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by travispape
Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:08 pm
Forum: Isaac software
Topic: New iBike 4.0 software
Replies: 31
Views: 25140

Re: New iBike 4.0 software

What firewall do you have installed? Do you have any other Internet security SW installed? Is the Mac in your home? How is the network configured?
by travispape
Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:47 pm
Forum: Isaac software
Topic: New iBike 4.0 software
Replies: 31
Views: 25140

Re: New iBike 4.0 software

"Server not available (com errer" is the error i get and yes i have tried all day with device connected to software and software finds the device fine with SN and latest FW 4.0.4 What happens when you check for iBike4 updates, or trainer list updates? iBike has to be able to get out to th...
by travispape
Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Believing the iBike
Replies: 12
Views: 7761

Re: Believing the iBike

So "watts" is not a measurement of the force that I exert on the pedals? Watts is the force of my effort multiplied by the speed I'm going? So the same force from my legs results in lower watts at lower speeds and higher watts at higher speeds? Right, power is different than force because...
by travispape
Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Believing the iBike
Replies: 12
Views: 7761

Re: Believing the iBike

Glad that your mind is at ease now about the iBike! 1) After cresting a climb and starting to sail down the other side while still pedaling, my iBike would sometimes show 250-300w when I felt like I wasn't pedaling very hard; and 2) When downshifting to increase cadence on a climb, the watts would s...
by travispape
Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:21 am
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: False Flats
Replies: 11
Views: 6449

Re: False Flats

Mine under reports power on rough roads... sometimes extremely so. It isn't the power spikes I'm speaking of, rather the slope reading is low. The Gen2 and Gen3 (my wife and I) were both unusable at Moriarity this year for this reason. A series of larger jolts seems to effect it more than a consist...
by travispape
Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:06 pm
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: Climbing
Replies: 4
Views: 46332

Re: Climbing

Sorry for the long delay in responding. The forum-watching has been in other able hands for a while now, but I'm going to be more active on the forums again. However this auto analysis is also a source of error. Suppose a long ride during which the atmopheric pressure changes because of bad weather,...
by travispape
Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:20 pm
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: Newbie Calibration Question
Replies: 22
Views: 12869

Re: Newbie Calibration Question

Hi, Just did my first calibration ride and coast downs. When I load the data into the software I get the following numbers: wind scaling 0.563 tilt -0.3 (weight 203 lbs, wheel circ 2096) However for Aero, Fric, CdA & Crr I get NaN and consequently "Accept Profile & Sent To iBike" ...
by travispape
Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Calibration with a DFPM
Replies: 6
Views: 5687

Re: Calibration with a DFPM

tommyturbo wrote:Travis,

I have friends with Powertaps, but have never really thought about borrowing one for calibration. Can this method be used with an iPro, or only an iAero?
It does require the iAero.
by travispape
Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rain & the Wind Port
Replies: 23
Views: 14279

Re: Rain & the Wind Port

lorduintah wrote:Travis -

Is this a once per ride repair or can multiple sections be addressed, one at a time - in the case of both sections of headwind and tailwind?

Tom
The latter.
by travispape
Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rain & the Wind Port
Replies: 23
Views: 14279

Re: Rain & the Wind Port

This would be a good thread to introduce a new feature that will be in the next release of the iBike SW. As was mentioned above, if enough water gets into the wind port, it can block the wind measurement and you can end up with a ride that looks like this. before wind repair.png With the next build,...
by travispape
Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Calibration with a DFPM
Replies: 6
Views: 5687

Re: Calibration with a DFPM

So - in the interests of absolute parity between bikes would obtaining a power tap to calibrate help me? Probably so. One of the big benefits of calibrating with a DFPM is that you end up integrating much more data into the measurement of CdA and Crr. Coast-downs only last a few seconds, which is w...
by travispape
Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:24 pm
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: OT: Kreitler power curve
Replies: 8
Views: 6319

