Wahoo Fitness KICKR Headwind Bluetooth Fan
With wind speeds of more than 30 mph the Wahoo Fitness KICKR Headwind responds to your ride and keeps you cool during your hardest efforts—as your heart rate increases, so does the breeze.
- The Targeted Airflow Pattern is designed to mirror the shape and position of a cyclist's body on a bike
- Control fan speeds by pairing your smart trainer, heart rate monitor or speed sensor directly to the fan; as your speed or heart rate increases so will the fan speed
- Pair to the Wahoo app via Bluetooth to easily control fan speed on your mobile device, or control the 4 preprogrammed speeds with a simple press of the button
- Compatible with ANT+ trainers, heart rate monitors and speed sensors
- Adjustable legs allow users to target airflow where it is needed most; Headwind is compatible with the KICKR Desk (not included)
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View the Wahoo Fitness KICKR Product LineView all Wahoo Fitness Bike Trainer Accessories| Best Use | Cycling Indoor Cycling |
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| Material(s) | Plastic |
| Dimensions | 19 x 16 x 12 inches |
| Weight | 12 pounds |
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Expensive but worth it
When sitting on the floor in front of my trainer, it directs the air exactly where it needs to go for most effective cooling. I don’t know if I sweat less or evaporate more, but I’m much dryer after training with this fan than the table fan on a chair that I was using previously. A mode where the fan speed is linked to power output might be optimal for me since my heart rate lags my power output by quite a bit, but governing fan speed by heart rate is a reasonable proxy. The mode in which fan speed is governed by virtual speed makes for a realistic experience, but leaves me overheating on simulated climbs where a high power output doesn’t produce much speed.
No sticker shock here!
I was skeptical about the price, but I have no regrets! The way you can can pair it with your heart rate so that the fan speed increases as you work harder is brilliant. With my old fan I'd have to start with it off because it was too cold to have it on at the beginning of my workout. Then I'd have to get off my bike and turn the fan on manually once I got warmed up was a pain. Now, it just starts off running really low and slowly increases as I work harder. I can also manually change the speed from my phone with the Wahoo app if I want. I highly recommend this fan and will be buying a second one for my wife's trainer.
what a great fan
So I was skeptical about the cost and whether this fan would actually do the job. Then I felt the amazing amount of air this pushes at a bike show and promptly purchased one. I'm so glad I did, fan pushes a tremendous amount of air exactly where you need it. its quiet (also important) and I have it linked to my heart rate. You can adjust the heart rate points whereby the fan speeds up. You will play a bit finding the perfect sweet spot by moving the fan forward and back but once its there, you'll be totally satisfied. I'll be buying some more of these fans for my family (also on trainers) I'm sold wahoo. Don't cut costs to reduce what this fan does. Thanks, Gary
Headwind review
So I figured the Wahoo Headwind was just going to be a expensive gimmicky fan.... well I thought the same thing about the Climb and I was wrong about that and it turns out I was wrong about the Headwind! The Headwind went on sale so I decided to give it a try. Now I hate having a fan blowing on me if I'm not nice and warm. In fact I used to not even use a fan! I was to stubborn to stop to turn it on. Well the Headwind showed today. Set it to Heart Rate mode so my HR would control the fan speed and headed into 9 Hammers! All I can say is WOW! I loved the HR functionality! It was perfect for me! I never would have guessed a simple fan could reduce the wrong kind suffering so much.
Great KICKR accessory.
The KICKR headwind is obviously quite expensive, and in the end just blows wind like a regular fan, but the way it does it and how it can do it makes it worthwhile to me. The heart rate mode is my favorite because of it ability to adjust to your workload without just blasting you constantly with air which is great for me since I workout in a colder basement. The air flow is more condensed and does feel more efficient compared to a general air flow from a regular fan. Shane Miller on his YouTube channel “GP Lama” demonstrates this well in his review. If you do serious indoor riding for the off season then I do think this is worth the price of admission and a great addition to the KICKR.
Winded
After wading through countless marketing driven “best fans for Peloton / stationary bikes” lists, which mainly suggested underpowered (tower fans, Dyson), unwieldy (huge & loud via Amazon), and overpriced options (Dyson), I finally found mention of the Wahoo Headwind. Scouring reviews hinted at the golden goose — a powerful & not-too-loud fan that can be controlled while on the bike. Can it be real? Yes, yes it can. And it delivers: focused, silky super high cfm wind, feels like you’re on a real bike coursing down a hill, sweat evaporating into nothingness, with intensity easily controlled via heart rate monitor or phone app (I use the latter). Hells yes. Fk all that other noise, this keeps you cool and focused on training at peak. Also not annoying sound levels, and takes up minimal space. It’s perfect. Maybe more perfect if it connected to the Apple Watch heart monitor, but in its field it stands far ahead of the competition.
Great fan for any indoor cycling setup!
Excellent addition to my indoor cycling gear. Fan has multiple adjustments and is especially good when set to sync with heart rate for those long climbs!
Best fan for a sweaty trainer session!
Awesome fan! I love that it can be turned up or down on the app so you don’t have to unclip to adjust it when you’re in the middle of a workout.
It really blows a ton more air than I thought
I was not sure about the headwind trainer when I ordered it but I am happy I did buy it. It blows so much more air than I thought it would and a ton more than the few fans I was using before. My only gripe about it, and this is more of a suggestion/feedback for future firmware updates is allow the unit to be tied to your %FTP while riding. Right now the three options are HR 9of which I do not ride with), speed (good but if you are climbing on Zwift for a long time at a slow speed the fan speed is low.) Yes that duplicates the real world unless there is a head wind or cross wind. Besides, I want to stay cool when I am riding hard not simulate the real world exactly. Oh and the last way is totally manually though the phone app.
Expensive but Worth It
This is a great product if you are like me who hates to have a fan on during the start of my ride. Once I start moving around then I like to turn the fan on. The nice thing you can do it right from the trainer without interupting your progress. I have not had any issues connecting to the fan. You don't have to use the Wahoo app to control it, it does have controls on the front. The wind power does get pretty intense (not that loud). I usually have it at 50-60% and when doing a hard workout. Otherwise 20-30% is moderate speed and can still hear my music.