Hi! Im new to zwift and im obsessed I love it. I’ve been researching and riding lots. Last night I rode the London course and ended up doing 630m climbing. Part way through I decided to change my trainer difficulty from 50 to maybe 65% just to see the feel. I also had tire slippage so I increased the tension. I have the smart control kinetic road machine. After that my watts were low. On flats I could maintain around 185watts or more and now 135 and it doesn’t feel like a walk in the park. My watts fell to 85 90??? I’m not a weak rider nor am I crazy strong but I keep up with the men if not beat them on real road rides.
I calibrated spin down through kinetic. Do you think changing either the trainer difficulty or the tension on the wheel messed it up??
Thanks so much!!! You made my night! I was so discouraged after I did that and saw my watts tank. I did do a calibration post ride but haven’t tried it yet since yesterday. Do you recommend taking the tension off the wheel and calibrating every ride?
Yes, after every ride you should release the tension. Then every ride check the tyre pressure. It’s normal on wheel on smart trainers to inflate to 110 - 120 psi or whatever the maximum printed on the side is. This cuts down wear. It’s desirable on a wheel on trainer to do a spindown every ride but you can probably get away with doing one every couple of days. Keep the tension and tyre pressure the same.
