AeroPod, PowerPod and Newton

My Newton prompted me to download the 5.09 firmware on Thursday, which I did. For my ride today I found that press and hold of the Center Button caused me to enter Fit Train, not Trip Reset. In all other aspects the Center button continues to work correctly. Press and Hold of the Right button will a...

Many rides are NOT out and back (O&B) yet they are rides which do return to start. E.g. all loop rides. Does Analyze Route only work with an O&B, rather than a return to start. The Analyze Route asks if the ride returns to start. I have been using Analyze Route to correct for altimeter drift...

Check Total Ascend vs Total Descent on the Garmin. If not close than definitely Garmin is wrong.
Also worth looking at end of any activity with a return to start if Start and End Elevation are similar on both Garmin and Newton.

Silicon Laboratories - Other hardware - Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge Download size: 3.0 MB You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect. Update type: Optional Silicon Laboratories Other hardware software update released in March, 2014 I find in my Windows Update a ...

I just got Error 6004 on upload of today's ride: Isaac v3.0.2, Newton 4.14, Newton showing 13% memory used with two rides, one not yet saved. I screen captured error and pressed Ok. Then without restarting Isaac and not touching Newton or cable, I restarted upload which went Ok. Isaac is current and...

... I can say that there might be a pattern where it tends to freeze after a coasting situation down a hill. I can't say for sure that each and every time it happened during a coasting event... A long coasting period will idle the ANT+ connection to cadence. I note you did not try a coasting event ...

I put the Newton outside for a half hour before my ride this morning. On actual ride start it read 3°F (-16°C) or about the same as my other thermometers. The Newton functioned well with expected power readings for the route. The display and button presses might have had slightly slower responses or...

I find that the wind sometimes "corrects" after doing an 'analyse route'. Particularly I regularly notice that a tailwind will be corrected to a 'drafting' scenario. Just thought I'd mention it as it might be more of an altitude/inclination thing than wind itself. On a group ride today I ...

In Isaac, if I go to the GPS tab for an activity for which there is no gps data, I am offered a "Get Newton Tracker" button. I could do a File->Merge Gps or a Crtl-M, yet I think that switching to the GPS tab should be enough to initiate the Ctrl-M dialog. Or possibly offer a second "...

What actually keeps the Newton awake when near/at the go-to-sleep timeout? On club rides we might do a coffee break of about 20 minutes mid-ride. I then often get on the bike, see that the Newton is still awake, and start off. Yet then I glance down and the Newton has done an auto-shut off. This is ...

Always like a mystery. Updating now...

When I started Isaac 3.0.0 today (1 Oct) to download a ride from my Newton, I got a pop-up window. The pop-up had 2 buttons labeled "Change Value" and "Cancelling". No other information. What value would be changed? I pressed "Cancelling" and the startup window vanished...

Any chance you reached 32767 km in August?
If so you might have a signed integer rollover to negative.

In Isaac with your Newton hooked to pc usb (usb symbol is green).
Edit menu -> Edit Profiles -> Extract from Device

or if you have any ride files you can do an Extract from Ride File.

It can often be helpful to clear all the usb associations from prior usb hookups of various devices. I have found the program USBDeview helpful on windows pcs. It will list all usb device connections and let you delete some or all the existing connection data. After clearing the usb data, plugin of ...

You don't say which Garmin nor what the wheel size the Garmin thinks you are using.
If you let the Garmin do "Automatic" wheel size then you can get Garmin speed variances.
Garmin should be set to a "Custom" wheel size using your roll out.

Snapshot Cda is displayed when cadence rpm=zero. Is there any reason if Snapshot Cda is active and rpm=0 for long enough to show Cda, that rpm should be shown? Now one must wait through HR, then rpm, then Cda on the display. When looking at the Snapshot Cda, rpm will always be zero and need not be d...

In Setup go to the user sequence. Select Yes, then enter User. Find the screen that shows current temp in the center window, and "set" in the bottom window. Click the center button; temperature flashes. Use the up/down arrows to set the correct temperature. Click the center button to acce...

Should Cal and CalCheck Rides be done with PowerStroke HighDef ON?
If PS is ON, will the Cal/CalCheck use the additional data recording to improve the calibration?
If not, would it make sense to have a HighDef calibration process option for use with PowerStroke?

This gsc-10 was installed June 2012 with 791 hours of activity usage, and currently is on its third battery.
The prior gsc-10 was in service from October 2006 through June 2012, going through 4 batteries (~1500 hours) before failing with a broken speed sensor reed switch.

The wheel magnet was very close the sensor and I think I was getting double triggers on magnet pass as a result. The stronger new cr2032 voltage may have even increased the extra triggers. I moved the sensor arm and the magnet so distance is 2 - 3 mm apart. I rode today and the speed display was nic...

Still getting spikes - more often then before!!! I have done a reset of the Newton+ and checked the magnet alignment. Snow this morning, so maybe a test later. This has all been done with Fast recording enabled (PowerStroke). I think the most likely problem is with the spd/cad sensor. I may install ...

Ahhh, excellent catch, thanks! I checked rides prior and found no spikes. The three rides since all have spikes (although not constant and the Garmin does not record them). Then checked my SportTracks logs and found it had been over 300 hours since last replacement of the spd/cad battery. Sure enoug...

My ride the other day showed a Max Speed of 48.8 mph on both the Newton+ (with PowerStroke and Garmin) and later in Isaac. However my Edge 500 only recorded a Max Speed of 40.6 mph. Isaac says that 48.8 occurred around mile 14.6, yet the graph shows no speed spike. I did not notice any variance in t...

Also would be nice to use to correct definition segments of Out&Back for cal checks.

I had my first mount break - cracked at the underside by the screws. Second mount is holding up fie. I did a careful uniform tightening and then backed off each screw by a quarter turn. Biggest thing I don't like is the non-stainless steel screws - they RUST and look bad. I have had other riders com...

See http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/interbike-bikespike-fr220fr620.html about half way down. iBike Newton with PowerStroke Software: About two weeks ago I decided to order the most recent iBike product, the iBike Newton Plus. My thinking was that at some point over the winter I’ll check it out an...

... a no brainer with the garmin memory management system... Ah yes, Garmin memory management - the Achilles heel of Garmin devices :twisted: On the 305 devices, more than 1000 lappoints and history will NOT be saved and there are only 13000 trackpoints before activity overwrite. On usb file system...

Erase of the Newton is not as frequent as with the iBike Pro given the larger memory. It would be nice if the memory usage on the Newton was displayed on the New Ride Files window. Isaac offers to "Erase when Done" on the New Ride Files window after Download when I click the Download butto...

Seriously, a clear water bottle can be useful in seeing the slosh. I would think that still water while pedaling would be good feedback for a smooth pedal stroke.

Also bottles mounted on aerobars might cause greater slosh effect than a vertical mounted bottles.