Wahoo Kickr Bike £2,999.99 | 42kg

Indoor cycling has been through quite a journey in the last decade. Gone are the endless hours wishing there was, at the very least, some paint to watch dry on the far wall. The modern indoor training experience includes online worlds, KOM/QOMs to fight for and even national championship races to win. All this extra potential has led to leaps in equipment – but does an indoor bike capable of mimicking climbs up to 20 per cent and descents up to 15 per cent – both in resistance and also pitch really warrant a £2,999 price tag?

Arrival and set-up

Our test model arrived fully assembled, shipped (we assume) from a stand at a show or from testing with another title. I had to remove the legs to carry the Kickr up the stairs – a simple job with an