Box to Race to in 1hr - Wahoo Kickr Bike No.2 on ZWIFT
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2025
- Wahoo have replaced my broken Kickr bike so I threw it together in record time and then raced on ZWIFT.....where I set ZERO records!
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If you missed the termination of the first bike.....you can see it in summary here: th-cam.com/video/1FAEkliUmkQ/w-d-xo.html
Mark, you’re endurance focused- but can clearly throw around a decent free weight... I’d love to see an upload from you about how you incorporate strength training into your life- frequency per week, muscle group frequency, reps, exercises, sets... the whole shabang.... I’ve been a long term subscriber and love the content. Would love an upload on this please: at 39 (just started TRT too), I’ve more of an interest endurance these days, but still love to strength train. Would love to hear more about combining the two.
Cheers for everything.
@@30mattdavies This is coming - now the gyms are open again in the UK I'm back lifting on a regular basis - and fitting it in with running. In fact, after deadlifts yesterday, I'm running tonight....so all pretty relevant now. 👍 💪
Wow, the days you only had 9k subscribers. Well done, your success is deserved
Mark, your videos are just superb! I am 47 and I didn’t know there was someone else in the world as enthusiastic, dedicated and honest as I try to be. Your dead pan throw away comments are just natural and hilarious! I’m a gear junkie too and my wife thinks I’m a child!😂thanks for the fun, mate. 👍🏻😃💪🏼
The free wahoo merchandise sending has begun 😂 you'll be wearing the t-shirt soon as well lol
Only if it comes in "bit too tight medium" 😂
@@MarkLewisfitness 'extra SMedium'
I’m part of the last couple hundred subs, really love your content and your humour, good luck on hitting 10k!
Thanks! Amazing that so many people are following 👍🏼
I like how you are built like the terminator and rightfully put massive watts into the products you use. Gives big guys a barometer of how these products hold up to our size and power outputs.
You should have one of those Board of Film Censors warnings that says "contains mild corporate intimidation" 😂. Keep 'em coming Mark and congrats on 9k subs too.
Enjoy all your content Mark. Keep up the great work. I'm sure 10,000 will come very soon.
Great to see you have a Zwift bike again! I took a leaf out of the Mark Lewis book of Racecraft this morning by taking points for the fastest Forward Sprint time in the ZRL APAC Division C2 race. I was never gonna win the race itself - came in two and a half minutes behind the winners. But at least I snagged those bonus points!
Awesome - points is points!!!
Love it! Welcome back and congrats on the new bike! Crit City races are HARD!
Another enjoyable and inspirational video Mark.
Five weeks off the bike, you did well to compete as you did.
I have just upgraded to the Wahoo V5 from a Tacx flux and find the difference amazing.
Keep up the good work 💪🏻👏🏻
Mark, I love your videos! Thanks for the honest review of the Wahoo Kickr Bike!!!
Well done example of how to pass along your experiences and observations (I was one of those new subscribers). I have been evaluating trainers and you convinced me on the Kickr Bike. Tks for the work you put in recording and editing the video. I am off to Spokes this weekend to hopefully get one.
Good stuff! You will love it!
Decided to upgrade my old trainer to a Wahoo Kickr today. Joined Zwift and first ride done. Definitely an engaging experience and it is easy to do more than you had planned. My 20 year old Cannondale R1000 has a broken shifter so I am fixed gear until I get it replaced. I intended to get the Kickr Bike but it felt too small for me even at max extensions so I dropped back to the Kickr and it worked ok.
You had me going with the full gym remark.
I have been planning to get a smart bike but was leaning towards stages sb20. But it is such a big purchase I didnt want to regret not having tilt. I appreciate your videos and bought a kickr bike this weekend. still waiting for delivery
You’ll get addicted! 👍🏼
It's funny..I bought salomon hydration pack cuz of this channel, and I've a garmin watch in my basket for when I'm paid...also after watching the videos on this channel.
I have a wahoo kicker but this setup is the dream.
