From Start-Up To Major Player In 10 Years: The Story Of Wahoo

[@hartwood9078]

As an automotive engineer, cyclist, and Wahoo customer, I found this to be very engaging and informative. Great job GCN and Si!

[@gcn]

thanks for the positive comment!

[@DaveGroom-u5g]

Bought a Wahoo Kicker V2 Smart Bike two years ago and after having some recurring issues with gear changing, they replaced the whole bike just out of warranty. Very impressed and have had no issues since. Having had 4 accidents in 9 years and too many broken bones to mention I have retired to the garage with my Kicker and Zwift. I can now ride on into my old age. Great company and awesome technology.

[@andreaonyoutube9560]

I've had similar customer service out of warranty on different Wahoo products.

[@JimEmbury]

Love it when engineers run the company. Keep the accountants out.

[@WeeFBS]

Unfortunately that’s not Wahoo any more or there V5 Kickr would be able to do virtual shifting …. But the older technology in the CORE can do it?? That’s got accountants involvement all over it

[@csantos2]

I don’t think either of you know what accountants do.

[@robenever1]

@@csantos2they don’t. But they’re on the right track. They mean MBAs and Investment bankers.

[@mattjordan9521]

@@robenever1it was PE owned and taken back private in 2023.

[@guussophie3074]

Keep the non-engineer managers out as well!

[@fabianjacot4424]

Love this vid! I remember showing up at their office/lab suite in 2015 when having issues with my HR monitor, reflkt and cadence sensors. They would ALWAYS take time to listen to my issues and sort me out with replacements, no questions asked! I knew then they would make it big! Super cool company, they deserve all the success they have! Keep on innovating and making great products! #wahooligan for life

[@gcn]

This is so cool to read

[@evanmilliman4204]

Cool to see a worldwide company based in a quiet neighborhood in Atlanta. Innovation can start anywhere cool people come together.

[@grvl307]

So you're at Wahoo to film the Elemnt ACE release video? 😌

[@J6sigma]

You can actually see the future ACE at 13:22. Put in 4k, zoom in and you'll notice a slot under the Wahoo logo (that faces up like on the pictures that leaked). That front slot probably catches wind and would actually enable the future wind sensor.

[@shamewizard3187]

@@J6sigma Bro you have eagle eyes.

[@wuzihuzi]

Hearing Chip talk really makes appreciate my head unit more. It's so cool to see the mindset that created it being someone who is a tech nerd and likes hacking customising tech.

[@davepratt9909]

As a long-time Wahoo user, I can say that their products are good, but their customer service is GREAT!

[@mommamooney]

I didn’t realize Wahoo was an American company. Super cool

[@mamarshall01]

Can confirm. Some of the smartest and most dedicated people in the business. It’s nice to see some familiar faces.

[@jeremymcbride8729]

I have been a Wahooligan since Jan 2021 after buying my Scott Spark. I then bought a Kickr Bike V1 that August and got onto Zwift. Wahoo’s after sale service is 2nd to none. They have replaced my Element Roam and Rival watch outside of the warranty period. Massive shout out to an employee, Dallas, thank you mate. You don’t get that type of after sales service from Wahoo’s competitors that’s for sure. Thank you Wahoo and thanks Si for taking us behind the scenes into the heart of Wahoo. Very cool video mate.

[@grahamlofthouse8063]

Yes I’ve had a similar experience with Dallas

[@AlisonAdventuring]

What a cool behind the scenes peek. I have a fair few Wahoo products and I love how they just work!

[@mcnallyswordsccclubgear5906]

Great Company and , from my experience, a top Customer Support Unit, great Video 👍

[@n22pdf]

This was awesome to watch.. Wahoo user here of quite a few of there products and always been excellent and brilliant warranty cover.. amazing to hear they only 85 people at the head office.. Chips interview was great love how he flicks his eyebrows up such a clever guy 😊 pete 🚴🏻👍

[@leissp1]

I really like Wahoo products. They build quality products and back up their products. I have trained indoors in the winter since the eighties and have gone through a lot of trainers. The Kickr series are the best so far. Currently on the Kickr Bike.

[@gcn]

Good stuff

[@boudoir00]

Their customer service is brilliant! I’ve had two Wahoo Roams replaced due to water damage (Irish weather!!) and it was never a problem. Had to buy a Garmin when the second Roam went while on holidays in the Dolomites and I hated it. Have passed it on to a friend as soon as the replacement Roam arrived. Can’t wait for the Ace. 😊

[@StratoJohn]

I'd love to work somewhere that had lunch rides!

[@besnardphilippe7350]

Great to get an inside of one of my favorite cycling related brand. As a non techy guy what I love about the wahoo stuff is that you plug it in and it works ,nothing is hard to set up ,best compliment imo Thanks GCN ,thanks Wahoo.

