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[cyberknight]

Mainly Zone 5 HR for an average of 164W sounds out to me.

mate i ride with says he gets 180 for 23 mph

 

[CXRAndy]

no settings for difficulty for smart trainer

That must be because its a dumb trainer. So all adjustments are mechanical, adjust as necessary

 

[CXRAndy]

mate i ride with says he gets 180 for 23 mph

Too many variables to compare. You need to be 'virtually' same height and weight on identical course to compare speed from power output. I need approx 25-50W more than some of my smaller lighter riding buddies on here to achieve comparable flat terrain speed. Im currently 102kg

 

[cyberknight]

ok chaps i have been trying to find the page for default resistance settings for dumb trainers but cant find it?

 

[cyberknight]

Too many variables to compare. You need to be 'virtually' same height and weight on identical course to compare speed from power output. I need approx 25-50W more than some of my smaller lighter riding buddies on here to achieve comparable flat terrain speed. Im currently 102kg

hes heavier i am uhm about 68 kg

 

[IrishAl]

Anyone about for a spin around 4/4:30? I’d like a race but my legs have been in bits since a hike a couple of days ago so I’m just sticking to a pottle round some of the routes I haven’t ticked off.

The Silent Sea was a good shout @bobinski - I’ve been watching it this last couple of zwift sessions, and trying to spot which actors were also in Squid Game

 

[BurningLegs]

ok chaps i have been trying to find the page for default resistance settings for dumb trainers but cant find it?

There aren’t any resistance settings in Zwift for a dumb trainer. You can select which trainer it is in the pairing screen but that’s only relevant when using zPower who CS you’re not because you have a power meter.

The power meter you have is considered accurate. I think it’s unlikely to be faulty 🤷‍♂️

 

[Legs]

77.5kg 🤨

 

[berty bassett]

May I offer my 2 pennies worth
I am no expert by any means as I am sure many here will remind me within nano seconds of reading this BUT
He goes - you say your mate is roughly 68kg and getting 23mph for 180 watts ( think I have read this right )
Something seems wrong there as well
I can only offer my stats outside , if I av 220 watts I will av around 20mph and weigh fair bit less could be a number of things I guess
But are you sure it’s miles and not km ( no offence meant ) , battery , calibration , or simply mullered ? Something don’t sound right as norry says
Hope you sort it though as must be frustrating a moment
Incidentally your mate would only be kicking out 2.6w/kg if miles for 23 mph

 

[berty bassett]

By the way 23km would be around 14.5 mph for 2.6wt/kg - I don’t know - does that sound more plausible 🤷‍♂️ Don’t know the route , elevation etc - hope someone can help

 

[cyberknight]

reading on zwift apparently i should be using a speed sensor with a power meter

 

[cyberknight]

There aren’t any resistance settings in Zwift for a dumb trainer. You can select which trainer it is in the pairing screen but that’s only relevant when using zPower who CS you’re not because you have a power meter.

The power meter you have is considered accurate. I think it’s unlikely to be faulty 🤷‍♂️

pretty sure theres a list of what resistance to use for dumb trainers based on model but cant find it again

 

[cyberknight]

By the way 23km would be around 14.5 mph for 2.6wt/kg - I don’t know - does that sound more plausible 🤷‍♂️ Don’t know the route , elevation etc - hope someone can help

for me 20 mph is 2.4 w per kg or about 170watts

like as said above im probably out of shape more than i realize

 

[berty bassett]

for me 20 mph is 2.4 w per kg or about 170watts

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like as said above im probably out of shape more than i realize

Wow that seems fast for power
Can’t do that around here !

 

[IrishAl]

Wow that seems fast for power
Can’t do that around here !

Thats a decent speed alright. I’d be happy with a 20mph average on my club spin and that has some decent riders in it. In fact I think I managed a 20mph ride once in the last year and that was going ⚽️ 🏀 🎾 out for an hour On a daily flat route. I must be getting old 😢