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BurningLegs
Guru
Does that only apply to smart trainers though?
@cyberknight - the thing to remember is that your power meter is the source of truth for your performance. All that matters indoors is hours and powers. Speed is an estimate at best and not useful for comparing to outdoors. When comparing efforts indoors it is better to use something like intervals.icu to see time spent in zones rather than speed. Strava premium might do the same thing but I don’t subscribe so not sure.
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bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
None of that should matter if @cyberknight is using a powermeter for his Zwift Input on a dumb trainer.
Mainly Zone 5 HR for 164W suggests either:
The powermeter is reading low
The HR monitor is reading high
You have low FTP / power (doesn't sound that way with your real world riding) or you weigh about 40kg
Zwift's agorithm is roughly right (albeit it assumes no stopping at junctions, no slowing down at corners and no wind) - so it can't really be that.
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mjd1988
Guru
Ah fair enough
BurningLegs
Guru
If you could take the bike out for a spin on the road with the power meter that would help, but I think injury would prevent that??
@cyberknight
This is the page on Zwift to alter the difficulty settings https://zwiftinsider.com/using-the-trainer-difficulty-setting-in-zwift/
Bear in mind is just alters your gearing with respect to the gradient, basically at 50% it makes 10% gradient 5% so you don't need to jump down the cassette to find the correct cadence for you.
Finally if you're using a power meter 4ii, then with respect, you're probably not as fit as you thought you were. Given your injury its not unusual to be below par. I'd be doing what @berty bassett suggested, ride easy, get a good base of miles, then when healed, build power.
This is the page on Zwift to alter the difficulty settings https://zwiftinsider.com/using-the-trainer-difficulty-setting-in-zwift/
Bear in mind is just alters your gearing with respect to the gradient, basically at 50% it makes 10% gradient 5% so you don't need to jump down the cassette to find the correct cadence for you.
Finally if you're using a power meter 4ii, then with respect, you're probably not as fit as you thought you were. Given your injury its not unusual to be below par. I'd be doing what @berty bassett suggested, ride easy, get a good base of miles, then when healed, build power.
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
I got DQ’d from a ride this morning for no HRM. I always assumed all ‘E’ cat rides didn’t need one. Guess not.
Tommy, I see you do a fair bit of your rides without a HRM.
I leave mine draped over the handlebars, its just habit to use mine
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Tommy, I see you do a fair bit of your rides without a HRM.
I leave mine draped over the handlebars, its just habit to use mine
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
no settings for difficulty for smart trainer
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
indeed
