I’ve been using an Elite Direto smart trainer, however I find that it is so slow in responding to increases in shorter intervals. My solution is to use ERG during the longer intervals and switch to manual for short Vo2max or sprints. I set the resistance and drive my expected power using cadence. My…

During the warmup, you can switch to Resistance mode and set the percentage. Once that’s done, you will get that same setting each time you switch to that mode again.

And this is one trick. [image] Any way to do "stomps" on ERG mode? Training One trick in ERG can be to slow your cadence 5-10 rpm before the stomp section (maybe 10-30 seconds early). It increases the resistance because of the lower rpm, and give you more “bite” at the b…

Thanks for the tips. I usually set my resistance ahead of time, but when modifications are required mid set of a vo2max interval, its gets complicated. I’ve tried slowing the cadence before the interval also and the trainer puts me into the “red” within seconds, then drops the resistance well below…

Workaround for slow or poor smart trainers

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mcneese.chad December 1, 2018, 11:24pm 3

And this is one trick.

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Workaround for slow or poor smart trainers

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