I have used the wired Direct Connect on my Wahoo Kickr v5 for about a year - until recently it’s been rock solid and avoids any RF interference with the multitude of ISM band devices we all have everywhere. Since the new pairing screen with auto-select / recommended/all, etc. was introduced (versio…

UPDATE December 16 Everyone on this thread - please update to game version 1.104 when phased rollout is complete this week. [image] Tacx Neo Bike Resistance issues [game v1.104] Fixed an issue that could potentially cause connection issues when pairing fitness devices using Wahoo Direct Connect…

[image] Pedro_Gutierrez1: Well, another disconnection today after a couple of weeks. After the ladder race i was doing the cool down on a group ride and suddenly disconnect happens. I have 0 trust to do races using the dircon. I had a disconnect after the ZRL TTT on Tuesday. I crossed the lin…

Had unfortunately 3 disconnects this morning (wifi on the bike). the first two were dropouts for 5-10sec, so I could stay with the pack. The 3rd one made me put the foot down and switch to ANT since not reconnecting. Was viewing a Youtube video during the full time, no internet drop anywhere @shooj …

@shooj Disaster on Apple TV today. Looked like everything connected, but two things happened": Heart rate showed connected, but read “0”. ERG would not activate during my workout. Tried switching to pairing via iPhone/ZCA, but that wouldn’t work either. Had to shut down ATV, pair via iPhone/ZCA …

@shooj Disaster on Apple TV today. Initially, it looked like everything connected, but two things happened. Heart rate showed connected, but read “0”. ERG would not activate during my workout. Tried switching to pairing via iPhone/ZCA, but that wouldn’t work either. Had to shut down ATV, restart,…

WiFi Connection broken on Kickr Core 2 as well. Got a connection only after power cycling the Kickr. But it wasn’t reliable, it broke after just 3 minutes into the ride. Had to switch to Bluetooth in order to fix it. Clearly something has changed on the server side or with 1.106.0, it was fine unti…

I experienced the zero heart rate as well after the most recent update. In my case I have a CORE body temp which takes the signal from my HRM strap and then sends both temp and HR together as one signal. The temperature was present but not the HR. Until I read the post above I assumed it was an issu…

Another disconnect today on a 100 km ride. Come on Zwift @shooj !! tell us something about this.

It’s not just me then. I’ve also got a Kickr V5 and used it for direct LAN connection to my laptop for the last couple of years. It has certainly not been solved, as it reports here. I’ve just uninstalled Zwift, deleted the installation folder, cleared out cookies & temp files etc, updated firmware,…

Kickr5, direct Ethernet connect, through a switch next to the trainer and PC (i.e. 2 4’ Ethernet cables and the switch between trainer and PC). Not working since September for Direct Connect. Very occasionally will see it in the pairing screen, but if selected, it fails to actually work.

@shooj Funnily enough, no issue on competitors’ platform (MyWoosh, Rouvy). It’s getting really annoying to be faced with the dilemma to pay more for your platform (which you would expect to be neat technically speaking), but actually no support for issues faced by multiple users for months. I’m star…

Direct Connection Issues [October 2025]

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Pedro_Gutierrez1 (Pedro Gutierrez ) February 23, 2026, 11:45am 125

The problem is you dont know when it is going to happen. I have used dircon for two weeks without problem and then in the middle of a race, booom! disconnect appears.

Direct Connect is still not working reliably

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