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I did really try and tried for several months to get this to work, but could not. (The Wahoo KICKR is about 45 lbs, so moving and shipping is not the easiest.) I received the sensor, installed it, and it worked occasionally. They diagnosed the problem as a possible sensor and wanted to replace it before sending the entire unit back to Georgia. I exchanged it at Freshbikes, took it home and discovered that the second was also dead. The first Wahoo KICKR was dead out of the box. I already upgraded the computer system, so the ANT+ technology was easy to use (and we did not incur any extra cost on that front). The KICKR is about the same price the CompuTrainer. So I'm grateful for what Chuck and his company did.
COMPUTRAINER SOFTWARE
It measures 4.75 inches in diameter and weighs 1.1 pounds. I often made fun of the Computrainer because it was a dinosaur with laughable software but the fact remains that the reason we have all these fancy ass smart trainers from Tacx and Wahoo is BECAUSE of the Computrainer. The blue flywheel is a die casting made of zinc. I went to Freshbikes of Arlington and bought one. The CompuTrainer Flywheels are used to make bicycles stationary for indoor training. The appeal of this was that you could remove the rear wheel and it attached to the trainer, eliminating wear and tear of the wheel – especially if you used the same wheel to spin inside and train outside. Wurster said that while there were layoffs as a result of stopping CompuTrainer production, some employees who were involved with CompuTrainer are now focused on FloScan business.The next item that came out was the Wahoo Fitness KICKR. Inc., which makes fuel flow instruments used in boats, aircraft and other applications. is a wholly owned subsidiary of FloScan Instrument Co. Besides lab-quality accuracy and durability, Wurster said the Velotron has a smooth ride feel that is distinctly better than consumer trainers, in part because of its 50-pound flywheel. The Velotron is used by sports physiology labs around the world and Wurster said the company is assessing whether there is market to sell the machine as a premium, luxury-quality consumer trainer.
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Wurster noted that the company continues to manufacture and sell its lab-quality Velotron stationary bike, which sells for about $12,000. Members will receive login information for the area where they can purchase their parts at the discount they will be notified 30 days prior to their agreement expiration so they can then choose if they wish to extend the agreement for the same terms. The membership page is on the RacerMate website.
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Orders for the membership need to be placed online no later than May 31. He said if there is interest he expects to stock virtually all CompuTrainer parts, including load generators, cables, power supplies and handlebar controllers. They don't know when a part is going to be needed and neither do we, and we don't have funds to invest $100,000 in spare parts unless we are confident there is genuine interest," said Chuck Wurster, the vice president of RacerMate Inc. "The people we will be supplying have often had a CompuTrainer for 10 or 15 years.
COMPUTRAINER PLUS
The company said that, much like a crowd funding program, the proceeds from the sale of the memberships will fund the purchase and stocking of replacement parts. RACERMATE COMPUTRAINER Plus HEAD CONTROLLER UNIT Model 8002. For a $100 three-year membership, owners will be able to buy replacement parts online for 50 percent off the standard retail price.