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KICKR CORE Zwift One Smart Trainer Now On Sale

Eric Schlange
By Eric Schlange
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The KICKR CORE Zwift One may now be the most popular smart trainer in the world, thanks to its competitive price point as a standalone product and being sold as the default trainer with the Zwift Ride smart frame.

Because of its low price ($599/£549/€599), we rarely see Wahoo or Zwift offering discounts on the trainer. But today, both companies began offering the KICKR CORE Zwift One trainer at strong discounts in various markets. Shopping links below (these are affiliate links – shopping through them helps support Zwift Insider):

Zwift US: $65 Off
Zwift UK: £90 Off
Zwift EU: €100 off
Wahoo*

Note: Oddly enough, Wahoo doesn’t pay affiliates like Zwift Insider a bonus on sales of the KICKR CORE Zwift One. But we’ve included the link above since Wahoo ships to countries outside of Zwift’s US/UK/EU markets! Wahoo’s pricing matches Zwift’s within Zwift’s three markets (US/UK/EU), but outside of those markets, discounts vary from country to country. For example, Canada, Australia, and Japan are not discounted currently, while Nordic countries like Sweden and Norway are receiving a 20% discount.

Free Play Controllers from Zwift.com

If you purchase your KICKR CORE Zwift One through Zwift, you can check a box on the main page to get free Zwift Play controllers ($50 value) with your purchase:

Wahoo KICKR CORE Zwift One Basics

Wahoo’s KICKR CORE is the most popular budget direct-drive smart trainer on the planet today, and it has only grown more popular since it began shipping with the Zwift Ride. With solid specs and proven reliability, the KICKR CORE’s success is no mystery: it’s an affordable trainer that meets or exceeds the needs of the vast majority of Zwifters.

A few key specs for the KICKR CORE Zwift One:

  • Connects via Bluetooth or ANT+
  • Accuracy: +-2%
  • Flywheel: 12lb
  • Max Wattage: 1800 W
  • Max Incline: 16%
  • Autocalibration
  • Built-In Cadence
  • Zwift Cog v2 Installed

Read our full KICKR CORE Zwift One review >

About the Orange Zwift Cog

Zwift Cog v2 and Zwift Click

The KICKR CORE Zwift One ships with the Zwift Cog installed in place of a standard cassette. The Zwift Cog is made for trainers using Zwift’s virtual shifting, and is simply a single sprocket surrounded by a housing. (You only need one sprocket since virtual shifting changes the trainer’s resistance to mimic a gear shift, instead of changing a physical sprocket on a cassette.)

All About Virtual Shifting in Zwift >

The included Cog is the orange “version 2,” which is adjustable and quieter than earlier versions. This Zwift Cog easily adjusts left to right between 10 different sprocket positions for the straightest chainline, and rubber rings and other changes to the housing make it noticeably quieter than previous Zwift Cog versions.

All About Zwift Cog: Versions, Installation, and More >

Shopping Links

Buy Now (US): $65 Off
Buy Now (UK): £90 Off
Buy Now (EU): €100 off
Buy Now (Wahoo)
Eric Schlange
Eric Schlangehttps://zwiftinsider.com
Eric runs Zwift Insider in the spare time he finds between riding his bike and managing various business interests. He lives in Northern California with his beautiful wife Monica. Follow on Strava

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Harry Kreamer
Harry Kreamer
1 year ago

Why is Canada, Australia and New Zealand always left out? Our cash is not good enough.
Are we nasty????

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Tim
Tim
1 year ago
Reply to  Harry Kreamer

Buying it from US based retailer and shipping to Canada is usually cheaper then buying from a Canadian website, unfortunately. Wahoo prices are higher in Canada for some reason.

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Ethan Barton
Ethan Barton
1 year ago

The $535 price is not marked as a sale, which is strange. Usually the old price would be crossed out to indicate a discount. Do you have any information that indicates this is a sale, and not a permanent price reduction?

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Eric Schlange
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Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
1 year ago
Reply to  Ethan Barton

Some of the prices on Wahoo’s site had the original price crossed out, with the discounted price shown. But you’re right, that’s not happening everywhere. Interesting.

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Di Gro
Di Gro
1 year ago

This is not a sale, this is actually an increase in price – according to price monitoring, Kickr Core was $499 until June 9th, then Wahoo increased prices across the board…

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Eric Schlange
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Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
1 year ago
Reply to  Di Gro

$499 was the price… years ago. Or the price of the KICKR CORE, without a cassette. It’s been $599 for a long time.

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Di Gro
Di Gro
1 year ago
Reply to  Eric Schlange

Not really, as I said – you can check historical Amazon prices, for example here: https://3cmls.co/US/B07J16C4WL
I purchased Core myself last fall and remember the price perfectly.

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Andre
Andre
1 year ago
Reply to  Eric Schlange

The KICKR Core with the Zwift Cog was $499 one year ago when bundled with the Zwift Ride.

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Mook
Mook
1 year ago

I believe Sweden is within EU 🙂

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Eric Schlange
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Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
1 year ago
Reply to  Mook

Yeah, I guess that was a bad example. I was just pulling up individual countries from Wahoo’s list of locations…

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Viking-Mike
Viking-Mike
1 year ago
Reply to  Eric Schlange

Norway on the other hand is not – hence we few Swedes in team Vikings need to order all (Zwift)merchandise (read Zwift play controllers) and ship them through Sweden – bootleg-style.

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Timothe chatlimes
Timothe chatlimes
1 year ago

Just to confirm, it’s better to purchase the Zwift Bike and the KICKR Core separately rather than as a bundle from the store, correct?
Also, do you get one year subscription for free on top of that ?

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Vitek
Vitek
1 year ago

Seems that the Free Zwift Play Controllers are not available for EU?

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Matthias
Matthias
1 year ago
Reply to  Vitek

I got them 2 or 3 month ago. Germany.

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David from Chicago
David from Chicago
1 year ago

Huh, the price at both Zwift and Wahoo is still showing up at $534, which is what it’s been holding at since the increase from $499 earlier in the summer. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it at $599 in the US (I keep tabs on the Zwift price since you get the free controllers through their site), did the price go up to $599 at Wahoo and that’s where you’re getting the “sale” price from?

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Elouise
Elouise
1 year ago

When will this become available in South Africa? 🥹

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