# Trouble with smart trainer **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 15, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/trouble-with-smart-trainer/374133 "2020-04-15T09:33:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matthew\_May](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/matthew_may/32/47767_2.png) [@Matthew\_May](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Matthew_May)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/trouble-with-smart-trainer/374133/1 "2020-04-15T09:33:57Z")
Hey everyone, this may not be about zwift but I’m having some problems with a new trainer… We recently purchased a tacx vortex trainer but everytime I exceed an incline of 2% or more I begin to just slip and no longer be able to hold the smooth cadence I was originally holding. Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks in advance everyone 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/gerrie_delport_odz/32/437556_2.png) [@Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Gerrie_Delport_ODZ)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/trouble-with-smart-trainer/374133/2 "2020-04-15T09:49:34Z")
Hi @Matthew_May welcome to the forum. 🙂 A few things to check. - check the tension on the wheel, the roller should be tight against the wheel. - tire pressure, look on the tire and inflate to that value (usually around 100psi) - use a trainer tire Do a trainer spindown calibration. ---
**Author:** ![Matthew\_May](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/matthew_may/32/47767_2.png) [@Matthew\_May](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Matthew_May)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/trouble-with-smart-trainer/374133/3 "2020-04-15T13:42:09Z")
I’ll take a look tomorrow and hopefully I can get it working! Thankyou!