid Noob — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:45:31 +0000

In reply to David Maciejewski. Totally. I have a rubber mallet living at the end of my Kickr Core just to remind me to give the rear two feet a bash back on before every ride!

By: Eric Schlange

Eric Schlange — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:40:01 +0000

In reply to KrisC. The V6 has adjustable axle height - that's one of its strengths. Wahoo, I think, went lower on the Core because people would rather have it be a bit low than too high!

By: KrisC

KrisC — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:23:18 +0000

I’ve recently upgraded from the Core (2019) to KickR V6, and found that the Core’s axle height is lower than the V6, so maybe this foot hack will actually correct the sub-par height of the rear axle too.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:46:42 +0000

In reply to David Maciejewski. The rubber caps will stay on much better with super glue if you don’t want to do a more extensive upgrade like the one above.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:36:52 +0000

Any hacks for the Zwift Hub? Using some plastic wedges now that are originally made for balancing uneven toilets.

By: J D

J D — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:18:50 +0000

My cheap way of making my wife’s bike sway was adding a barbell pad to each foot bar and strapping in place. You can adjust how vertical the bike sits by placing the pads off center with a little trial and error by observing how it sits while the rider is pedaling.

Easy to do and adds a lot of comfort since the bike will have quite a bit more side to side movement than the axis feet.

Pad
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013JOAWGA/

Strap
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XD6NHFC/

By: David Maciejewski

David Maciejewski — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:30:20 +0000

Oh yes, the rubber caps drive me nuts, work their way off.