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Hi,

I have just recently purchased Elite Suito and the resistance feels very different from what it was with my Snap. When I approach the top of a hill just a few meters before the descent the resistance goes down as I was already going downhill however the mini map in Zwift still shows I’m going uphill. It is the same when descending and especially annoying when doing rolling hills: the mini map shows say -5% but the trainer already adjusted the resistance for going uphill. It seems like my trainer “knows” what’s coming next even before Zwift does The changes in resistance were pretty spot on and in line with what the Zwift mini map was showing when I was using Wahoo Snap so it does feel odd now when I can feel the change in the resistance on my trainer before the mini map shows the change in the gradient. Thank you in advance for your help.

Marcin, I don't have another trainer to compare with however I have noticed in Zwift that the mini-map gradient number lags behind the gradient in the Zwift terrain. When you next ride, watch the road (a different camera angle other than over-the-shoulder can help) and see whether you think the trainer response is correct, or whether the gradient number in the mini-map is correct, or if it's somewhere in between. I've come to the conclusion that the mini-map number is slow, and always late. I notice this on the hairpin bends when climbing, the gradient can swing between 5-15% in these situations and it's my belief that the trainer resistance is correct with respect to the road, and that the map is always late. I have the Direto (normal, entry level version). Might also be worth a quick message to Zwift technical help too, they seem to be quite responsive... perhaps more responsive than their gradio-meter in the mini-map!