Hi and Good Evening, So I’ve started this evening with Zwift, set up in my shed with an old traditional Elite mag trainer, so pretty basic. I’ve got a Garmin speed sensor attached to the rear hub and that’s about it…HR monitor battery went so waiting on Amazon for some 2025s. I’m using a notebook p…

[image] SeanT999: My total time came in at 28:12 with the game reporting an average of 18mph for the most part. This seems quite high to me. I’m by no means a fit cyclist and predominantly a mountain biker. I average about 10 mph on an easy trail or road, even on semi-road tyres. So 18mph seems……

Speeds in Zwift seem to be higher than in real life.

[image] SeanT999: an old traditional Elite mag trainer, Was your trainer available in the list of supported trainers when you paired your sensors or did you have to choose the unlisted version? Wheel-on classic mag trainers aren’t necessarily the most accurate for Zwift to estimate your watts…

I would think that it’s just down to the dumb turbo trainer giving you some free power. Not a problem for your free riding and for training as its all relative but will give you false results if you want to race. In which case I would recommend getting a cheap smart trainer. They make the whole exp…

[image] Paul_Allen: This could help you: Excellent, thank-you. [image] Mike_Rowe1: Was your trainer available in the list of supported trainers when you paired your sensors or did you have to choose the unlisted version? Wheel-on classic mag trainers aren’t necessarily the most accurate …

[image] SeanT999: I expect if I add a cadence sensor, that will improve the accuracy?? No, cadence has no impact on speed or accuracy in Zwift, it is just nice to have. The trainer you chose in-game will have a set power curve that will estimate your watts based on wheel speed. It may be wil…

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Paul_Allen (Paul) January 26, 2021, 7:40pm 2

This could help you: https://forums.zwift.com/t/how-does-zwift-determine-my-speed/

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