Trainer Difficulty setting reverts to maximum [October 2022]

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Hello Rowdy

I tried today what you say but after the de-installations and re-installations the trainer difficulty set to the middle but after start my ride it went back to max. :worried:

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This is not necessarily the solution. I canā€™t spin the pedals from the moment my trainer connects to Zwift (from the first setup screen). I mean I can, but resistance is super high.

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This works sometimes for me too, but sometimes not. Then I cut the power to trainer and reconnect. Then however I often times get super low resistance from my trainer.

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Hello @K_Ege, welcome to the forums!

This doesnā€™t sound good, what kind of trainer do you have and how do you connect to Zwift (bluetooth or ant+)?

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Hi @K_Ege welcome to Zwift forums.
I moved your post into this thread, as it seems youā€™re running into the trainer difficulty setting itself to 100%.

Weā€™ll update this thread as we make headway on a fix.

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Hello All

I have a Saris H3 and run Zwift off an android phone. Lately I have noticed that the trainer difficulty is on Max, and when I slide it down to my usual 50% and then press ok to save it, it wonā€™t stay at 50%. Is there anyone having the same problem or knows what the problem may be.

Cheers

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2 posts were split to a new topic: Cadence drop on incline

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Hello all

I have the same issue as Like describes.

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I mean LukešŸ™ˆ

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31

Same problem new kickr v5 trainer this week stuck at max 100 difficulty even when changed to 0 or 50. Go back in the app and set to 100 again. Android phone Help!

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hi dude,V6 here as well + 25000km of Zwift and level 50 almostā€¦ the trainer difficulty should be always at 100% otherwise u are fooling yourself and riding like an idiot.

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Iā€™m not sure what your level 50 has to do with a trainer difficulty bug.

Maybe one day youā€™ll find yourself in a situation where you are recovering from being badly injured and have to put the difficulty down in order to be able to turn the pedals when starting on a flat section.

I had to use this function for a while, but Iā€™m using 100% again now that recovery is progressing properly.

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This is not correct. Trainer difficulty is just like changing your bike gear ratios.

Having a 34-32 gear ratio at 100% is no different than having a 46-22 at 50% TD.

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now you donā€™t know what you are talking about !!! the trainer difficulty is related to Zwift Sim
mode !!! how you feel the changing of gradients,
with 50% set a gradient of 5% will feel 2,5% and a descent of -5% -2,5% only, at 0% difficulty all
will be flat roads, look at Shane Miller Zwift video on this and then u will learn !!!

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This has been debated many many times.

With changing grearing on your bike you can simulate 50% TD the same as doing it with 100%.

Letā€™s ask what is your smallest gear on the bike.

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And as we all know changing your gearing only has half the effect on downhills and no effect on the flat :wink:

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I have reinstalled Zwift on my Mac and i still have the bug of trainer difficulty stuck at max.

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Deleting data en cache in the Zwift app on my Android devices before starting Zwift works for me that the trainer difficulty stays in the middle. So there is hopešŸ˜

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I tried that this morning and it didnā€™t work. Zwift, is there an ETA on when the update will be coming?