I recently purchased the Elite Direto XR-T. Previously, I’ve been using a dumb trainer and my Stages power meter to run TrainerRoad. The XR-T is not performing like I expected (I previously borrowed a Kickr as my only reference point for smart trainers), it’s slow to respond, doesn’t hold power, e…

[image] treadpedalwalk: DCRainmaker raves about ERG mode, but I’m not seeing it at all. He and many of us do… and most of us are on trainers other than Elites. For the record, Ray is particularly fond of ERG mode coupled with the Saris H3 and TrainerRoad app. As a long time ERG users who h…

One thing to note, yes the Direto is slow to respond, but in the image [image] You cadence is also increasing, one suggestion would be to try and level your cadence at (say 90) and try and keep it there, don’t shift, that will just make things worse

I give that a (better) shot. I felt like I had to increase my cadence to keep any power at all. I was trying to keep the power somewhat close to the target.

Copy that. Been a while since I watched that review. As Womble mentions, if you are new to ERG mode use, cadence is key. Hold a steady cadence and do NOT try to fix or match power targets like you would for resistance mode or other standard (dumb) trainers. [image] treadpedalwalk: I was try…

Yes, the problem is that as you increase the cadence, the turbo has to do further calculations, happens on my Neo (I have a Direto as well), increase the cadence, power goes down whilst the turbo adjusts to catch up,

I have an Elite Suito and have pretty much the same problem - to hit the power goals I end up with a cadence well over my normal on the road cadence (100+ on average). There is a chance this may be user error on my part but switched to Resistance mode just in the last week and found both the power e…

I did follow the small ring, middle cassette recommendation. I also moved it up the cassette as DCRainmaker mention (in that video or another one…I’ve been researching this issue) that the top 2/3 worked best for him.

As a former Direto and current Direto X user, I’ll add some of my thoughts based on my experience over the last 3+ years. Elite trainers are definitely not a “lock in and just ride” product. As yu note, they can be a bit slow to respond and get you up to the target wattage, and that tendency tends…

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treadpedalwalk May 26, 2022, 6:37pm 3

Thanks - I actually meant DCRainmaker raves about the Elite XR specifically . You linked to his video in this post Directo XR Review at 8:11 he gushes over it. I understand it’s not going to be as good as maybe the Kickr or Tacx Neo. …but this is just disappointing

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