# Power inconsistency - so frustrated

**URL:** <https://forums.zwift.com/t/power-inconsistency-so-frustrated/9969>\
**Category:** Archived: Tips and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [October 12, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/power-inconsistency-so-frustrated/9969 "2016-10-12T03:16:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![T\_acoma\_Cyclist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/t_acoma_cyclist/32/425283_2.png) [@T\_acoma\_Cyclist](https://forums.zwift.com/u/T_acoma_Cyclist)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/power-inconsistency-so-frustrated/9969/1 "2016-10-12T03:16:40Z")

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I’m getting so ridiculously frustrated with Zwift. &nbsp;I have a power trainer (Tacx Bushido Smart) and a power meter (Stages Cycling).

I’ve attempted to use both synced to Zwift and have the exact same issue with both.

One time I’ll get on and ride and I can barely break 200w. &nbsp;Other times, I can easily hold 300w. &nbsp;

I’ll be in my 53/16 doing 90 cadence with a 200BPM heart rate and it shows me doing 160w. &nbsp;Yet I put my bike on the road or on a non-powered trainer and the same gearing, same cadence shows me putting out 340w. &nbsp;

I’ll hit a 5% grade on the course and I have to be in my lowest possible gear and can’t get past 60 RPM. &nbsp;I’m certainly not that weak.

My kid has the exact same setup and experiences the exact same problems.

What in the world am I doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![Jason\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/jason_k/32/266_2.png) [@Jason\_K](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Jason_K)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/power-inconsistency-so-frustrated/9969/2 "2016-10-12T18:26:45Z")

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I had a look at your account, and it looks like you’re connecting via ANT+, so the likely culprit here is ANT+ dropouts. We’ve written an article going through [troubleshooting steps for eliminating those](https://forums.zwift.com/hc/en-us/articles/204186849-My-ANT-signal-is-dropping?section=201145295), so read through that and give those a try.

You may also want to try calibrating your devices to make sure they’re set accurately.

If none of those troubleshooting steps work, [open a support ticket with us](https://forums.zwift.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?community_id=public), and we’ll see if we can figure out more from your logs.