Won't be long till your back proper making wattBombs in the garage
Hahaha "we love wahoo, they are an amazing company indeed"
They are! Garmin not so much ..... nor Rolex and Tesla - in case they are listening 😂
@@MarkLewisfitness wahoo obviously watched your man cave review videos when your were drooling over the wahoo fans
Love the Garmin plug!
Very hard to come straight back after 5 weeks off, great effort and pushing 800+ Watts in the final sprint. Top work and keep the vids coming 👌
5 weeks is pretty long but I think he will recover those numbers real quick.
Huge congratulations on hitting 9k Mark !
Wahoo should chuck in something free, pretty shoddy show
Glad to see they offered you something..
Excellent! I absolutely love these vids 👍🏾✊🏾👊🏾
On a serious note, I do hope you get more merchandise to review because your videos are far better than people who only review merch! Good luck in the next race
Me too! More free gear 👍🏼😂
If you have been using Bluetooth to connect to your Mac, please get an ANT+ dongle (with extender cable). It was a game changer for me. Much more reliable and the power numbers keep consistent.
Thank you for the great videos!
Thanks for the tip! I have one that I run as a back up now in case BT plays up.
hey mate just come across your Chanel and love your videos keep up the hard work
Sold my soul to Wahoo already.... the fan is great :-)
9th overall but 2nd on zwift power in this race. You do make a good point as zwift power proves.
Above average video....always above average. 😂😂😂👍👍👍 keep these videos coming. I love above average.
3:41 I have the same air mover thingy, absolutely brilliant
They are great aren’t they - the wahoo fan is going to have to be really good to justify the retail price against an air mover.
hi mark sorry when you was outside did you say something about snow WOW we don't get snow in plymouth lol
The new Algo is hard , but it make you harder 💪💪💪😂😂
Man! You need to get out more ! 😂
It’s been 3 months since I last did structured training. I’ve gone from 4.2w/kg down to 3.0w/kg. Felt like jacking in but just purchased and Wahoo Bike and had it delivered today. Can’t wait to get back into the swing of things
how s it going?
@@abcD-wf9yr great bike! Nice to be able to have something to jump on and off with
Lol! Love the Terminator.
Wait. Is that SNOW??? The heck is going on over there?
Re: Can you crush it after 5 weeks off and consuming 15,000 easter egg calories? I'm predicting yes. Whenever I've taken a short rest break I usually come back like RRRAAAWWWRRRRR and it feels awesome. So that's my prediction. You will kill it. I think I'd better watch the rest of the video and see how it goes. Don't disappoint me.
Wait. That last sentence was a little aggressive wasn't it? Maybe I should edit it out.
I'm not going to edit it out. Move your arse.
Edit: Ah, you crushed yourself. Excellent. There's something to aim for.
snow is nuts over here - today it was beautiful sunshine at the same time! 24 hrs apart and it felt like 6 months!
Great video Mark, your easily bought by wahoo🤣🤣, more Bob Ross content please, may get you some paint brushes!!👍😁
Gotta love those little trees 🌲 😂
Great with some motivation Zwift content again:)
Have you ever considered to perform as a stand up comedian ? You are a natural !
Been there - done that 😂👍
Love your videos. Watch some of them even if I’m not interested in the subject haha. My question is - I can’t afford the Kickr at this time and I’m training for marathons and lifting and looking towards doing some indoor cycling during the snowy MA winter here… I’m looking at Concept 2 Bike Erg for Zwift and other workouts. Do you encounters guys/gals on zwift that use the concept 2 bike Erg and enjoy it? Thanks!
"we are way past coffee mugs now" ATTA BOY!
I have the Wahoo Fan...it is pretty cool 😎.
Do you have the same problems in the second copy as in the first? I mean all kinds of slack, for example the ones you talked about in the first movie about putting the saddle backwards.
Content game is strong. Might need to enlist Nixon to help get your Zwift conditioning back.
He's already get in some miles 😎
Hi Mark could you let me know which size of bolt you used and which torque you used to tighten the handlebar and seat post. Thanks a lot!
