KICKR CORE (2018, original)
- Trainer type
- direct-drive
- Maximum resistance
- 1800 W
- Maximum simulated gradient
- 16%
- Claimed power accuracy
- ±2%
Not yet tested with the Cadexa app. Protocol support is shown in the specifications.
Demonstration content. This product entry was created to show how the platform works. Specifications are manufacturer claims gathered from public pages and have not been independently verified; nothing here reflects hands-on testing by Cadexa.
About the KICKR CORE (2018, original)
Original KICKR CORE (2018) is superseded by KICKR CORE 2 (Sept 2025). The 'KICKR CORE Zwift One' bundle (Zwift Cog + Click, launched Feb 2024 when Zwift discontinued the Zwift Hub) was based on this generation. Specs here are from press spec sheets comparing the generations, not a live Wahoo page (Wahoo no longer lists the original).
Demonstration entry: the notes above summarise public sources collected on 1 November 2026 and have not been independently verified by Cadexa.
Specifications
Manufacturer claims with their sources. Where Cadexa has measured a value it appears in its own column. Missing values are shown as unknown.
| Specification | Manufacturer claim | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Trainer type | direct-drive | Press / reviewdcrainmaker.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum resistanceHighest power the trainer can resist, as claimed by the manufacturer, often at a stated speed. | 1800 W | Press / reviewthe5krunner.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Maximum simulated gradient | 16% | Press / reviewthe5krunner.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Claimed power accuracyManufacturer claim. Independent measurements, when we have them, are shown separately. | ±2% | Press / reviewthe5krunner.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Flywheel mass | 5.4 kg | Press / reviewthe5krunner.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Bluetooth FTMSThe open Bluetooth Fitness Machine Service. Required for trainer control by the Cadexa app. | Yes | Press / reviewthe5krunner.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| ANT+ FE-CANT+ trainer control, used by Garmin and Wahoo head units and many desktop apps. | Yes | Press / reviewthe5krunner.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Wi-Fi | No | Press / reviewthe5krunner.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Setup | ||
| Folding legs | Yes | Press / reviewthe5krunner.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 18 kg | Press / reviewthe5krunner.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
Replaced by KICKR CORE 2.
Cadexa coverage
Review
Wahoo KICKR CORE 2: features and compatibility
What changed from the original CORE, what did not, and how the second generation lines up with Bluetooth FTMS control from a phone. A specification-based overview ahead of our hands-on test.
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