Wahoo says 'copycat' Zwift turbo trainer 'bad for cycling community'

Wahoo are suing Zwift and JetBlack for patent infringement in the US

Zwift Hub turbo trainer
(Image credit: Zwift)

Wahoo has said that it is suing Zwift and JetBlack for alleged patent infringement as allowing "copycat products... stagnates product innovation" and is "bad for the cycling community".

In a statement released on Wednesday afternoon, a spokesperson for Wahoo said that "the JetBlack Volt and the Zwift Hub clearly infringe on multiple Wahoo U.S. patent".

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Adam Becket
News editor

Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling, he's happy. Before joining CW he spent two years writing for Procycling. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds.

Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.