How To Swap A Turbo Trainer Freehub & Cassette | Monday Maintenance

With the weather getting colder over here in the northern hemisphere, more of us are turning to indoor training. Wheel-off turbo trainers are great but they’re not always ready to use. Shimano, SRAM and Campagnolo all use different freehubs and cassettes, so you will need to swap in the right one for your bike. Alex shows you how it’s done on a Wahoo KICKR trainer.

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[gcntech]

What else would you like to see Alex cover for Maintenance Monday?

[onelastlap]

I recently helped someone set their wahoo up, and we found out he’d been using it for over a year WITHOUT the non drive side axle adapter piece! Frame was carbon too, somehow not cracked, but crazy how it went unnoticed. Thanks for be video, hopefully helps a lot of people set up their trainer correctly 👍

[MrAk]

Thanks for this video. After seeing it, decided to buy the required tools and swap out my Campag cassette with Shimano. Much easier than expected and far easier than taking my kickr back to the store for them to do this! Thanks again!

[dirkrousseau]

This guy read my mind! These vidoes are so helpful. Thanks Alex

[kathryncothern]

Great video!! This is exactly what I need since I am upgrading my TT bike from a 11 to a 12 speed. So glad I found you and this video! :)

[DJKLIBRA]

This saved me a pair of knuckles, nice!

[shehzanladha]

Great video... now i know what all the parts are there for... almost replaced my lock nut for no reason phew! much needed video.

[tayfunugrasbul]

What you should mention is that the XDR free body is on compatible with V5 or later versions of the kickr

[interformula]

useing the adjustable the wrong way, the jaw offset it there for a reason

[belly]

The lock nut on the direto xr is the same for campy and Shimano.

[sergiodihno]

Any tips on installing a freehub/cassette compatible with SRAM axs on an older Kickr model (2017)? The adjuster sold by Wahoo is only compatible with the Kickr 18 and up, so those of us with older Kickrs are out of luck....

[ddevam]

I just got a new kickr move but they wrenched on the free-hub nut too tight; I can't swap for campy; now I have to return it or strip out the nut with vice grips!!!
It's not reverse thread there at 1:46 right?

[dsooxjz]

Can I use a Campag branded Freehub?
Or do I need to get a specific’wahoo’ campag Freehub to work on the KICKR?

[kallekonttinen]

Damned. Did this year ago. Went perfectly. Now I can not get end cap of. It just stays no matter how I try to get it of..

[carolc]

I swear this video came out a week after I googled a bunch of videos on how to do this, in particular without a chain whip and only a chain! Safe to say my eyeballs are in tact! They nearly popped out trying to do this!

[moof]

Don't I need a lighter grease for freehub pawls? I've hear using standard grease can be too sticky and lead to poor engagement.

[Phantom]

Great video Alex. I've done the conversion to Sram but now it looks like that my thru axle is too short and wont thread. What have I done wrong?

[TheBiker-gbvz]

Could you please answer.. If I have direct drive trainer which pre-installed with 11 speed cassette and I have bike with 8 speed.. Can I mount my bike on trainer and use? Atleast for those 8 gears?

[hanspeter]

Is there any microspline hub for wahoo on the market? Seems impossible to get an answer to this question...

[Gledii]

i got the same Speed cassette (same teeth nrs) for my Kickr and i had to adjust the derailleur in order to be able to shift to the highest gear. this means i would need prob a spacer extra on my bike in order to be able to swicth between trainer and bike without having to adjust the derailleur every time. is there other way? thanks