Lastly, there’s Wahoo’s Kickr Core smart trainer, which needs to be connected to the chain on the bike frame ... with more beginner-friendly flat pedals, those can be swapped out for road ...

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Its bikes are aimed at those who find something like a Wahoo KICKR turbo trainer is not quite ... indoor trainers to offer the same kind of pedal fluidity found on very expensive road bikes ...

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