[TD Premium] issue with Ramps, and estimated speed

Bugs and Issues
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Dear Alex and team,
Still using and loving TD. 2 small issues you might help with please:

  1. Workout with ramps. It seems for last 6 months, my Kickr doesnt ramp up or down, but just average the power… any parameters or settings I changed by mistake? Attached example of workout “45m Sweet spot trainer” with my garmin record.

  2. Estimated speed based on Power is not accurate, and doesnt match what I will get outdoor. I understand it is tricky to estimate and depends on many parameters (such as position on the bike), but is there a way to change/caliber this estimated speed?

Thanks again for your work on TD.
Antoine

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Super happy you love it?
Strange on ramps, what kickr do you have?

Adjust your drag coefficient (see below). Less drag you will go faster

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Dear Alex, thanks for the drag settings. I will check it out.
I have Kickr V5. Any idea where it coild come from?

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Are you using TrainerDay app to control your Kickr or Garmin device?

Garmin does not support ramps, so just makes it an average as target or transforms the ramp in steps.

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I have a v5, works perfect. MeTechCds suggestion is a good one.

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Absolutely. MechTechCD you are right. I am using my Garmin watch to control the trainer.
I thought i had seen some ramps in the past, but it was not while using my watch but the app directly.
Thanks, I guess no easy fix for this except using the app.

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It seems like you might be sending outdoor workouts there. Indoor will have smaller steps. You can design your own workouts with very small steps.

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Hi Alex, I think I do transfer Indoor workouts. Any idea how I could get smaller step increment, without having to modify existing workouts?

With regards to speed estimation, another follow up question. Who is actually estimating the speed? It might not be TD… I use my Garmin watch to control the trainer and record the workout, sync with Garmin connect, and transfer to Intervals.icu for fitness tracking… Is speed estimated by Garmin then?

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Yes Garmin, and they use speed coming from the trainer which is totally inaccurate especially in ERG to change you speed just shift your gears in ERG but power stays the same.

No way to get smaller steps. Can you send me a link to an original workout and the completed activity in Strava and I can review because it looked like outdoor. You can pm me if you prefer.