titemple652 wrote:
I use rollers for my indoor training and I am considering adding the SMART Resistamce unit to my InsideRide e- motion rollers. Wondering if anyone has first hand experience with this unit. Does it actually work well, and is it accurate, consistent etc. Bugs? How do you find it working with zwift?
Thanks you and my apologies if this has been asked already.
I've been using the new setup for a month or so, and it works really well. I've been riding e-motion rollers for about 10 years and I had to buy a completely new set of rollers since the old model doesn't work with the new smart resistance unit. Anyone looking for a good deal on some "dumb" emotion rollers?
I race zwift 1-2 times per week and the setup works perfectly. They are really designed to be used in conjunction with a power meter and that's how I use them. When I first connected zwift to the rollers (trainer), the default setting is to get power from the smart rollers and it causes a power lag in zwift of 1+ seconds (very annoying). I've heard that many smart trainers have the same issue. I switched zwift to control the trainer, but get power from my power meter and the response on the screen when I pedal is instantaneous. It makes zwift racing more realistic and helps to have more resistance for climbing and sprinting (I would sometimes spin out when I didn't have the resistance unit).
The rollers also have a ergo mode where you can fix the wattage regardless of speed. It works well and there is a little remote for your bars to adjust the wattage.