Started to a trainingsplan on zwift thanks to you i want to get realy fit :)
Now just waiting for lovely Wahoo the amazing company to get the Bolt stealth bundel back in stock so that i can race with heartrate XD and crush the 100kg+ categorie
Awesome - you will find it completely addictive!
"Remaining above average is still staggeringly simple" 🤣
I have to get a set of TT bars, I see they make a great resting position for your head while recovering from a Zwift race....
Hi Mark,
What is the Rocker plate that you use?
Nice one Mark!
Can I buy your spare hoods off you? mine have developed a bit of an issue whereby they don't work unless a tie the leads into a specific shape, it's something dodgy inside the leads, not the jack plugs, don't want to send them back to wahoo as i'd end up without the bike whilst I wait for the replacements. how much do you want for them?
Afraid I’m going to keep them as I’ve heard too many reports of hood faults ☹️
I wonder if this bike might fare better than the first one where it is on the rocker plate right from the start, relieving some of the stresses the old one faced.
Fingers crossed - it MUST help!
How did you extend the power cable? I extended mine on my elite turbo trainer and it messed up all the watts and didn't work😢
Just simple two core wire so I split it and added in a new length
Hehe , your cheap Mark 😜, a fan got you over the line , keep it up .
The Cat. System in Zwift is based on ftp 95% of 20min power, so for this short Race you get racers doing much more w/kg average than the advertied Cat. I remember in B Cat Its often 4.1 - 4.3 W/kg
Sure, but even over a short race it’s odd for C cats to be up close to 4
Mark, your videos are super cool, informing and entertainment and funny
(most important). I would like to send you pics/video of my pain cave, how do I do that ??? ...good luck and keep strong
paincave@marklewis.co.uk 👍
Glad you covered their labels. Their customer service is kak. Ali and Fran are so blunt and rude. It doesn't cost money to have soft skills, polite manners etc. Wishing you days of good health and fitness on the new "bike". Not worth promote such companies who don't really care about you. You are just a number to them!!
As always, informative with the right amount of humour. During the video (or another that I watched today), you mentioned that the Kickr Bike was loose when the seat and handlebars are extended for tall riders, which makes me wonder What’s the advantage of the Kickr bike vs using your own bike on a Wahoo Kickr (or Core) ?
Simplicity (esp when switching o other users), size - much shorter than a bike set up and even though it moves.....I wouldn't want to put a bike on a trainer through the sprints I do. For others, it may be the better option 👍
I wonder if the both bikes record the same power.?
Do you have any other way of measuring ‘your’ power output? Pedals/cracks etc?
If the new bike was under recording or the old one over recording It might explain the higher than usual HR??
The bike obviously is just one potential variable.
The heart rate is coming off by heart rate strap direct to the computer so not going via the bike. Power wise, I had another ride today and it feels pretty consistent to what I would expect.
is that a blue matic in the background? mine estimates power terribly
I am asking all my family to subscribe your channel....even granny ... You deserve !!!
Amazing - my subscriber count in the elderly female demographic is pretty rubbish right now 😂. It’s basically just my mum 😂
@UCoa2-%F0%9F%98%84olZRxgBs52HNiDt-Kg I'll have to do some "mature ladies" content to keep that section of the community feeling cared for 😄
Congrats
Hey Mark can I ask, what made you choose the Kickr Bike initially over say a Wattbike or something similar? I have had a Peloton for 3 months, and tomorrow they are switching out my frame to try and fix an issue - this will be the 4th frame I have had, and 2 screens! So I’m going to try and return it and get a Kickr, especially based on your feedback about their customer service. Keep up the great work.
When I got it, I knew absolutely zero about cycling and a friend told me it was the thing to get. Simple as that, I am very easily led!
😂😂 quality mate 👍🏼
Ha Ha - B I K E ! 🤣
I wish zwift would sort the sandbagging out in game, I recently moved up to cat c on zwift power but get crushed in game. Although zwift power results look a tad better its still demoralising during the race to see the lead riders shoot off without a hope in hell of keeping with them.
You’d think it would be a pretty easy fix
Eliminating the sandbaggers in game must be the most long awaited and requested game feature. Cmon Zwift!
with zwiftpower when you are c, nearing b, you will win. being near the top of your cat is what it takes.
