Did my first ramp test on TR about two weeks ago. At the time, had an old Elite Fluid Trainer. I was shocked when my FTP came back at 284. This is about 60 watts higher than a ramp test that I did on a IC7 spin bike at the Gym. I had my doubts and I did a few workouts and it was tough but I was able…

virtual power is really kind of a crapshoot.

Yea totally possible. My virtual power on an elite novo mag read about 20% higher than my power meter. Don’t sweat it, you did not lose anything. You just calibrated an arbitrary number, don’t sweat it and trust the ramp test.

The last time I used virtual power was a couple of years ago. I got a 4iiii power meter before starting this current block of TR. There was about a 20% drop going from virtual to “actual”. No point in trying to compare the two, just do a ramp test and see what the Suito comes back with.

I had a Vortex that I could fairly easily ride at 400w for segment attempts back in the day, when my FTP was nearer 300. I miss that trainer :smiley:

I just checked my old FTP settings. It was 190 with my Mag trainer and virtual power. I then got my first Power2Max (still in my road bike, 6 years later …) and did a test: 265 - I was over the moon ;-). Virtual power isn’t accurate, but consistent. You’ll have to retest ;-).

I have an Elite Elastogel fluid (dumb) trainer, and even though I’ve not used Virtual Power with it, I can say with an enormous amount of confidence that Virtual Power on this trainer will be absolutely crap. The power curve of the trainer just isn’t predictable enough. I use the trainer with TR, b…

[image] Virtual power strives to be bottom left A properly calibrated power meter or smart trainer strives to be top left

Uhhhh, you guys didn’t really give me any clarity … Let me try and be specific … So I have 7 device pairings. How would I have everything read from my Garmin pedals?? Should I click “forget device” for my Tacx Neo? I never clicked the “virtual power” option in the bottom left of the TR screen. Mor…

Drastic Drop in FTP from Fluid Trainer to Smart Trainer

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RydeRuff12 April 6, 2020, 2:57am 12

I think you want this thread instead… 6 paired devices + power never matching = BUSTED workout

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