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Hey Ray,
I can’t order one yet as in the UK but I wondered if you had or were able to get any more info on height? They have the specs on the side and it puts the height as 58 inches but that doesn’t tell me how much head room I need. Obviously it lifts up so need to allow for that, also the height of the runner on the belt and then some space for jumping up and down. This would be helpful info as I imagine a lot of pain caves may be in garages or places with limited head height.
Thanks again for your great content
So on the 25-things post: link to dcrainmaker.com
I included a schematics that Wahoo sent over. In that, the top of the deck is at 30cm/12″. Thus, for treadmill running I’d want 12″ + my height + another 12″ for bounce head-room clearance. That said, many people can get away with closer to 5-6″ extra head-room clearance.
Good luck!
Awesome, thanks for this :)
Did you ever get a measure of what the deck height is where your feet generally would be when it’s at max incline?
The deck height, right behind the front console, at max incline, is 18 inches.
“Would I pre-order? If I lived in the US, yes, … ” Unlike the Peloton Bike that you brought back from Las Vegas, this treadmill does not break down into shippable pieces. :-(
link to dcrainmaker.com
…hold my beer(mile).
We expect a 100 photo instagram story showing you disassembling it and bring it to Amsterdam. Your wife and each kid will have two checked bags and a carry-on filled with the individual pieces. 🙂
Ray in one of your previous posts with 25 questions, one was about the 1 year warranty in the US and Wahoo said they might reconsider this as they get closer to launch. Wondering if you know of any updates with regard to the warranty period?
Any word on whether this will be available to order through a local dealer? I try to support my LBS but don’t want to miss out on white glove delivery
Thanks Ray for the honesty here about the risk of buying a Ver1.0 product. I see that as the value add from your long experience in this space. More of this please.
It sets you above some of your peers who simply review and forget a product.
The increasingly expensive equipment in this space should be functional AND reliable. Trainers and power meters often cost thousands of dollars, yet many don’t really work as claimed or break after a year or two. That is not acceptable.
I find it so frustrating when something does go wrong, to then look around the internet and see that the fault has been experienced be lots of other people, indicating an endemic design or manufacturing problem.
Your concerns over first iteration products are merited. I’ll say this about Wahoo, though: their support is top notch. I had an issue with a first generation KICKR bike, and they ultimately replaced the entire unit at no cost to me, even though it was out of warranty.
agree!!
my kicker core died 2.5 years after buying it. I contacted support and they immediately sent me fedex labels and got a replacement right away!
i would have paid for the repair if they had asked but i didn’t even have to pay for shipping back and forth.
Great news! Thank you for sharing. I may have missed it, but does the 3% decline function as full speed 15mph?