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Zwift Click gears are "too easy". Even the hardest gear (gear 24) does not give me enough resistance. Any advice? (using a Wahoo Kickr Move)

  • December 17, 2024
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I am using a Wahoo Kickr Move with my MacBook. Physically shifting gears on my bike did not work properly (gears would make a clicking noise on the Wahoo's cassette and chain would skip). So I bought the Zwift Click which allows me to virtually shift gears, which is great.

One issue I have though is that for all efforts above the easiest zone 1 recovery riding I am always in the top range of the 24 gears (usually gears 18-22 out of 24). This leaves only gears 23 and 24 (the highest gear) for harder 3-5 minute efforts when I want to put out 400+ watts. Is there a way to somehow change the virtual gear ratio so that I can make use of all 24 gears and have some gears in the top range left in case I want to sprint and put out 500/600+ watts?

Is this something that is achieved by changing the trainer difficulty in the Zwift settings? Any other Zwift setting change? Or do I need to change something in the settings of the Wahoo Kickr? Appreciate any advice :) Ride on!

Best answer by ActivityFix

According to this page on the Wahoo support site, you cannot configure it - https://support.wahoofitness.com/hc/en-us/articles/16865097915666-Zwift-virtual-shifting-with-Wahoo-smart-trainers

Are the virtual gears configurable?

No, unlike simulated shifting available on the KICKR BIKE or KICKR BIKE SHIFT, the 24 "gears" of Zwift virtual shifting are configured as a linear progression without the option for customization.

 

Changing the trainer difficulty should only have an impact on the hills (someone please correct me if that’s wrong). It effectively scales the gradient so at 50% (the default) a 10% grade feels like 5% on your trainer. On the flats, 0% will feel like 0% regardless of trainer difficulty setting.

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    • December 17, 2024

    According to this page on the Wahoo support site, you cannot configure it - https://support.wahoofitness.com/hc/en-us/articles/16865097915666-Zwift-virtual-shifting-with-Wahoo-smart-trainers

    Are the virtual gears configurable?

    No, unlike simulated shifting available on the KICKR BIKE or KICKR BIKE SHIFT, the 24 "gears" of Zwift virtual shifting are configured as a linear progression without the option for customization.

     

    Changing the trainer difficulty should only have an impact on the hills (someone please correct me if that’s wrong). It effectively scales the gradient so at 50% (the default) a 10% grade feels like 5% on your trainer. On the flats, 0% will feel like 0% regardless of trainer difficulty setting.

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