Hi,
has anyone tried to use Kickr climb with the sessions in Xert? Do they work increasing the raise of the bike on climbing hills following the video?
Rouvy and Zwift support this function afaik.
Cheers
Harry
Iām interested in this answer - but honestly if Iām doing a structured workout, I donāt want it to (easy enough to stop). When Iām enjoying Zwift or a video route on an Endurance type ride - it would be nice!
No, Climb wonāt respond to an Xert session - I guess thereās no āinclineā within the workout, despite the video, for it to do so. Itās the same on Bkool: once youāre in ERG mode the Climb is disabled.
The Kickr Bike/Kickr Climb should work fine with Xert sessions. That being saidā¦ thereās no communication between the YouTube video & our app to signal different gradients, so you wouldnāt really notice anything on most of the endurance workouts, which are done with trainer control (AUTO mode in our app).
However, many of our workouts (especially sprinting workouts) feature SLOPE mode intervals, which should affect the incline of the Kickr Climb/Bike if you have it enabled.
A session is not a SIM. Itās a defined workout with entertainment. No different than riding a workout in 3D world ignoring slope ā which is how it should work for structured workouts.
EBC could pass slope % to a device for mixed mode intervals, but not to match the video.
I love the fact you get to watch whatever session āmovieā you want at normal speed as you complete your workout.
I donāt like to ride SIMs anymore. Have tried them all from Rouvy to Zwift to FG to RGT.
I donāt find them productive for the time invested. Iād rather get the job done with a selected workout watching whatever I want. YMMV
I just got a Kickr Bike, (amazing device)and the incline feature does not work with Zwift āworkouts.ā I do believe it works with Trainerroad workouts though. I disagree with ridegrider regarding using Sim mode. Iāve use it in Zwift for my endurance workouts, and itās amazing. I think I can even do some free style āsuper-thresholdā freestyle workouts too, With the Kicker Bike and its auto-incline feature, itās like riding outside. Itās truly amazing. I forget Iām looking at an 8x10" iPad. Iāve yet to try it with a Xert workout, but today Iāll give it a quick try and report back. And then Iāll go on a nice Zwift ride and hit my intervals that Xert recommends and work towards my Tron bike at the same time. 
Ok, so i just tried my Kickr Bike with a Xert workout that uses Slope mode. Xert DOES in fact signal to the bike to auto-incline. I have to say though, Iām not sure I would like doing ordinary intervals with the bike inclined. On the other hand, in a Xert Breakthrough workout that has an all-out sprint at the end, or any slope mode workout that has a sprint in slope mode, performing the sprint standing on the inclined bike is really nice, feels very natural. On the Kickr Bike, one can easily switch from auto incline, to manual incline. Iād probably do that standing sprint in manual incline mode. In reply to the OP, Iām assuming the Kickr Climb behaves the same way.
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The Kickr Bike is an amazing piece of equipment, I tried a Kickr Core a few months ago, but soon returned it to REI, I got tired of having to reindex every time I mounted my bike, and riding in slope mode made it painfully obvious just how loud my 1x11 Shimano XT setup is. Itās a modified Salsa Vaya, dropbar to mountain conversion. Have you ever ridden Repack Ridge, the single track trail in Zwift? You havenāt actually ridden it until youāve ridden it on a Kickr Bike, Itās like a roller coaster! You have to have a firm grip on the bars! Yes, the Kickr Bike is quite expensive, but purchasing it at REI makes it a slightly easier nut to crack, with the 10% Member Awards. Using the REI credit card gets you an additional 5% back.
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thank you for all the replies!!!
This is my first post in the forum and you already gave all the relevant answers. Thank you @CarmenV, @ManofSteele and @DomTech.
I will check out the SLOPE mode and see how it will work out for training sessions.
Great stuff!!!
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Just beware of āOffā mode - it took me 450 watts to get the pedals turning again!!!