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From: Mark J cleary <mcleary08@comcast.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Cool thing I did today
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:32:26 -0500
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I have my Tacx Flux 2 fluid trainer that I have been using. Mostly in 
the erg mode set the power and pedal you ass off. Sometimes I will 
bypass this and just use my Garmin 945 and hit free ride. This pretty 
much means that you are in the non erg mode.

Today I uploaded a real ride I did out side to the watch. Then using the 
Garmin 945 I choose the option "follow the course." And sure enough it 
did exactly that and just like the course the resistance changed on the 
hills up and down. It was pretty good to see you do compared to real 
activity.

Comparison against the real ride I did on Strava. The Strave ride shows 
much less power and I think in general Strava for me in the flatland 
underestimates power. My power was 124 today and on the real ride only 
something like 96.

Also, am I the only idiot that finds riding out of the saddle on any 
indoor trainer is frankly awkward and not worth the effort. I am not a 
Zwift user or any paid subscription. I find just riding trainer with 
metrics enough.
-- 
Deacon Mark