Power And Noise Issue
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:08 pm
Hi. I recently bought the Novo Smart trainer and I'm having some issues with power and noise.
When using the trainer on Level 1 in the My Elite app or using it on Zwift on a flat road (i.e. no/little resistance) I relatively easily run out of gears. When in the higher gears on my bike the trainer emits a loud noise, like an extremely loud fan. It almost sounds as if the unit is being overpowered even though it isn't. I use a trainer tyre and shock absorbing mat so those factors don't contribute to the noise.
If climbing, or a using Level 10+ in the My Elite app, I am obviously forced to select a lower gear on my bike to maintain the same level of effort and this doesn't produce any loud noise.
Is the trainer likely to be faulty or does it just require calibration?
If the latter could somebody please tell me which way I need to adjust the P settings and how I test this? I have tried turning all 3 P values both up and down, but this doesn't seem to make any difference to the resistance or the noise/power issue on My Elite Level 1 or Zwift flat roads.
When using the trainer on Level 1 in the My Elite app or using it on Zwift on a flat road (i.e. no/little resistance) I relatively easily run out of gears. When in the higher gears on my bike the trainer emits a loud noise, like an extremely loud fan. It almost sounds as if the unit is being overpowered even though it isn't. I use a trainer tyre and shock absorbing mat so those factors don't contribute to the noise.
If climbing, or a using Level 10+ in the My Elite app, I am obviously forced to select a lower gear on my bike to maintain the same level of effort and this doesn't produce any loud noise.
Is the trainer likely to be faulty or does it just require calibration?
If the latter could somebody please tell me which way I need to adjust the P settings and how I test this? I have tried turning all 3 P values both up and down, but this doesn't seem to make any difference to the resistance or the noise/power issue on My Elite Level 1 or Zwift flat roads.