Commenting for the algorithm.
Would be great if you shared which races you are going to be doing so we can ........race.
I will do even back to normal fitness. Right now I’d get beaten by too many of you 😂😂😂
Good content as always. Mark did you change your Weight in zwift app having in mind you gain some kilos? I am currently going down with mine and I always remember to get it adjusted to make my climb nightmare a bit more gentle. :)
Yep, I tend to always tweak it fresh each time I ride if there’s been more than a couple of days since I last did.
@@MarkLewisfitness interestingly you can hook certain smart scales upto zwift so it does it automatically for you
Fitbit and withings are two anyway
Love your videos! Hearing how you felt like you hit a wall on the roller section on the crit city course makes me want to ask where you have your Trainer Difficulty set (I know, this is a hot button issue!). "Many" (most? some?) people who race this course regularly have their TD set at 25-40% to smooth out the rollers. You still have to do the same watts but you're able to stay in the same gear on the rollers and not feel like you're hitting a wall on the uphill and spinning out on the downhill. Those who have their TD set lower are having a much easier time with this section and are more likely to drop you there. Just a thought!
Good thinking-I am on about 70% and at 103 kg that is probably too high! Will try dropping it down to 25
@@MarkLewisfitness If you lower trainer difficulty the tilt function decreases proportionally thus on easy no tilt function at all. I personally always use 100% for maximum tilting and customise the cassette and rings in different bike profiles for different needs, of course people on trainers and rollers do not have the luxury of virtual cassette/rings. As previously mentioned Mr Wahoo I bought a kicker bike as a result of Mr Lewis.
When it comes to Zwift Power results, isn't it so that you have to be signed up to zwiftpower in order to show up in the race results? In that case the reason Zwift Power gives you better results is that not all of the racers have connected their zwift account to zwiftpower. They are not necessarily disqualified or moved to upper category.
A bit of both - most people taking it seriously are on ZwiftPower...but sure, you could be a legit racer, not on ZP and so never show up.....but as an example.....on a race like that, it's not unusual to see people posting numbers up close to 4 w/kg ..... that's not a C rider.
Pay 200 quid for a fan, stupid money then you buy one, best fan ever, even used it in our pizza shed at the pub last summer to cool staff
I keep hearing good things about it!
ZRL tomight?
No longer in the league ..... free agent 😂
@@MarkLewisfitness can i sign you up with free ZSUN bidon?
We can’t have Mark Lewis not in the ZRL
5 weeks no way... Peloton or Echelon for me. If they fail peloton comes to fix it or Echelon (throw away)
Thumbs up for walking to the gym.
And in the snow ❄️ 😂👍🏼
Wahoo gets too much love IMHO. They are stiff arming me and many others regarding a thru axle adaptor that will fit my 2021 [had since last year] TREK Emonda. Is it not reasonable for a consumer to assume a $7,000 [very very common road bike] would fit Wahoo's flagship trainer? - I think so. #wattbike #wahoohasgottentoobigtocare
The Power-Meter on the Bike gives out less watts on same effort than a wahoo trainer.
Try the anti sandbagging Crit City race to avoid a group of B racers. Much easier riding against only true C Cat racers. Here is a recent win video and analysis: th-cam.com/video/GUK5_j-fEOI/w-d-xo.html
And I was able to follow it up with a 3rd place as well: th-cam.com/video/aPnn5iPvG7A/w-d-xo.html
How did you lose the second group? Was the pace too high? You still have good power it will come back quick, keep it up. Love to see Zwift race videos.
The reason I didn't buy one last year was because after u tried it i was afraid i would break it if I bought it.
Still.. I will not be surprised if the bike will be terminated a second time. Customer service aside, that will be then like doing the same things expecting different results...
Mark I think you need some Vegan power
hmmmmmmmm.......That feels a step to far right now!
Change your trainer difficulty between 25 and 40%. That will help you with those bumps. Lesson learnt
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Well done, an above average comment 👍🏼💪😎