dcrainmaker wrote:
h2ofun wrote:
Just wondering, when was the last time you have seem folks complaining about CT's drifting? I cannot remember one. I even have to consider buying a power meter to use with a 1K trainer is, well, just amazing.
I could care less if my trainer and power meters "match". What I care about is my trainer does not drift during a session, or different sessions. Same comment for a power meter. I just want it to stay the same
so I can compare numbers week in and week out.
When I get on my trainer and spin at 193 watts, I could care less if it really is 193 watts, but I want it 193 watts during the entire ride, and every ride I do on it when it says 193 watts. Does the Kickr do this
for everyone who purchased today?
I just feel based on your reviews you for some reason seem to be letting the Kickr issues off the hook, which is not what I would expect from you.
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Funny, CompuTrainer's are well known to drift during the first 15-20 minutes. Something I've shown time and time again in power meter tests, with either of the two CT's I've owned that Racermate has validated as perfectly fine.
But, that's besides the point.
My point is, I have no doubt that some people here have a problem with drift or just flat out inaccuracies (i.e. 50w). I'm not saying there aren't some. But there are also post power meters between PM's on the KICKR that don't have those issues. Which is to say that, like all posts about people having a technical problem - they tend only to attract like-people having the same problem. Not people not having the problem (though there actually have been people in this post noting otherwise).
But 7w, or even 10w, on 250-300? You're beyond the combined accuracy spec of the platforms.
I do believe it is well know the CT has to be warmed up first? Or are you saying CT says you never have to warm them up?
Do they drift after this 15-20 minutes of warmup?
As I have posted before. Everything has issues. It just gets old to have some beat one one product for their personal reasons, but then seem to be willing to
ignore issues with others. Just me I guess.
I do hope folks find out what is going on. I know if the CT was having issues, Roger, as he has done in the past, would be posting here to solve any issues.
Now if they could only get their new sw working with the Velotron. :(
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