Remote and Session players: how tos ?

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Hi,

I’ve been using Xert with Rouvy, following a classic plan (base/build/peak). The first phase, base, was easily integrated in Rouvy, the synced workouts were simple, no trouble. I’m now in the build phase and SMART workouts with “curvy” intervals are popping up. Rouvy can’t manage those intervals. On short intervals, I don’t really care, a slight fluctuation in power is bearable. On longer ones, it can be challenging, if not impossible.

So, I’ve been thinking about using one of the Xert players to do those SMART workouts.

Questions:

  • are those workouts done in ERG mode ? If so, I guess that I need to connect EBC to my HT ?
  • otherwise, I do have Zwift Cog and Click on my HT: is Xert compatible with virtual shifting ?
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Hi,
I am on Zwift, but I think most things here behave the same.
If I do SMART Workouts I control the smart trainer from the EBC App.

You need to disconnect the resistance in Zwift / Rouvy, so EBC and the Game don’t fight over the control.

EBC does not support virtual shifting with the Zwift equipment, but pure ERG Mode is totally fine.

Things get tricky, when a SMART Workout also uses MIXED Mode (Intervals with slope mode), beacuse you cant shift to an apropriate gear.

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On this help page, it says that you can change the trainer mode in the EBC app, so I guess that forcing the ERG mode could work. But it also says:

NOTE: This mode will not automatically follow the intensity of the workout intervals – use AUTO mode instead.

I don’t understand that point !?

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If you’re following a structured workout at all, you almost certainly want to use the default (AUTO). Maybe this makes it more clear:

  • ERG Mode: This is manual - you set the target power yourself with the +/- buttons (e.g. 150W, 160W), and the trainer holds that power no matter your cadence.

  • AUTO Mode: This is automatic - it follows the workout’s structure for you. Most of the time, this means it acts just like ERG mode, automatically following the target power for each interval. However, for special intervals (in #MIXEDMODE workouts), AUTO will switch your trainer to Slope Mode, where you control your power using your gears and cadence.

If you’re using a training setup without physical gears, you could dislike the mixed mode workouts so they’re not as likely to be recommended. Perhaps Zwift will open up the protocol for Virtual shifting so developers like us can also take advantage of the great software feature. :slight_smile:

That would be good for the industry as a whole as it appears to be moving away from physical gears on indoor setups.

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Yeah, I put a Zwift Cog on my HT because I always had problem adjusting my back derailleur on it :face_with_diagonal_mouth: I now have problems switching virtual gears :sweat_smile: I may come back to the cassette.