I’m so tired of the connection dropouts I get with my Elite Direto to Zwift (and Trainer Road). I’ve tried everything to fix the problem: different Ant+ dongles, USB extension cords, Bluetooth through my phone, different USB ports, different computers, different locations in the house, different houses, minimizing other RF sources. I recently switched to an Apple TV 4K, that made it better but I still have 1-2 dropouts per session. It’s incredibly frustrating when you are racing or riding with a group and you have a power dropout and as a result you get dropped from the group. Maintaining a rock-solid data connection is a fundamental requirement for me in a smart trainer.

I’m excited about the new Kinetic R1. I hope, hope, hope that it will be compatible with Zwift using the R1’s wired data connection. I will buy that trainer as soon as I see the first report about someone successfully using the wired connection to ride in Zwift.