Hi
I have an Elite Direto, When I race the power shifts as it should.
But when I do workouts it does not lock the power (ERG Mode).
For exsaple, The power shows 140 watts, but if i raise the cadence i go upp to 180-200 with no problem.
Should it not lock on 140 so I cant go any higher?
Regards
Peter
The Direto is not very powerful, so you should be in the small chain ring for a low flywheel speed. Otherwise you could outsmart the trainer.
I have tryed both the big and small chaninring in front and no differnce.
I do not agree with you Ben…
Direto first version, triple set on bike, ANT+ dongle, macbook pro 2012. Chain always in 2nd ring front en somewhere in middle cassette. Even doing 100-110 watts (ftp 275) with high cadence gives no problems in ERG mode. ERG is accurately responsive when changing cadence.
@ Peter: did you do a calibration procedure using the elite app? And did you pair the trainer as FE-C? ERG mode should be a clickable option in the companion app or in zwift. A slight delay of 2-3-4 sec is normal in ERG mode.
@Luc_Heijnen
I hade calibrated the direto the day before in the Elite App. I hade pair it with Ant+ FE-C. According to the app ERG mode was on.
Any Ideas?
Hmm that’s strange. What kind of workout do you use? Choose one with relatively small wattage differences and try to hold your cadence around 85 during the whole set (choose a gear somewhere in the middle and do not shift during the workout). ERG should respond to the different wattages in each interval while your cadence remains around 85.
Let me know what the results are…
Hi everybody,
I have the same issues as Peter, I did calibrate with Elite app and Zwift, try to be at 85 rpm all along the work-out, used BTE and Ant+, Mac, PC and apple TV… it is always the same point, the power is very unstable while girlfriend which is training next to me is perfectly stablewith a wahoo trainer… @Peter_Gustafsson did you mange to fix this problem?
Hi everyone
I too am having the exact same issues, everything calibrated and set up as it should be yet the Erg mode is awful.
I also can get a massive surge in resistance, then it lets off, then a massive surge, then i lets off etc etc, this can go on for 30-60secs which really saps the legs when doing intervals.
Hoping someone can come up with some kind of solution. I got rid of a Kickr because I was fed up with erg mode being useless.
Karl
HI I have the same issues. Almost impossiblr to do a workout using erg.
Any solutions???
What system are you using how do you pair the trainer.
If you use ANT+ do you use the FE-c option ?
Paired with Ant+ and selected the FE-C version.
I dont usually ride the direto amd have dome more testing since writing. It seems to not be controlled at all by zwift.
Tried a ramp test and also a free ride and no changes to trainer resistance at all.
I’m getting no error messages and it all seems ok from a zwift point of view.
I also unplugged the ant+ and paired it via bluetooth and still the same.
I think now it must be an issue with my direto control.
Has anybody solved this one? I think I am having the same issue using BTE on my PC.
Hi there.
I have only been using my Direto for a few days. It is great in normal rides, today I tried ERG and had the same issues as many of you.
I calibrated using Zwift so I think I will do a calibration on the elite app. I read somewhere changing the power smoothing up can help in ERG - anyone done this?
Has anyone managed to get the watts to hold better in ERG mode?
