- Today I'm going to talk about
how to use your Wahoo ELEMNT by computer
with your Smart Trainer.
And in this video, I'm going to
walk you through six different, six,
six different ways to control
your Smart Trainer using the Wahoo ELEMNT.
So the Wahoo ELEMNT, ELEMNT BOLT,
and ELEMNT ROAM all have the ability
to control your Smart Trainer,
whether you have a Wahoo KICKR
or any ANT+ FE-C bike computer.
Or I mean, ANT+ FE-C bike trainer.
So the first thing you need to do
is pair your Wahoo KICKR
or any ANT+ FE-C Trainer
to your Wahoo ELEMNT and in this video I'll be using
the Wahoo KICKR as an example.
But you can do the same thing
and everything will work the same
using any other bike trainer.
So using the Companion app,
make sure your ELEMNT by computer
is paired to your smartphone.
First, and tap on the sensors,
and look for your Smart Trainer.
You can also add it directly from the ELEMNT itself,
and to do that, you just tap the power button
to browse back to the main menu.
And browse down to add sensor
and select your Smart Trainer there.
Once you find your Trainer,
it will prompt you to save it.
And now just make sure to switch
the ride type from outdoor to indoor.
And you can do that again in the main menu.
Under ride type, just switch it to indoor.
You can also do that within the Wahoo ELEMNT app.
You can switch it from outdoor to indoor ride.
So when you pair your Smart Trainer,
and this is more specifically for the Wahoo KICKR,
make sure you pair it using
ANT+ because if you pair it in Bluetooth,
and then you want to use another app
to control your Smart Trainer like in Zwift
for example or TrainerRoad, it's not gonna happen.
Always remember, Bluetooth is a one-to-one connection.
Once it's paired to one device,
you won't be able to see it or pair it
using another device.
So to ensure it is paired in ANT+,
before turning on the ELEMNT,
turn on Zwift on your mobile device
and or TrainerRoad, and pair it to your Smart Trainer.
And then turn on your Wahoo ELEMNT bike computer.
And it will find your bike computer
ANT+ signal and pair it using ANT+.
And now from now on, it will always connect with ANT+.
Once you start moving,
you will see the screen
with all the different modes available for you.
And these modes are Passive Mode, Level Mode,
Resistance Mode, Erg Mode, Route Mode, and Workout Mode.
And let's talk about each mode,
and go through each one.
And make sure you stick around
for Workout Mode because I'm gonna talk about a feature
that is only available on your ELEMNT
and it's not available on other devices
like Garmin for example.
Passive Mode is great when you want to use
your Smart Trainer with another bike,
with another app like Zwift, for example.
But also record your ride using the ELEMNT.
In Passive Mode, the ELEMNT will not attempt
to control your Trainer and just record your ride.
In Level Mode, the Trainer will simulate
the standard resistance curve.
Meaning the harder you go,
the more resistance you will feel.
Just like riding outside, as you go faster,
the wind resistance will increase,
and will require more power to push you forward.
You have 10 levels, zero to nine,
and generally I found level one or two
to be the closest thing to riding on flat road
and sufficient most for most workouts
if you use gearing to adjust resistance.
The next one is Resistance Mode.
Level Mode and Resistance Mode can get confusing.
Think of resistance as the brake settings on your Trainer.
And you can set the brake strength
from one to 100%.
Unlike Level Mode, the brake strength
or resistance you will feel will be fixed
regardless of your speed.
Play with these two different modes,
and see which one work best for you.
I personally like Level Mode because
you always feel that resistance
and it resembles outdoor riding the most.
Erg Mode and this mode, you set your target watts,
and you go.
And the Trainer will adjust resistance
to keep you at your target watts
regardless of your speed or cadence.
So if you set your target watts to 200 watts,
the Trainer will adjust resistance
to keep you at 200 watts,
whether you are doing 50 RPM or 120 RPM.
Sim Mode or Route Mode, in this mode
you will be able to re-ride a specific route
by either selecting a route that you previously did,
or a new route that you created on any of
the routing options supported by the ELEMNT like
Komoot, Strava, or Ride with GPS.
In Route Mode, make sure your weight
is entered correctly in the app.
And the ELEMNT will control your Trainer
so the Trainer replicate the elevation profile of the route.
And if you really want to reroute a route,
I would encourage you to watch this video.
I talked about different apps that are,
I think they are much better than riding a route
on a small screen like this
unless you really want to feel bored.
Okay, next Workout Mode.
The ELEMNT is optimized to read incoming plans
from third-party apps like TrainingPeaks or Today's Plan,
and hopefully, hopefully, we'll see additional
apps added like TrainerRoad and Exort.
You need to first authorize TrainingPeaks
or Today's Plan from your profile
using the ELEMNT app.
And to do that, go to Profile,
tap on Authorized Apps,
and select TrainingPeaks or Today's Plan.
I will ask you to authorize a link
between the two apps.
You just go through the steps.
Here I'm using TrainingPeaks.
The ELEMNT supports interval based on power,
heart rate, and cadence.
It will pass whatever information
it receives from that third-party application.
In this case, TrainingPeaks only supports
interval base on percent of functional threshold power
and heart rate.
Just make sure your power's on,
or heart rate's on, set correctly in the Wahoo ELEMNT App
because TrainingPeaks will only pass a percent
of your threshold.
So make sure FTP setting is correct in your ELEMNT
and you can do that in your profile under Power Zones.
Next time you turn on your Wahoo ELEMNT,
you will see a pop-up of your planned workout
and you have the option to select the workout.
You can also view your planned workouts
and select a different one.
And if for whatever reason
you do not see the workout,
you can select it directly
from the Wahoo ELEMNT Companion App,
and it will load to your Wahoo ELEMNT.
And that's it, very simple.
You can pause, skip, rewind, or stop
an interval mid-workout without
impacting your interval or overall workout time.
And this is my favorite feature
something Garmin devices do not support
is adjusting workout intensity.
And to do that from the workout detailed page,
press the Plan button,
tap the button under 100%
and it will give you the option to scale up
or scale down that workout.
So on days when you're not feeling 100%
or find yourself not able to complete the intervals,
you can scale it down a bit.
Okay, that's all I have.
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Thanks for watching, and we'll see you in the next video.
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