It has been just over a year since my second stroke. My cadence has improved from 60 to above 80 without having my feet strapped in. I had been using a Saris FLUID2 that had too much resistance for the tight gearing on my Bianchi road racer even in the granny gear and so I switched to my mountain bike with easier gearing. In the meantime I found a good deal on a Saris MAG trainer with adjustable resistance that I can use with my Bianchi.
When the snow melts and it is warm enough to ride my mountain bike outside, I will mount the Bianchi on the MAG trainer with the hope that eventually I can get strong enough to push the tight gearing on the road.
BTW, this was today’s ride. I added s speed sensor but I don’t know what all the numbers mean and I have not done any calibration. Frankly I am afraid to push my limits without a heart monitor.
Following my stroke, I had to wear a heart monitor for two months but it did not show any concern. Mind you, I did not do anything strenuous then. I wonder if an Apple Watch would be a good compliment to TrainerDay or if I should consider something else.
If you want accuracy, then go for a chest strap. I’m going to respond later on some of your other data questions. If you want daily monitoring and don’t mind charging a lot, then an Apple Watch is okay. I have Apple and Garmin, and I don’t like wearing any watch unless something is really going on.
So it seems likely that have the wrong virtual profile selected. I’m assuming at a low heart rate, you do not go 30 kph on flat ground. If you believe you do. Let me know. below is instructions to fix the first problem, of too much power, too much speed.
You can see that on the Connections tab. You click here and see the list.
I don’t understand. First off, I replaced the FLUID2 with a Saris MAG that has less resistance and so run it in a higher gear. I’ve not counted the teeth on the crank and rear sprocket nor measured the wheel circumference to calculate the distance/speed for accuracy. Both sensors simply count revolutions which is why I asked about where to set wheel/tire size on my MTB(26 x 2.125) and later when I will switch to my Bianchi sew-ups.
In settings, under “virtual power curve”, I have it set to “generic trainer”. I tried to browse the list of options but the list keeps resetting before I can scroll to the bottom. I have not seen the Saris MAG on the list but even if I did, it has 5 settings of variable resistance.
