11 May 2020

WAHOO KICKR CORE and ZWIFT


After 8 years of using a dumb M1 JetBlack magnetic turbo-trainer,   finally upgraded to the smart one.
I ordered the unit from Ligamas Cycle Sdn Bhd, and it takes 17 days to arrive.
Very-very quiet, the only noise is coming from the cassette and chain, so I can train in the living room in front of the big television.
The Zwist software is running on my son's gaming desktop PC, with AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Quad-Core Processor 3.20 GHz, RAM 16.0 GB,  and upgraded graphic card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX  1060 3GB with two the fan cooling system. Using an HDMI cable, I connect it to the Panasonic Plasma TV 42".
Wahoo Kicker Core is in the middle of the Wahoo lineup, so it did not include the cassette, which is good for me.
Using cap Ayam cassette cogs removal and installation tools, I installed an SRAM PG1070 10-speed cassette (11-26T), since my groupset is an old 10-speed SRAM Red. 
You need to insert a spacer (supplied),  because the Kickr core come with an 11-speed hub.
Using a Magene ANT+ dongle with three three-meter USB extension cables, the Zwift software can detect the Kickr Core easily.
Kickr Core paired with three parameters - power, cadence and resistance (controllable) using the new ANT+  FE-C (Fitness Equipment Control) protocol.
Eating dust at downhill Watopia's Jungle circuit
Upgraded to level 11 - unlocked Digital Camo jersey Kit, but that jersey is not for my taste.
Cycling with Movistar - Canyon bike
Tour for ALL first stage,
Tour for ALL
27 meter to the end of Tour for all second stage, 193rd of 373

With the old dumb trainer, I install a Garmin speed sensor to the rear wheel hub.
I can't believe that I got this megawatt. Maybe the trainer lost contact with the tyre, and paddle with a crazy spin, so Zwift calculates to that very high watt power. Maybe that I'm really powerful ;)

Just Scrape It and Hit 800 watts
The Blowdrier Hit 900 watts
Premier Power Hit 1000 watts
Off the Rocks Hit 1100 watts
1.21 Gigawatts Hit 1200 watts
 Hill Route completed
 Complete the Volcano Circuit CCW (Counter Clock Wise) route
 Beautiful panorama at Feugo Flats
OMG, 15%  gradient on the way to Box hill
Training guna iPad,  sambil mendengar Sheikh Abdul Karim Omar Al-Fatani Al-Makki di TV9 (Tanya Ustaz) tentang Muazin. (26 Jun 2020).