lennyk wrote:
Many first gen kickrs read 20-25w over, This has been well documented in the past and long denied by kickr
Until they brought out the newer versions.
I have a v1 and all emails to support would be denial and to do spindowns until the cows came home.
Only until they changed the firmware last year to modify the way it read power did he issue get resolved for the most part.
With the newer firmware, my v1now reads 5-10w over.
I previously used trainerroad and luckily they came out with an option to use a secondary power meter e.g. Quarq if you had the luxury
I thought i would add my data points. I have a V3 Kickr and it reads 5-7% under both of my Quarq's. It is frustrating for zwift races as i know that 7% off during a minute at 600w is a big difference. Same with extended intervals on Zwift or TR, i have to compensate knowing that inside is quite lower than the quarq. I have played around with power matching for intervals but don't like the feel personally. That is not an option for Zwift races. All in all i wish i had purchased the Drivo as i have tested on a friends drivo and it was within 1% of the quarq. Some of the reviewers are having a love fest over the new Kickr but i think they are overlooking significant power data issues.
Edit: i have been training with power for 8 years and have used multiple other smart trainers. I understand the importance of zero offset and spindown calibrations, firmware updates, and manually adjusting slope on a quarq etc. As a roadie i do a lot of high end intervals and that 5-7% difference is a big deal at minute repeats over 600w.
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Ron_Burgundy: Nov 15, 18 15:55