Hi forum
I was lucky enough to pick up a 2nd gen kickr core from someone who didn’t use it any more, and am trying to set it up to use with a 8-speed MTB with 135mm QR axle.
I was given it ‘as is’ so it didn’t have all of the different adaptors etc so I bought a QR adaptor online (see photo) but can’t work out what’s going on with the hub that is on the kit currently (see other photos).
As I understand it, I’m supposed to put the long end of the silver coloured adaptor piece into the hub on the cassette side, but there isn’t space to for the adapter to fit in - the axle-type bar that the hub is sitting on (and tightened onto with a nut) doesn’t have a wide enough internal diameter for the adaptor to fit into.
Hoping someone can give me a steer. Thanks in advance.
I thought the cassette along with spacer needs to go on the cassette side to adjust it to match your drive train, while, the adapters go on the opposite side to adjust for fork width.
But your setup is also more complicated than my simple road bike with 10-speed setup.
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Thanks emacdoug - I’ve had the cassette on and off and either way, I’m still stumped.
The diameter of the threaded axle seems to be pretty much exactly the same diameter as the adapter so I guess the dropout could potentially just sit on that but it doesn’t feel right, and presumably would wreck the thread in no time.
But there isn’t the space to use the adapter. More pics might help…?
This is what a standard qr looks like with the side each adaptor is on which it looks like you have:
That black adaptor goes on the non-drive side and the silver one goes on the cassette side.
The black adapter is usually 130 on one side and 135 on the other. So you just flip it over.
And the silver adaptor just slides in the cassette side without taking the notched cassette cover off.
Should just need spacers in the right place when you attach your cassette to line up your chain with your front rings.
If the silver adaptor isn’t fitting, then maybe there’s an extra part on there or an extra part missing?
May need some more pictures. Or a call to Wahoo tech support.
The silver adaptor should just slide in without any disassembly. Shouldn’t even need to take the cassette off.
