Best (not most expensive) turbo trainer

[nickAKA]

Wheel circumference setting info:

https://support.wahoofitness.com/hc...y-speed-sensor-with-the-Wahoo-ELEMNT-Android-

Re. contact on the roller - your trainer (like most elite trainers) uses your weight on the back wheel to give you the friction to drive the resistance roller, there's no locking it on so don't worry about that.

 

[Mattk50]

Ok. So I have set the wheel circumference to 2.19m and the stats bear out roughly as below but I feel like I have done a 25 mile ride not a 4mile ride lol!

2.19m circumference
3.74 miles
46 mins
4.8 mph
70 rpm approx

 

[nickAKA]

Ok. So I have set the wheel circumference to 2.19m and the stats bear out roughly as below but I feel like I have done a 25 mile ride not a 4mile ride lol!

2.19m circumference
3.74 miles
46 mins
4.8 mph
70 rpm approx

The circumference looks right, what gear combination are you in? I think you said you had the resistance set at half way on the lever, try turning it right down and getting into a higher gear & report back. Even as a novice you'd expect >10mph.
That said, if you're doing 46 minutes at a reasonably high resistance you're getting a good workout so don't worry about 'distance'. There are plenty of people on here that will tell you that in reality you haven't covered any distance at all

 

[heliphil]

my Turbo ( Tacx Flux Smart) gives plenty of resistance, I'm only doing about 18kph ( 12 mph) at a level I can sustain for around 10 minutes