Hi, I started using Zwift with a smart trainer yesterday.
When i did the in app calibration, i was able to pedal to 23 mph in a few seconds.
However while riding in the game (using one of the ‘just ride’ options), i cant pedal faster than 18mph even in my bikes hardest gear and pedaling very fast. And even 18mph takes a few minutes or so to get to.
Ive confirmed my height and weight are entered correctly. My ftp is set to 100 but shouldnt matter since im not riding in a workout.
The bikes back wheel is pressed pretty firmly against the trainer and again, in the calibration i got to 23 mph super quick.
My problem is that the other bikers are flying by me, and if its like that in a live race, that kinda kills my whole point of using zwift.
Thought? Thank you
It sounds like you have a wheel on trainer? Have a look at some videos about accurate calibration for those. It could be that you have the resistance of the tire combined with the resistance of the unit a bit off. Usually you need to have a consistent tire pressure and a set number of turns once the roller contacts the tire… depends on the unit.
I havent yet but, if Im not mistaken, the zwift documentation says ftps are only used during workout sessions , which im not using. Fyi i have my ftp set to 100.
Btw I just watched a video of a womans recorded zwift session and she was able to quickly get to 20mph with pedaling very hard and she wasnt getting passed by all of the other bikers. That looked a lot more ‘correct.’
Im going to mess around with it some more today.