07-10-2020, 02:21 AM
(07-09-2020, 11:57 PM)peteostro Wrote: Got to try out VZFit explorer today on my cycleops magnus smart trainer. VZfit found it right away but I had to register it to my account and I already had my virzoom bike registered. Seems you can only have one device registered. Emailed support and they got back to me right away and fixed it. Great job!
So after that right off the bat it just worked. Started peddling and I was moving the faster I peddled the faster I moved. Was a nice change of pace to use my smart trainer in VZfit explore over zwift.(I do zwift in VR too but in virtual desktop since it has not native VR support) I did not get any sickness have auto turn enabled, though I have been doing VR for a long time now. Can’t wait until you guys get resistance control working. This is what makes a smart trainer really better than just a power meter.
Few notes:
Spins means nothing to me. This should be replaced with wattage. Also once resistance control is added will need to see the current grade % and should have a little graph showing the upcoming elevation over a 1/2 mile or so so you can get prepared to change gears.
Would be great to have Apple Watch support/ heart rate monitoring displayed on the screen. This is a lot of info but I noticed when looking down at the virtual bike there is a perfect pace for a bike computer. Maybe you could put all this info on one?
Over all pretty cool and looking forward to future updates.
I agree with the bike computer idea. all of the things you mentioned are where VR biking is headed.
I'm curious about wattage. I know zwift uses it...how is that a better metric? I'm assuming that it isn't just looking at how many "rotations" but the "power" you are actually generating...having something to do with the resistance level? If I did a shorter steeper climb, but you did a less steep climb over a longer distance, if you ride long enough...would you end up generating more wattage in comparison?