Originally Posted by
dwing
All, Correct me if im wrong on this; technically , OP can use your magnetic trainer if you just want to try Zwift even if its not one of the supported trainers,.. But, understand the power interpretation wont be correct. That being said, You need the ant+ usb/dongle, wheel , and cadence sensors.. If u dont have already. When setting up tour Zwift profile choose one of the dumb/fluid trainers... Zwift will base your power output based on that model using your wheel revs and cadence... "virtual power". You will at least get somewhat of a feel for how it works... And u can buy a supported trainer later if you want.
The only reason for the sensors is to give Zwift something to receive. Yeah, you can use a trainer not on their list, and yes, you can get numbers back from Zwift....they may not be 'real world' accurate, but if you use the same set up time after time you can use the results to measure progress. Much like the bathroom scale isn't as accurate as the one in the doctor's office...if you use the bathroom scale to measure weight daily, that scale is your baseline device for gauging gain/loss....no matter what the "true" weight may be, you can see the trend.
With money tight I am using my supported "dumb" trainer. It gets the job done even if it's not the most elegant training solution.