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Re: Controlling the Kickr via external power meter now possible [Donzo98]
Donzo, no this procedure does not use the Wahooligan app and does not set the Kickr to follow the SRM. This procedure will allow you to calibrate your Kickr to closely match your external power meter.

In TrainerRoad, when you deselect "use power from electronic trainer" you are not telling the Kickr to adjust its resistance based on the external power meter. Your Kickr and TrainerRoad do not at this time have that functionality whether you're using the beta software or not.

I believe there is some confusion about this issue. To clarify, when you select "use power from electronic trainer" the only change that occurs is that TrainerRoad will display and record the power from the Kickr instead of your power meter and the target power and actual power will always be the same.

When using an external power meter with a Kickr, though, the default and correct setting is to DESELECT "use power from electronic trainer." In this mode, TrainerRoad will display and record power from your power meter if it is connected. If your power meter and Kickr are calibrated using my instructions (or you were lucky enough to receive a properly calibrated unit from the factory), your target power and actual power will closely match during a workout. If, however, your power meter and Kickr are reading power differently, the actual power and target power will be different to the degree that they don't match. The "actual power" field displays your power meter's output and the "target power" is what TrainerRoad wants you to achieve (and in-turn, also what the Kickr's own power meter reports as the wattage).

There is no setting in TrainerRoad at this time that will allow a Kickr to be controlled by an external power meter. Display and record from a power meter, yes. Control, no. This will only happen when Wahoo publicly release the firmware to enable this AND TrainerRoad also update their software to work with the new functionality.

The location of the belt tension screw and recommended starting spindown numbers are described in my instructions.

Hope that helps!
Last edited by: Krispy2014: Feb 15, 15 22:32

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