- We're back with another amazing GCN Tech Unboxing for you,
but this time we're giving away not one
but two fantastic new products for you.
Although I appreciate this might seem a little bit like
deja wahoo because you have already seen
this brand new kicker.
We gave one away just a few weeks back,
but the reason we have another one to give away
is because it complements this,
the KICKR CLIMB.
Oh yes, we will be telling you all about it
in just one moment.
I'm sure many of you will be chomping at the bit
trying to find out exactly how you can enter
this giveaway, but be patient.
I'm going to tell you towards the end of this video.
For now though, let's unbox.
(fingers squeak on boxes)
Squeaky boxes.
Oh yeah.
It's heavier than it looks.
That one's also quite heavy, too.
Whoa.
Look at that.
So what is the KICKR CLIMB, you will be asking yourselves.
I mean, it certainly doesn't look like
anything that we've seen
in the world of turbo training before,
but frankly, I mean it literally raises the bar.
I mean literally raises your handlebar.
That's what it does.
It's a part of Wahoo's indoor training system,
which they designed to effectively try
to make riding indoors as close to riding outdoors
as possible.
Put in simplistic terms, the KICKR CLIMB
basically moves the front of your bike up and down
to simulate different gradients
between 20% up and 10% down,
so you could kind of also work on your descending
when on a turbo trainer.
As well as enhancing your experience on an app like Zwift,
it's also really good for training
because many coaches and physiologists think
that a key part preparing yourself for climbing
is actually getting used to a different position on the bike
because the bike is at an angle.
Right, now the first thing that I noticed
when getting the KICKR CLIMB out of the box
is all of these adapters here along the bottom.
Now part of Wahoo having to cater for everything
from a traditional road bike with a quick release axle
right through to a mounting bike with 15 by 110.
These ones here will be what I'm needing my bike.
Which is where, exactly?
Before you actually jump on your bike
but after you have it set up,
you need to pair the KICKR CLIMB with your KICKR,
which is a very simple process.
You just use that remote control there.
It's both AMP Plus and Bluetooth compatible.
And then you need to center it
so when it's at naught percent gradient, effectively,
and you find that by double clicking on the remote,
you lift up your handlebars, and it effectively swings
like a pendulum until it rests in the neutral position,
and you pop it back down.
And as weird as it looks, having a bike with no wheels on,
and it does look very weird indeed,
actually when it comes to stability,
that base is wider than your front tire anyway,
but all your stability comes from the trainer at the back.
The fastest and simplest way to actually get going
is to use the remote.
There is an up arrow and a down arrow,
and away you go.
Just be a little bit careful though because
it's all too easy to go up to 20%
and the trainer automatically adjusts
to simulate that gradient.
But fear not.
How cool is that?
I'm now freewheeling down the hill.
Woo hoo.
If you are to lose track, by the way,
of what flat actually feels like,
you simply double click the button in the middle,
and it takes you back to zero.
For me though, where this really comes alive
is when you pair it up to an app like Zwift, or similar,
where it will automatically adjust the gradient
to simulate what you are seeing on screen.
So with the KICKR and the KICKR CLIMB now paired to Zwift,
as soon as I hit a climb on here,
the resistance automatically increases on the KICKR,
and then the front end rapidly rises on the climb
until we get to the top when the opposite happens.
The resistance lifts up, and down you go.
Of course you don't need to pair it to an app
like Zwift or Sufferfest or TrainerRoad.
You can use a Wahoo device.
You can either upload a route you've already ridden,
or particularly cool, you can actually plot a route
on something like Strava or MapMyRide,
and then using the indoor training function,
you can effectively ride that route
from the comfort of your own home.
So if you are training for a specific sportive
but you can't reccy the route in person,
you can ride key sections indoors to get yourself ready,
or as far as I'm concerned, the best thing
is that you could choose a road from anywhere in the world
and ride it.
That's amazing.
To use your KICKR CLIMB, you will of course need a trainer
to pair it to at the back of your bike,
and that is where this one, the KICKR, comes in.
You will hopefully remember all the facts and figures
because Ollie talked you through it just the other week,
as I mentioned at the top of this video,
but in case you missed it, here is a quick refresher.
It has an even heavier flywheel than before,
so that helps to generate an even more realistic feel.
So basically when the flywheel's turning,
it has more inertia, meaning that when you stop peddling,
it will carry on going, just as if you stop peddling
out in the real world.
It can also generate a little bit more resistance,
so it will tolerate up to 2,200 watts.
So as you can imagine, as one of GCN's probably top seven
or eight sprinters, I'm particularly excited about that.
And if top sprinting power is not your thing,
then it will also simulate gradients of up to 20%,
which is rather convenient, when you think about
the capabilities of the KICKR CLIMB up front.
And then lastly, I don't know whether you noticed,
but that was pretty darn quiet.
The reason being, they've changed the shape of the teeth
on the belts.
They're now triangular teeth,
and that makes it almost silent in use.
So effectively nothing now can drown out
the sound of your heavy breathing,
other than perhaps your favorite tunes
when you crank them up.
Well now you know about the KICKR CLIMB,
and you've had your refresher course of the new KICKR,
what you're waiting for now, I imagine,
is how do you enter this giveaway.
So it's very simple, if you didn't know already.
Simply head down to the description beneath this video
and click on the link.
Then you simply have to fill out an entry form,
and away you go.
Keep your fingers crossed.
Now, if you don't mind me, I'm going to crack on
and have another lap of Innsbruck,
but if you want to see another video,
there is another piece of this Wahoo indoor training system
that is missing from this,
but Ollie unboxed just the other day.
It is the HEADWIND, so make sure you check that one out.
Unfortunately the competition is closed,
but you get all your info on it just over there.