[@Epiqe]

Chip is such a cool guy! What a great video Si and team, thank you! :) (Happy user of Wahoo Elemnt Bolt2 , speed and cadence sensor :) Greetings from Nitra, Slovakia!

[@andrewemrick-32196]

Pozdrav od slovenského priateľa na wahoo

[@lawrencekrikorian4681]

In 1987 I was given a decent road bike to pull me out of depression. It did. I admired and followed Lemond in 1989 and 1990. Flash forward to 2014 when, remarried, I went to England for 25th wedding anniversary. When wife and I walked across the new London Bridge, we passed by a bike shop advertising Team Sky. It is very impressive that, though sponsored by a different trainer company, Chris Froome used the three Wahoo Trainer prototypes behind plywood screens pre-World Chapionship TT.

[@wrench_n_ride8159]

Fun to see local peeps on your show! I know a few current and former Wahoo employees. I also work at a LBS that sells a lot of Wahoo products.

[@patrickpointer8380]

It was great seeing Si on a treadmill. Well done Si!

[@anntarr7317]

I love Wahoo kit. It works well and the customer service is simply excellent. Keep it up!

[@bronzechicken1030]

Super interesting vid! Love hearing about the history and tech in cycling

[@gcn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikekent9488]

I love this. Thanks for sharing

[@gcn]

You’re welcome!

[@1FastMKVSupra]

Absolutely loved this, thank you for sharing the background of the company, i'm a Wahoooligan since day 1 and never did any research about how they began.

[@gcn]

Our pleasure!

[@gomeri]

Never thought I'd see Si running

[@screscenti]

Great video! Wahoo is one of those American Spirit/Innovation companies. Really makes you happy to see the great things they are bringing us!

[@DarenC]

"Cycling running through its... Core." I see what you did, there!

[@jodykendrick199]

I absolutely love my wahoo elemnt roam. Since moving over from a rival product, I'm really enjoying the simplicity of the system, which still encompasses all of the important functionality of other products in this space. Keep up the good work, love you bye 👋

[@JimEmbury]

Great video! Thank you.

[@kristenbrook897]

Brilliant, thanks for sharing! I looooove my Kickr

[@gcn]

Great to hear!

[@hicky62]

Great video. I use Wahoo from head unit to trainer and training plans, and its brilliant to see the people behind the brand.

[@frankharradence732]

Fascinating and engaging....I'm using a hammerhead computer but so impressed with the Wahoo people in this video I will be looking at their cycle computer range..

[@timgrassley4827]

I’d love Wahoo to bring back Neal Henderson! I love that guy’s beautifully brutal Sufferfest videos, and it’d be so great to have a few updates.

[@theindianveloist]

Just ordered a Wahoo Kickr core yesterday 😂😂😂

[@piotrwojcik1756]

Absolutely love wahoo products and love their customer service. I got all the equipment from Wahoo ,starting from watch and finishing on power meter pedals . Never considered going for garmin equipment. Only one thing is missing: a brand new version of a watch ,a bit more updated . Old watch is still great, and it is completely doing his job ,but missing some features . Not gonna go for garmin fenix. I just patiently wait for Wahoo to release a new watch.

[@pierrefitter]

Loved the video. Clearly a team that loves their work. More of this, please!

[@bobfoster687]

Owned a RFLK and now own a KIKR V5. Enjoyed both.

[@bobfoster687]

Actually own 2 KIKKRs, one for me and one for the wife.

[@adadinthelifeofacyclist]

Excellent products throughout, great company and they support a huge number of cycling teams ❤️

[@TomSchillemans]

My first Wahoo device was the Reflect!

[@tommccafferty5591]

They did away with my favorite pedals, The Speedplay Frog. I have two artificial knees and the free float that was available on the Frog pedals was really great. So I have some different emotions about Wahoo.

[@mitchellgoldflies1359]

I agree about the Frogs. Best pedals for the road with knee problems Not good MTB pedals. Too bad they do not still make the Frog cleats. I have used the rebuild kits purchased on eBay to keep the Frog pedals working smoothly. I also miss RGT.

[@SweAussie]

Lovely video and insight into Wahoo, very wholesome ❤

[@JFHoupert]

I love my Kickr and how it just works with so many different platforms, to think I started on a computrainer which wouldn’t connect to anything.

[@marcoantonio78]

The rflkt was absolutely ahead of its time and worked amazingly well. I used mine for years

[@kevjmu]

❤ Love my Wahoo Bolt V2. It’s intuitive and easy to use!!

[@AlexWatson-t1f]

great video 👍. thanks

[@DavidGardiner-i1n]

Having been a wahooligan from the early days, loved seeing the story. Still have the RFLKT on my non smart trainer!

