How does powermatch work?

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@jskohn

is whether TR will compare the power measured by your power meter to

• a) the target power of the interval or
• b) the power measured/reported by the trainer.

It is essentially ‘b)’,

• PowerMatch compares between your Power Meter to the Smart Trainer. It takes the delta between the two and adjusts the Smart Trainer resistance level, such that the Power Target is reached, according to the Power Meter. From the article:
  • “Put simply, PowerMatch will use the power readings from your power meter to control your smart trainer.”

@jskohn

Either way, I’ve found that PowerMatch just introduces too much lag and overcompensation, so I don’t use it.

• They made changes to PowerMatch recently and many people are reporting much better results from the revised version. I recommend retesting it to see if it works to your needs.
• One comment, and several below this as well.