Brand new Zwift Ride not changing gears

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Hello there. I have bought a Zwift Ride and the associated trainer (Wahoo Kickr Core). I tried doing a ride in the Android application and I immediately noticed that the gears are not really changing, I mean when I shift to the hardest gear (gear 24) on flat terrain, the resistance is the same as it was with gear 10.

Here’s what I did so far:

  • Increase the physical resistance (by turning to 10 - max value - the “wheel” located near the cog)
  • Update the firmware of the trainer using the Wahoo app
  • Update the firmware of the handlebars using the Companion app
  • In the Zwift App, in the settings, section “Hardware”, set the setting “trainer resistance” to the maximal possible value.

Despite doing all this, I’m still stuck with a €1500 trainer that won’t change gears, so I’m a bit angry and frustrated at the moment.

Any tips?

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It’d be worth checking out this on a very similar subject:

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Also, the numbers on the Cog don’t do anything for resistance. It’s for fine-tuning the Cog’s positioning to reduce noise/vibration.

The Trainer Resistance value in the Zwift Settings is only for gradient simulation and doesn’t change anything on the flat.

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You’re right, applying the workaround mentioned in the thread you quoted did solve the issue.

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