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Isn't part of the point of smart trainer, that the resistance increases so you change gear accordingly, i.e simulating a hill?
I can do this on my 10 year old dumb Magentic Tacx. I have a powermeter - What am I missing here?
pifko-
In honesty I don't have much of a clue.
I'm guessing it feeds from trainer road etc. So you don't manually do it?
My main issue has been thru axle compatibility... -
Erg mode ... which allows you to just spin and the trainer makes you do consistent power for a structured workout.
I assume that on the tacx you have to choose a resistance setting and then spin a certain cadence and watch the power meter to achieve the target. All of that goes away with Erg mode, where all you need to do is keep the legs turning.
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Quoting dbr here:
Having gone smart, I wouldn’t go back. I reckon the quality of the
workout is better as you can’t fail to hit the power targets. It also
removes the mental strain of concentrating on hitting the targets all
the time. Just the luxury of an hour or three every week when you can
listen to a podcast or just think about stuff if worth it to me. I
tried my dumb trainer again with my brother’s power tap wheel a while
ago and it was just awful - mentally draining and not helpful training
wise at all.You could argue that the mental aspect of holding a certain target is
helpful for training, but having raced HCs (basically exactly that for
similar-to-turbo-trainer durations) I’ve not found it to be the case.What if you just stop pedaling on a smart trainer?
That's how I fail to finish my "intervals". Because I LEAVE IT ALL OVER THE GARDEN/ROAD/NO SURRENDER. etc etc.
Or I just think "fuck that" and skip one.
GoatandTricycle
pascalo
Chalfie
Isn't part of the point of smart trainer, that the resistance increases so you change gear accordingly, i.e simulating a hill?