I’ve got a new to me, NEO 2T (latest firmware), and have noticed there is about a 30 watt “ripple” in the reported power level. Is this normal?
My last trainer was a Wahoo Kickr Snap (wheel on) and the power curve was very smooth.
Orange line is recorded power level.
Latest recorded activity.
Wahoo applies some crazy smoothing by default (it can be disabled but most people don’t). Neo is much more precise, I have both. People don’t pedal smoothly or not smooth exact pressure at all times during a pedal stroke. You can turn on more smoothing in our app but that is just smoothing the line while doing the workout. I do have to say wahoo’s method of reporting this smoothed data looks nice.
The screen grab was from the file uploaded from my Coros Vertix watch recording the same ride and viewed from their training hub. It’s zoomed in pretty tight. Looking at the same ride on trainer day is pretty “fuzzy”
ride linkI’ve turned on the smoothing in TD app which does flatten the line quite a bit. Coming from Wahoo to the Neo 2T was quite a diversion from the line I was used to seeing.
Side note, my previous Wahoo Kickr Snap was under reporting power by more than 50 watts, calibration issues. It’s nice to know I’m getting “real” data now with the Neo 2T.
Thanks for the reply.
Yes we will add more smoothing to our web and app history to make them look better. This is how raw power data looks. Pedal based is even more extreme then this.
My first smart trainer was a Kickr snap (I still have it as a spare, just in case!) and I was similarly surprised when I saw less smoothed data when I swapped to a different trainer.
You do soon get used to it and it can be a guide to help you smooth out your pedalling (if you want to).
I notice that I am smoother when pedalling at around 90/91 rpm and that I am way less smooth as I get more tired - both generally, and as I get closer to the point of failure in an interval.
