Don't lower it too far or you'll get deducted power. In the weight handicap I get 20-30 less bkool watts than my power metter, at my normal weight I get 20-30 more bkool wattsBloody admins and their need to relax in the evening...
Alright, I will bust a gut for 7 when i can but it is likely to affect my bkool performance so can you lovely admins allow me to reduce my weight a little to even tings out
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Bkool power doesn't really matter though does it, as it's just a backwards calculation from the speed - it's all about the SPEED!!Don't lower it too far or you'll get deducted power. In the weight handicap I get 20-30 less bkool watts than my power metter, at my normal weight I get 20-30 more bkool watts
Bloody admins and their need to relax in the evening...
Alright, I will bust a gut for 7 when i can but it is likely to affect my bkool performance so can you lovely admins allow me to reduce my weight a little to even things out
Don't lower it too far or you'll get deducted power. In the weight handicap I get 20-30 less bkool watts than my power metter, at my normal weight I get 20-30 more bkool watts
Bkool power doesn't really matter though does it, as it's just a backwards calculation from the speed - it's all about the SPEED!!
I think that's just the long version of what I said!Since the power displayed in this scenario is a calculation from your speed and the resistance requested of the turbo, and it is lower than your power meter is reading, that would suggest that the resistance applied is actually higher than the simulator required, i.e. the simulator is assuming a lower resistance and calculating a lower power than the trainer is applying and the power meter is actually observing.
30-32 Kg is very very low weight and it is not that surprising that the trainer/simulator are not well calibrated at this level.
At a much higher weight, the power calculation is higher than actually measured, suggesting that the trainer is failing to apply the resistance level requested of it by the simulator. This makes sense, as at higher weights and therefore higher resistance levels, it is likely that the trainer is struggling to generate enough magnetic braking.
So although it is only the speed that matters, the power displayed does suggest that you are suffering higher resistance than the simulation should require, and are therefore working harder to get that speed than you should have to.
The Handicap will have taken this into account as it is set from the bkool calculated power, which if it reads low will result in a lower weight handicap!
EDIT: Perhaps in reality it is not practical to have a handicap weight as low as 30-32 Kg, and you are gaining little benefit from this. Perhaps we should set you at something like 50 Kg? One way to try this is to do the runs at a range of weights and see at which point your times start to lengthen measurably?
Geoff
That is correct. But if you use the bkool readings to gauge your effort and are wondering why you blow up so much quicker at the lighter weight. You now know why.Bkool power doesn't really matter though does it, as it's just a backwards calculation from the speed - it's all about the SPEED!!
. I thought I was just trying a little harder going into the amber . When I was going through the red and into the black 
and then not going anywhere from half way due to having no go left in the legs .
I'll dig out a nice short steep hill and have a play.
and maybe let you know 
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About Bkool power, BePro power data from my last TT (picture here if anyone is interested https://www.facebook.com/1710151965...151965905974/1747084618879375/?type=3&theater) of the year says 314 watt. That is about 20 watt less than the Bkool watts I did in the last weight handicap.Don't lower it too far or you'll get deducted power. In the weight handicap I get 20-30 less bkool watts than my power metter, at my normal weight I get 20-30 more bkool watts
