TACX NEO 2 Mode ERG for Sprint

Training
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Hello Foro
I have a questions… Anybody to training with Tacx NEO 2, in mode ERG for training sprint about 30s to 1:30 min.?
I need to know if dont problem with this mode.

Thanks!!

JoséLuisXC

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I use erg mode on the Neo2 all the time for 30s and longer intervals.

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I was going to say exactly the same. It’s quick enough for intervals that long.

True short sprints I use slope.

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Can you clarify this statement? I don’t understand what you want to know.

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Thanks for the answers

I want to know if I will not have problems with obtaining power, when doing sprint intervals from 30s to 1:30 min., Using the tacx neo 2 (trainer smart), in mode ERG.

Regards
JoseLuisXC

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You should be fine. The Neo 1/2 adjusts about the fastest of any smart trainer I own (Hammer/H2, Kickr17 in particular).

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I also have a NEO 2 related question. I attempted to ride my own interval on the “Free Ride” workout. As soon as I started the ride, it became excruciatingly hard…I realized it was in resistance mode. I then switched over to ERG mode and had a hard time getting up to any sort of power. I wanted to do some 30/30’s, some tempo and then more 30/30’s. Any idea on how to do this with TR and the NEO2? I have to be honest I am bummed the NEO2 doesnt support a “standard” mode that lets you increase wattage with gear shifts. Any thoughts or suggestions on what I could do? Thanks

Drew

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Free Ride workouts have no power target them at all. Therefore, they will not work in ERG mode at all. These workouts are meant to run in Resistance/Standard/Slope mode only (whatever is supported by the trainer and TR combo).

If you want to freely increase or decrease power targets in ERG, you need a base workout that has some power targets in place. You could use something like Pettit or any other “Endurance” workout for a base, then increase the Workout Intensity to reach your desired target power. This is a bit slow at times as you have to hold the adjuster arrows (or press them once for each % of change in some versions).

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Thanks to all for response.
I will training in mode ERG in the short intervals and should not have problem, as they tell me.

Good ride in the weekend… from Chile!!

JoseLuisXC

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For fast sprints or doing your own thing you should use resistance mode. Then you change your power by shifting and/or changing cadence. You do have to set the resistance level so that with your gears and power output you get a cadence that you want. For me that typically means a resistance setting of 3 or 4. Then I can go from 100-ish to 1000-ish watts by shifting my bike. To set it I just get into a gear middle gear (Big ring- big cog) and adjust the setting until I am somewhere around FTP. That way I have enough gears to go easy between intervals and also go as hard as I want to. If you can sprint at 2000W you’d probably want a higher setting.

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Thanks @mcneese.chad and @djwalker1260. I appreciate the input and will give it a try. That explains why the resistance of 100 was like hitting a brick wall and that I only need like 3 or 4!

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You probably want 30 or 40. I was setting this through an app that had only 0-10 for 0-100%