Power variations during ride using Wahoo app and Wahoo Powermatch

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Hey all -

Does anyone here use the Wahoo app in erg mode connected via Bluetooth with a power meter connected via ANT+ and the toggle “on” so that the power meter controls the trainer?

In the past I have had pretty good success with this setup being accurate and consistent; but lately I’ve been seeing some pretty big variations.

Below is an image from today, zoomed in on a 10 min interval. For this interval Erg was set to 290W, but the power seems to be all over the place. I know some variation is expected but is this amount normal? The avg for the interval ended at 279W despite the target of 290W in Erg. Using a Sram crank-based power meter and a wahoo kickr V5 FWIW.

Anyone experienced anything similar?

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I have, but it was over a year ago. No issues then, though I felt regulation was better using trainer power rather than PM power. Have you already asked over on the Wahoo forum?

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No, but I will, thanks for the idea!