[@Katcycle]

Another fabulous video from Si, thank you! There have been some really interesting videos released by GCN recently, which I really love. 🤩

[@grahamlofthouse8063]

I’ve had two recent great Customer service experiences with Wahoo, funnily enough with Gregory or Gregorio. Those experiences have shaped my decision making process when it came to replacing my 2nd hand Kickr Rollr with a new trainer. I decided to invest in a Kickr Move. Long may that continue.

[@rhenceocampo3253]

Must be the new Wahoo Ace incoming, getting ready for all the paperwork and sponsorships 😏

[@stevecobb2268]

Love my Wahoo and the customer service is top notch

[@paperxray]

Supper cool! Didn’t know the backstory. Sounds like a cool company. As someone who’s only used garmin products, I’ll keep an eye out for wahoo the next time I need something replaced!

[@nigelgittins]

As a geek. One of the best videos. Now I want to work there. My kinda lunch

[@craigbarth_rsb]

Yep the landscape is vastly different now compared to my entry into indoor cycling with a Tacx wheel on magnetic 'dumb' trainer, cadence sensor, HR monitor, ANT USB antenna, massive standing fan, Spinervals DVDs, then GCN videos and of course Sufferfest! I'm still way behind what would be considered state of the art due to limited budget and needs, though am totally happy with my Kickr/Zwift combo n Vacmaster remote fan setup :-) considering a head unit for next year as may do more cycling than running...

[@adadinthelifeofacyclist]

Always been a fan of Speedplay pedals. In fact I had a pair of the first titanium Speedplays on my triathlon bike before they were even released in the UK 😎

[@georgewebb5654]

these videos a getting better and better !!! love it !

[@JollyGiant0]

Loved the ‘cycling running though the ‘core’ pun just before the end. I’ve used Wahoo since the RFLCT and love their products as they are so intuitive. Their customer service is great too. I was very disappointed to see Si running though!

[@johnlieto8906]

Great video, nice to see you in the US Sy! You have to come up to New York and Ride in the Hudson Valley and our amazing mountain regions, we have 1000s miles of trails!

[@PercyTP5161]

Great video, so good to see an insight into the foundations of such an innovative company, and a lovely personal story from the founder too!

[@gcn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mommamooney]

I love these tour videos!

[@lux-wattage]

That live tracking board is very cool (and also a little creepy)! From now on, every time I ride with live tracking, I’ll picture myself popping up on the screen at Wahoo HQ.

[@StevenCremer]

Great looking in the backside of stuff that just works and is so well integrated - just like that company that starts with A🍎. But do give some credit to Sufferfest and the sports science group that spawned wahoo x . Wahoo led to the birth of integrated bike sessions that keep you engaged weights, and stretching w yoga all in one place. Maybe it wasn’t a money maker but it got a lot of people into the wahoo universe .

[@stevehein9061]

Love my wahoo units. Now if they can just add a sub category feature like Garmin I’d be even happier. Probably the only feature I liked from my old Garmin unit

[@Andi-ie9cf]

Wahoo is awesome. I‘d love to work for them! Link hobby / passion and work must be the best… great video!!

[@alienaudaxer9827]

An excellent mini documentary. I test medical devices (mix of software, firmware and hardware), so this was super interesting to me. Am glad that Wahoo came along to give the market a shake. The Garmin head units had become a bit unreliable (I was a user of the 305, 705 and 810). Garmin are forced to raise their game and everyone benefits from increased quality.

[@eilrach299]

Great film! I love my Wahoo bike computers. Unfortunately no love for the HR monitor - it worked fine but dropped it once in the bathroom sink and the battery cap popped off breaking the lugs that keep it in place. Tried taping it shut but could never get consistent readings. At least the garmin one screws in so no issues there.

[@dronejunglistplatoon]

theres only a handful of companys where im 100% in..... and wahoo is one of them!

[@smvrichards]

I’ve always been dubious about takeovers of small, innovative organisations, about what might be lost. So when Wahoo absorbed Sufferfest I gritted my teeth, being a big fan of the SF strength and conditioning videos as well as their cycling workouts. I was pretty happy with their Kickr, so maybe this would work out ok? In the past few years since Wahoo took over, the range of strength & conditioning videos, their scientific quality and the fact the addition of running S&C (which is much more injury-inducing) has gone from “strength to strength” (yeah, sorry). I’m sixty something with chronic injuries and continuing loss of strength, and credit their videos with resurrected my running, and making my cycling fitness as good or better than it was when I was a youthful 50 year old. Simon’s video showed me why I’ve been in good hands. Now if they could come up with some strength and conditioning to help my swimming…

[@perccoffee7697]

The team at Wahoo is the best!

[@gcn]

They made us very welcome!

[@perccoffee7697]

Big @@gcn fan here too. We cold definitely make some GCN coffee bags happen!

