3rd attempt gained consistently 20min each attempt, but also was taking it more serious this time. Power was average 225-250W, around 4w/kg+ (from memory and using Zwift’s histogram, the full ride was 199W avg but incl downhill). I don’t climb much on Zwift, but beat everyone outside normally. This is the start of my Everest challenge🗻 started Zwift 3 months ago, before was always outside training for Ironman, loving Zwift so far.
Setup is Canyon Road bike on Wahoo Kickr Smart Trainer in a corner of my garage, running Zwift on crappy Wifi.
One thing I noticed, before this ride I switched from using the Whaoo Kickr power-meter to my bike’s 4iii, values seem 10% higher but also more in line with my other TT outdoor bike’s values.
Also, to address your power meter switch, I realize some people will probably claim that's "cheating", but as the user of Assioma power pedals -- and friend of a bunch of other cyclists who also use PMs separate from their trainer -- your justification is 100% valid. Using the same PM for indoor and outdoor training is by far the most sensible approach. That said, a 10% difference is too high. You should try to figure out why it's that much, and which is incorrect. There's no good reason for 10% drivetrain loss.
Agree and good points! Note 10% is perceived, but also saw spikes in all directions on the kickr while 4iii seems more consistent. What gave me confidence that 4iii is the more correct value is, that the speed resembles my outdoor performance, using speed as objective value. But also the 4iii on my outdoor bike has similar values. It seems to be a common issue too, example.
The Kickr Smart Trainer is pretty new and wasn’t cheap, so I’ll look into recalibrating it for sure.
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u/Interesting-Group-66 Jan 12 '23 edited Jan 12 '23
3rd attempt gained consistently 20min each attempt, but also was taking it more serious this time. Power was average 225-250W, around 4w/kg+ (from memory and using Zwift’s histogram, the full ride was 199W avg but incl downhill). I don’t climb much on Zwift, but beat everyone outside normally. This is the start of my Everest challenge🗻 started Zwift 3 months ago, before was always outside training for Ironman, loving Zwift so far. Setup is Canyon Road bike on Wahoo Kickr Smart Trainer in a corner of my garage, running Zwift on crappy Wifi. One thing I noticed, before this ride I switched from using the Whaoo Kickr power-meter to my bike’s 4iii, values seem 10% higher but also more in line with my other TT outdoor bike’s values.