Newbie- Help questions

Hi @The_Tiger welcome to Zwift forums!
I love that you shared a pic of your pain cave with your first post! It’s something I’d expect from our forum veterans.

I took the liberty of investigating your ride sessions on our server logs and here’s some feedback.

The Android version of the Zwift game app is still in beta when it comes to connecting to trainers via ANT+.So: 1) your Galaxy Note is behaving as it should with this version of the game app and 2) we’re glad you have an iPad to run the game :grinning:

Regarding the speed: there’s a couple things to customize your trainer’s resistance.
It looks like you may have done the three-stage workout plan called Zwift Cycling 101? The third stage of that is the mini ramp test, which is pretty tough. That has you ride until you can’t turn the pedals anymore, which in turn sets your Functional Threshold Power (FTP). How was that for you?

Zwift game physics is predicated on a few variables that you can change on your end: gender, weight and most importantly your personal FTP. If a workout is too difficult, you can temporarily lower your FTP number in your profile within the game. Set it too low, and you’ll not get enough resistance, tho.

I’m not sure if the Road Machine has a manual resistance level setting or not. It feels like it might not, being a smart trainer. But anyway, check this setting please.

You can try calibrating the trainer by performing a spindown test using Kinetic’s Fit app.

Lastly - check the tension on the roller against the tire. Too high a tension is not good. Inflate the tire to match what you’d ride outdoors, and set just enough tension so the tire doesn’t slip during a hard effort.

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