[@prawhn]

Love their approach but... I still going to use my Garmin & Tacx and elite smart trainer! Wahoo has something good but garmin is still the king in athletic country!

[@MarieHow-u9b]

Love this!!!

[@stevenbird1431]

Great content!!! Amazing products 👍

[@TomSchillemans]

The wind tunnel portion of this video all but confirms the rumors that Wahoo is going to bring out the Ace. A new cycling computer with wind sensor

[@timriesz3366]

Si, If you’re still in Atlanta by Sunday you should join us on the Airport ride. It is full gas @ 10AM😉

[@DavidMcPherson101]

After moving to Canada from the UK I needed something for the winters and bought my first wahoo in 2014, since then I have bought nearly everything including the t-shirt!! Unfortunately, recent decisions to support only the latest products, such as no virtual shifting on the kickr v5, is alienating many long term customers. The products are excellent but it’s not realistic spending thousands of dollars each year to be on the latest versions because of a lack of backward compatibility. I think you need to cover this and the growing divide between Wahoo and Zwift in a later video GCN.

[@albertobonolamaravilla2531]

Ey Simon, I just started in a velodrome my illness of cycling!❤😂

[@mcaxz]

Again... great coverage of a great company. GCN should move to America during the winter. Tucson, Miami or So Cal.

[@Tedwill-home]

Great video~ I have all of their products, including the Roam and the Kickr Pro. I noticed all of their senior leaders wearing Apple watches yet I can’t use my Apple Watch because it won’t pair directly with the Roam or the Bolt. I have to use a middleware device that converts Bluetooth to Ant + that I have to keep in my saddle bag. I wonder if they will ever have direct integration with the Apple Watch and the head units that they sell.

Love my Elemnt Bolt so I really enjoyed this video. Looks a great place to work. I'd like a basic (cheap) unit just for tracking and following routes, with basic speed, distance, height. I'm no athlete and not training for anything

[@Zerotonin666]

Nice paid ad, and I don't mean that derogatory at all, this was a pleasure to watch!

[@midhc5072]

Hopefully that was the rumoured Wahoo Elemnt Ace on the bench and being released soon?

[@Geebus77]

So, is that the new head unit on Si's bike during the lunch ride. Looks pretty sleek.

[@Alnvrejdnag9394]

Love Wahoo!

[@PiotrJarolewski]

I had Bolt v2, after that I bought Garmin 840 when was released and... it was disaster for me.. interface wtf? How to load map?.... and I felt like "beta" tester because many times sync between phone and device not working. Garmin lost my trainings... many times. And I decided to back to Wahoo again, now I 'am very happy Bolt v2 users... and I don't want to change it! Good job Wahoo! :)

[@MrJaycobsen]

I went from Elmnt bolt to a 1040 solar because I needed longer battery life for a event. I miss simplicity of the bolt. If the new wahoo is seems good I’m definitely switching back to wahoo, especially after seeing this interview.

[@heribertfassbender5759]

Wahoo could finally enable the addition of the height profile in your data screen and not only on your map, and I'm not talking about this unspecific profile, were there is no marker and no info about the length of the climb. Also for some purposes a second map with different data fields could make sense. Maybe they read it and find some inspiration.

[@GregJC]

The Wahoo works pretty great with my Garmin Varia but I’d still like to see a radar built by Wahoo

[@HobbyHoarder]

Somebody has been invited to shoot a promo of the new Ace computer 😉

[@joemoya9743]

Simply put... Wahoo succeeded because it built a better product at the time. Nice.

[@adambrickley1119]

Meat Dyno has the best job in the world!

[@davidlilja9180]

I'll look forward to seeing the 3rd December GCN video about that new Wahoo release you're already working on. Now, why would Wahoo wait until after Black Friday/Cyber Monday to release a new product?

[@Millicente]

That mini wind tunnel.. it couldn’t have anything to do with a little wind sensor on a little something could it? Makes me excited

[@massa_rob]

@ 19:57 Assioma pedals...SpeedPlay/Wahoo PM not so consistent/reliable? ;)

[@user-dm84]

Love it!

[@Gixer750pilot]

Simon can you ask them to drink less coffee and get the V5 kickr working on virtual shifting on Zwift please

[@vueltaskelter414]

Love my Wahoo Bolt. Just an easy to use solid reliable product. Wahoo need to add a yearly mileage calculator though. I’ve asked twice and it’s getting silly. Write that weeny bit of code guys and give me the update.

[@alasdairgillies6808]

“Connors pedals”😂😂😂

[@zukzworld]

Will the treadmill be available in Canada?

[@paulvash]

Atlanta?? Who knew??

[@StephenChenney]

A friend told me about being caught by some guys riding to work with 5 head units on their bikes. So some of us knew.