Re: OT: Kreitler power curve

After I ride the rollers with a DFPM, how do I get the data from the Power Tap to the iBike III software? I've seen the coefficient tab in the 'edit trainer' section. Do I start there? Yes, that's where you can import the PowerTap data. First, download the PowerTap ride file using Power Agent and e...
by travispape
Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:51 pm
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: OT: Kreitler power curve
Replies: 8
Views: 6319

Re: OT: Kreitler power curve

Unlike trainers, most of the resistance when riding on rollers is due to the rolling resistance of the tires on the drums. Since the amount of rolling resistance depends on the tires, inflation, and weight of the rider, it is not uncommon for the power curve of rollers to have more error than a trai...
by travispape
Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:44 am
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: Indoor Trainer - new profile protocol
Replies: 1
Views: 2242

Re: Indoor Trainer - new profile protocol

You can actually do this yourself in the latest version of iBike3 and there is a help button in iBike3 to show you the protocol to use. Download and install iBike3: http://www.ibikesports.com/downloads.html. Select "Device -> Edit Trainer Settings... Select the Coefficients tab Click the "...
by travispape
Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hard drive crashed but I have my previous iBike files?
Replies: 9
Views: 5754

Re: Hard drive crashed but I have my previous iBike files?

Fernando is on the right track. The profile information is stored in those settings files, along with other information. If you got those backed up, then just copy them into your new HD. I don't have a Mac handy to figure out the path, but it is something like [userID]/Libraries/Preferences/Velocomp...
by travispape
Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:04 am
Forum: Trainers and Rollers
Topic: iBike 3 Software "Auto Analyzes" Trainer Ride
Replies: 7
Views: 6955

Re: iBike 3 Software "Auto Analyzes" Trainer Ride

Before last night's ride, I noticed that my bike was NOT in trainer mode (which contradicts what I had said earlier). So, to no surprise, during last night's ride, I was not able to reproduce the trainer ride auto analyze issue that I saw on my 11/30. I was, however, able to reproduce the "fou...
by travispape
Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:32 am
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: Help with data transfer to Cycling Peaks
Replies: 21
Views: 11275

Re: Help with data transfer to Cycling Peaks

Tom_Anhalt wrote:BTW, when I used the "Check for new version" function of WKO+, it sent me to the TP site and it still only had build 99 as the latest. Do you know yet how one can get a hold of build 100? Thanks!
Keep checking. I'm told that the new build should appear "soon".
by travispape
Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:05 am
Forum: Trainers and Rollers
Topic: iBike 3 Software "Auto Analyzes" Trainer Ride
Replies: 7
Views: 6955

Re: iBike 3 Software "Auto Analyzes" Trainer Ride

I also have gen 3 and have not change wireless profile or wireless speed/cadence devices but want to me to accept new profile. so i copied the current profile ID# and the "new profile" ID numbers and the new ID numbers do not work so i just put my "old" id numbers back in and wo...
by travispape
Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:02 am
Forum: Trainers and Rollers
Topic: iBike 3 Software "Auto Analyzes" Trainer Ride
Replies: 7
Views: 6955

Re: iBike 3 Software "Auto Analyzes" Trainer Ride

I upgraded to iBike 3 (version 3.0.2). Now, when I download a trainer ride, the software attempts to apply a profile to the ride an auto-analyze it. What started out as a 200 W workout all of a sudden becomes a 36 W workout (which makes sense -- in the basement the iBike sees virtually no wind). In...
by travispape
Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IBike Gen III Mounting
Replies: 12
Views: 8348

Re: IBike Gen III Mounting

Would you believe that I haven't even seen the GenIII unit in the production case yet? John is so committed to getting units out to paying customers that I don't get one until he catches up with the orders Anyway, it shouldn't be so tough to get onto the USB mount but someone who actually has the pr...
by travispape
Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 4-mile ride on rollers?
Replies: 2
Views: 2388

Re: 4-mile ride on rollers?

