Hi. I have a Wahoo Kickr Core that I’m using to cycle on Zwift. I use the Wahoo App to do a spin down which works without issue. As soon as I launch the Zwift App and “wake up” my trainer, the resistance and tension starts. I link my devices, the kickr, my Garmin HRM Pro, my Wahoo cadence sensor on my pedal arm, I then select a flat route to ride. The tension and resistance doesn’t release from when I woke up my devices and subsequently gets higher during the ride. I’m not able to go over a cadence of 60 rpm without my quads starting to take strain. I did a FTP Ramp Test with ERG Mode to try and fix this issue, based on one of the forums raised where someone else had the same issue, but this did not work. My FTP is set at 227w and I can assure you, when cycling on the road, my cadence and watt output exceeds 227 at a cadence of 85. I don’t know what else to get the system to work and to reduce the resistance. Any idea on what to do here?
I’m using a Kickr Core on Windows 10, connecting with ANT. While I haven’t experienced exactly what you’re describing I have experienced something similar in that the resistance feels harder than it should. What works for me is to stop pedaling after all connections are made. All of these have worked for me:
- Stop pedaling after connecting, don’t start pedaling until you’ve spawned into the game.
- Stop pedaling while in the pen (waiting for a group ride to start)
- Take the 30 second Coffee Stop in the first 3 minutes of a ride (useful for when you’re riding with a robo pacer).
In all cases “stop pedaling” means “let the trainer spin down to a stop”.
Hope this helps.