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Originally Posted by mattsurf
People with smart trainers generally ride in Erg mode, where Zwift changes the resistance, while people with dumb trainers, Zwift modifies the speed depending on terrain - in theory over the lap of a course both riders will put out the same amount of work for a given time. Zwifts alorythms are pretty good at this. However, people on smart trainers tend to climb the hills faster and descend slower than people on dumb trainers (on a climb you generally increase power and on a descent you reduce power, while on a dumb trainer, power is flat)
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I disagree. I don't think that most people default to erg mode.
Yes, erg mode controls the resistance, but that is most useful when doing a defined workout. 1 minute at 200 watts, 30 seconds at 400 watts, stuff like that - the trainer gives you the exact resistance needed to do the proscribed wattage.
If you are doing a Zwift ride or race, the standard mode is preferred. Zwift still controls the trainer, but in a different way. If you're putting 200 watts into the pedals on flat terrain and then hit an 8% climb you will feel more resistance like in real life. So, if you continue at 200 watts your cadence and speed go down.
https://zwift.com/news/1971-the-what...hy-of-erg-mode