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While we might miss out on the winter club run<\/a>, us delicate souls who prefer the comfort and convenience of indoor cycling<\/a> over the cold, damp and dark of winter cycling<\/a>, still like to bicker.<\/p>\n Dumb versus smart trainer<\/a> (smart trainer). Indoor cycling app<\/a> versus Netflix (Zwift<\/a>). Virtual racing<\/a> and group rides versus carefully constructed training plan<\/a> (hastily constructed training plan, subject to change at any moment).<\/p>\n However, one thing that doesn\u2019t divide opinion enough is ERG mode<\/a> versus simulation mode.<\/p>\n Anyone who\u2019s ever fallen into an ERG mode \u2018spiral of death\u2019<\/a>, will know the anguish of failing to keep up with the required cadence and power output.<\/p>\n But I think there are other, more important reasons to abandon our robot overlords and take back control of our power output.<\/p>\n In fact, I want to make the case that ERG mode is overrated.<\/p>\n