I’ve cancelled my subscription for the outdoor season as I usually do (and may not resubscribe next winter with everything going on!)
One thing I’ve never found is a free app to write a basic workout and use it to control the trainer for those one off wet days … I currently use the standard wahoo app but manually have to change the power for each interval! There must be a better way?
Are Zwift / Trainerroad / WahooX really the only way options or is there a simpler app out there for one off occasions!
I can create and save a workout on my Trainer Day desktop but when it appears in my App it says I need to upgrade subscription to actually allow me to ride it!
Am I missing something or can I strangely create but not ride new workouts in free mode?
To be honest I didn’t use it in the end - I looked into it when I stopped my Systm subscription but ended up controlling my Kickr with my Elemnt Roam for a while. After that I decided to buy a cheapish mountain bike and carried on riding outside over the winter months!
Mywhoosh (which is like a free version of Zwift) may still be worth a look though
You can use the Wahoo app to control your trainer for free with many other third party workout builders. Some offer limited free use like building a workout today but not in the future, but if they sync to Wahoo it’s free to execute them.
You can also build workouts on Garmin Connect. But then youd need a Garmin to control the trainer. Tho you MAY be able to export yhe file and upload to your Wahoo and run or from there…
I use Final Surge to make up workouts for my running, I don’t use it for my cycling but it’s free and should sync with quite a few Wahoo Head Units. You could also try Intervals ICU which is also free if you want it to be but maybe if your new to it you might find making the workouts a bit harder than Final Surge but in its favour Intervals ICU does study your training readiness and fitness whereas Final Surge doesn’t. It might be good to look at both.
Unfortunately this wouldn’t work, they have not responded to our requests to do some syncing, so a workout built in Garmin can’t come over to Wahoo at this time
Nope, any modern smart trainer will work with Wahoo app, just like Zwift, Rouvy, etc
I use Intervals.icu for workout & fitness tracking but didn’t know I could create workouts! Also not familiar with Final Surge so thanks for the suggestions.
I also use Garmin Connect and have a Garmin head unit on my bike, are you saying I can create a simple workout eg. 30/30s and then control my Wahoo Kicker from the Garmin to automatically action the workout??
Yes. Easily. Enjoy.
Dont be like me and have the wrong FTP set in Cinnect and then use % of FTP for the target.
And also, if you set a zone range, it’ll hold your power to the top of that range. Its better to set an absolute target. The ra ge is better for outdoor workouts.
I’ve created a workout on Garmin Connect and sent it to my Edge 520 which is paired with my Kickr.
I’ve set a custom power for each element of the workout but instead of controlling the Kickr like ERG mode, the resistance in the pedals is fluctuating up and down from easy to impossible to turn.
It seems SYSTM was open as I’d been trying something through that earlier. It seems to be running now, although 200W strangely felt harder than usual when testing but maybe that was perception!
I’ve knocked up a basic sweet spot workout to trial it properly … here goes!
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