I was just thinking about doing 4-mile rides on rollers to get the riding tilt for a variety of positions. For riding tilt, it seems like rollers would provide the ultimate, ideal-road conditions: perfectly straight and smooth, no traffic lights or stop signs, no pesky cars pulling out and forcing ...
by travispape
Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ibike Auto-Off for Gen III
Replies: 2
Views: 2430

Re: Ibike Auto-Off for Gen III

How long does it stay on? With the new Gen, we decided to increase the sleep timer for Gen3 to 20 minutes. This way people weren't having to wake the unit up when going in to a store stop or so, or forget to wake it up and lose out on data if they don't look down (never happened to me. . .I'm alway...
by travispape
Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cadence data not imported by iBike 3 for Windows
Replies: 13
Views: 7573

Re: Cadence data not imported by iBike 3 for Windows

Yep, it turns out that a function was kicking in iBike3 that shouldn't have. Here's what is going on if you are curious. Forget about iBike2 or iBike3 for a moment. Some folks don't ride with a cadence sensor, or the cadence sensor might not be working for some reason. What the FW has to do when you...
by travispape
Thu Nov 27, 2008 2:20 pm
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: Help with data transfer to Cycling Peaks
Replies: 21
Views: 11275

Re: Help with data transfer to Cycling Peaks

Hmmm...I'm only using build 96 of WKO+ and I've had no problem just "dragging and dropping" either Gen II or Gen III iAero files into it and having all the data show up (with no file manipulations whatsoever required)... Now then, being able to load and synch a Garmin .tcx file (CinQo pow...
by travispape
Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:08 pm
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: Help with data transfer to Cycling Peaks
Replies: 21
Views: 11275

Re: Help with data transfer to Cycling Peaks

Hmmm...I'm only using build 96 of WKO+ and I've had no problem just "dragging and dropping" either Gen II or Gen III iAero files into it and having all the data show up (with no file manipulations whatsoever required)... Up until recently, WKO would ignore the DFPM Power column in the iBi...
by travispape
Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:21 am
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: Help with data transfer to Cycling Peaks
Replies: 21
Views: 11275

Re: Help with data transfer to Cycling Peaks

I just got a email from Trainingpeaks with a new build 100 to fix the no power displaying. I followed the update link within the software update link but is still showing build 99. I guess I was early or at the wrong page?? I've tried the build 100 and it works fine. Actually, I wasn't aware that i...
by travispape
Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:41 pm
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: Typical values for iBike parameters?
Replies: 12
Views: 8092

Re: Typical values for iBike parameters?

Travis, just curious, but how are you determining that above? i.e. what's your reference, if it's not either the PT or the CinQo? BTW, I'm sure you know this, but make sure that the PT is set to "auto zero" so that it re-zeros when you coast. That goes a long way towards minimizing effect...
by travispape
Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Weird Heart Rate Data (a.k.a Is There A Doctor In The House?
Replies: 20
Views: 11887

Re: Weird Heart Rate Data (a.k.a Is There A Doctor In The House?

I've never tried wear more than one strap at a time, but it might be interesting to put on a Polar or something else that operates with a different wireless protocol. (Suunto?) I don't know if they would interfere. Anyway, if both dip then that would be an indication that the phenomenon is real.
by travispape
Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Trainer Accuracy
Replies: 14
Views: 11724

Re: Trainer Accuracy

If you'd like, perhaps I could throw my bike on the trainer sometime and then toss you a couple of Polar files. Would that help any? I could follow the general protocol you outlined above. In fact, with my current setup, you could get accompanying CinQo and PT files for the same session too ;) Defi...
by travispape
Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Trainer Accuracy
Replies: 14
Views: 11724

Re: Trainer Accuracy

Travis, That's cool stuff...but as a long time Polar user, I'd highly recommend removing the Polar from the list of DFPMs one can use to "calibrate" the trainer power function. Due to various reasons, Polar performance on a trainer is "hit or miss" as to the accuracy and can be ...