Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
I'd take his statements with a grain of salt. They have had a direct mission for the last year or two of trying 100% to legitimize online racing. You don't partner with the UCI to offer a virtual rainbow jersey if you're just trying to get people off the couch.
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Since I think the Canyon/UCI/Zwift tie-in was previously mentioned, how do people interpret this policy from Canyon on trainer usage with its bikes?
"
If you have an approved bike, there are only two conditions:
the trainer must clamp on to the bike's rear axle (not to the frame)
required accessories made available by the trainer's manufacturer (such as special axles) must be used
If you fulfil these, using the turbo trainer does not void your warranty."
Maybe to be found as a bit funny..
Take a typical direct mount smart trainer like a Wahoo Kickr.. while there's a thru axle, is not the bike's "frame" being clamped (ie. the dropouts) to the trainer?
eg.
versus a wheel-on trainer, which it sounds Canyon requires (without voiding warranty) where the clamps are onto just the axle, eg:
