Well that sucks...

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Specialized Shiv
Scott Addict
Niner Jet 9
Niner RLT

The issue is rotation and the strain it would put on the rear drop outs. The new Kickr QR system was completely redesigned to allow vertical movement. I'm sure eventually someone here will figure out a workout around but retrofitting the Kickr was not possible...it was looked at. And then you add the fact it pairs directly to the Kickr which sends the signal to the Climb...

Agree, the non drive side pivots freely. The drive side needs either a thinner nut to hold the hub on and a bearing of some sort to allow pivot or replace the nut with an adaptor similar to non drive side and held together by the skewer. Not worth solving for if it won't connect to the kickr though.

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Specialized Shiv
Scott Addict
Niner Jet 9
Niner RLT

I saw a video review of this yesterday and the issue is both the dropouts and derailleur clearance vis a vis the handle (the handle has been moved a bit on the Kickr 17 to address this) but both might be able to be overcome. You can probably take care of the handle clearance issue by placing motion limits in the software that kick in on the older Kickr (assuming the software can "know" what model it is installed on) and it sounded like the dropout issue could pretty easily be cured with a retrofit but it would cost money.

The bottom line is that once you start moving the bike around, you have to account for what is moving and what might hit something or you'll start wrecking stuff. In fact, the 10 degree limit on the decent is due entirely to the fact that if you go any more than that with the current combo, cranks will can start hitting the floor.

Are there any Kickr discounts out there? Looks like the DCRainmaker code does not work on this product on Clever.