I’ve been using Kurt Kinetic Road machine and Rock-n-Roll with the Bluetooth power/cadence sensor. It’s surprisingly accurate and has been more than good enough to train on and I’ve seen great progress over the last 4 years or so. However, I’m now considering upgrading to a smart trainer as that’s…

[image] kurt.braeckel: How then do you translate everything outside when you’re riding, or do you know how your PM and trainer relate in their power readings? I know not all trainers let you do this, but I did a few TrainerRoad workouts where my Garmin recorded my PowerTap G3 and I had Traine…

Thanks for all the replies re: power match and PM vs. Kickr outdoors. I recall listening to the Kona podcast last year where the rider (KQ age-grouper from Ireland) said that because he knew he could hit his numbers indoors, he was safe outdoors. That makes total sense to me and especially for 70.3 …

[image] kurt.braeckel: That said, for shorter races, where you don’t necessarily set a specific IF, or a hilly course, or tactical races, etc I don’t use power in the vast majority of mass start races. I have my 10 second average on my display but don’t use it unless I’m off the front (alone …

Hi @MichelinMan You’re right in saying that you change up the gear (or increase your cadence) when power goes up. You don’t fiddle with your turbo trainer resistance settings. Try to set your cadence at the start of each step so you produce roughly the prescribed power. Get strengthy

Same setup but I don’t want to disconnect the inride because of the (simulated) speed it gives me. How can I force TR to use my favero assioma pedals as power source in this scenario? Anyways, ordered a KICKR core that should show within a week. New set of issues then, I think :slight_smile:

Trainerroad should grab your bluetooth signal from your pedals for power and cadence. Speed can be done with a regular old speed sensor. Just put a magnet on your spoke, make sure you have the right diameter setting, and you’re good to go!

Separate speed sensor. Ok, that is a way. I’d hoped I could get the value from inRide but maybe not. In my current setup, it sometimes works correctly.

Have you checked for firmware update? I thought there was an update for the Kickr Core to address power accuracy issues a week or two ago.

I have a semi smart trainer that’s a few years old. I can use ERG mode only through the very basic app that came with the trainer that I wish I could use with Trainerroad. Anyway - I did a quick test of ERG mode a while back and set the power to 200 or so and just spun the pedals. I ended up riding…

I’ve just moved over to using a Kickr Core. I was previously using a Kurt Kinetic Rock and Roll trainer, which I really liked for the sideways movement, but I have moved flat and it was just a bit too big in its footprint and a bit too noisy. So far I’m really impressed with the Kickr Core. It’s rea…

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