The Zwift Ride handlebar stack is listed at 606mm. My road bike’s handlebar stack is 566mm. Are there any workarounds to lower the stack to 566mm so I can match my fit? Will there be a smaller frame offered in the near future? Riding a trainer in a relatively upright position compared to my road bike is a dealbreaker for me. The other option is to buy a Wahoo Kickr Bike Shift. Cheers.
Are you sure about that measurement? Or does your bike have a stack height of 566mm (which is different than handlebar stack)?
For reference, a Canyon Aeroad in size 2XS has a stack height of 498mm, but a handlebar stack of 587mm. While the same bike in size M has a stack height of 560, and a handlebar stack of 642.
The Zwift sure shows that the Zwift Ride has a stack height of 536mm, and handlebar stack that can range from 600mm to 761mm. (For reference, this would seem to cover from just smaller than an Aeroad in XS to larger than 2XL.) Zwift’s copy indicates this should cover riders from 5’ to 6’6" (though I’m not sure of that, as my wife is 5’4" and rides a 2XS Canyon. But, then again, the Aeroad is pretty aggressive, so it might have lower handlebar stack than other models.
Actually the handlebar stack height I posted is incorrect. That height is from an old bike fit for my Aethos. 566mm is the height slammed which is a bit too high for me. Incidentally, the Aethos had been parked on my Kickr v5 for winter use for the last 4 years until I sold them both last week to upgrade to the cog setup.
The correct handlebar stack height for the fit on my Pinarello Dogma F (everyday ride) size 43 (lands somewhere between an Aeroad 2xs and xs) is 511.4mm. The cockpit is slammed. The position is aggressive and comfortable for me.
I’ve seen other posts by smaller riders complaining about the min handlebar stack and wide handlebar (42cm). I suppose I could ride in the drops.
I don’t think you can get there without some hardware hacking
Yeah, that’s a pretty small bike (looks like the smallest size), so you might struggle to get the Ride to fit as you’d like.
Remember there are no aero advantages riding inside on a slammed stem, so if it is tolerable to be slightly less aero then you will be fine
It’s not about being aero on the trainer. It’s about having the same bike fit as my road bike to prevent discomfort and injury.
Throwing this out as a potentially dumb solution; accessory bar mount that goes into the main mount, then connect actual handlebar to to accessory. So backwards from how it’s designed.
Doubt it’ll be the most incredible sturdy thing, but it’s an idea.
You’ll have to find one that has equal sizing for handlebar and accessory bar. Those rubber parts to take up the give are going to generate a fair amount of wobble though, hence why I’m labeling this as a dumb solution.
I dunno, Andrew. I like my teeth just the way they are lol. Maybe I shouldn’t have sold the bike I was using on the trainer and just upgraded to a cog compatible version of the Kickr. Or I could just ride in the drops. Ive exclusively had the front wheel sit on an 8" block to fire the climbing muscle groups for the last 4 years. Was hoping to eliminate the need for a front wheel to save some space. Oh well. Been looking at the Kickr Bike Pro. Super nice with the built in climber function. If it goes on sale between now and when the cold and rain come, I might pick that up.
This is my old setup. Sold the Aethos and Kickr v5.
Those are excellent- but costly.
Long time Kickr Bike user here. Only must do recommendation is changing the default saddle.
Also maybe another tip, don’t have the seat post set too high. If that’s a necessity then raise the height of the entire bike frame using the adjustment it has, then set the seat post accordingly. This will protect the seat post clamp mechanism.
You can feel free to change the handlebars on the kickr bike, I did on mine as I found the original ones uncomfortable size.
I also changed the bottom bracket about one year ago as the original was getting a bit noisy. This is a fairly standard part though I went for a WheelsMfg version instead, a nice upgrade.
I wouldn’t be so worried about losing teeth, just would be concerned about the feel.
Without having some part custom machined that’s the cheapest solution I can think of to at least lower the stack… can’t really go closer though, so not sure if it’s an improvement? Though I guess you could make it set on top tube as well; not sure how much lower that is. I’m not totally familiar with Zwift ride and where things line up on it.
In theory an accessory bar to relocate should work half decently, but yeah it’d have a lot of rubber around the bars allowing for lots of movement that might be off-putting.
KickrBike V1 owner since 2022. Never had an issue with mine, love it; costly, but if you end up using one as much as say Chris or myself… aka daily, you get your money’s worth.