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by hydraliskraider
Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:25 pm
Forum: PowerPod
Topic: Good feedback on PP accuracy - constant uphill test
Replies: 3
Views: 2647

Re: Good feedback on PP accuracy - constant uphill test

Generally, the steeper the slope, the easier it is to estimate power directly from opposing forces - this was how I used to measure power before I picked up a DFPM, along with Gribble's power calculator . For most of us, a slope of 10% on a fairly calm day is nearly 100% down to resistance from grav...
by hydraliskraider
Thu Jul 14, 2016 11:54 pm
Forum: PowerPod
Topic: Calibration ride... blocked wind port, or what?
Replies: 1
Views: 1677

Calibration ride... blocked wind port, or what?

This is my calibration ride followed by a tiny bit of riding in the local grocery store parking lot in order to "sanity check" the numbers. The weird thing is that although the numbers are a bit off, they're not nearly as "off" as I'd expect given that the algorithm seems to have...
by hydraliskraider
Thu Jul 14, 2016 11:40 pm
Forum: GPS Tracker for AeroPod, PowerPod and Newton
Topic: Suggestions for safe headphone use in Tracker
Replies: 3
Views: 6830

Re: Suggestions for safe headphone use in Tracker

Hearing isn't really a required sense to keep you safe on the bike. Believing that it's important is a common fallacy - by the time you can hear that something dangerous is about to happen, it's already too late to do anything about it. Keep your head on a swivel and pay attention. Good tunes can he...