Friction values
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:58 am
I've had the Newton for about a year now. I recently bought a new stem (went from 6 degree to 17 degree angle) so I did a new cal ride and everything seemed fine. Then one day I started riding and the numbers weren't right. Stuff like 300W on a flat piece of road when the heart rate is at 120 and you're in the small ring.
I have done a few cal rides and I'm getting strange values. For instance, I typically have had friction values ~9, but I now have numbers <1.0. And now my tilt is at 0.5 from -0.7.
And even when I check the calibration of rides with these new profiles, the estimated friction was coming up <0! I'm a small guy, I use the same piece of road, same tire pressure, same everything.
I'm wondering if something could have happened to the Newton. If not, what could account for the drastic changes in friction and tilt. But even so, assuming the cal ride is done correctly, would everything sort itself out is something is out of wack internally?
I have done a few cal rides and I'm getting strange values. For instance, I typically have had friction values ~9, but I now have numbers <1.0. And now my tilt is at 0.5 from -0.7.
And even when I check the calibration of rides with these new profiles, the estimated friction was coming up <0! I'm a small guy, I use the same piece of road, same tire pressure, same everything.
I'm wondering if something could have happened to the Newton. If not, what could account for the drastic changes in friction and tilt. But even so, assuming the cal ride is done correctly, would everything sort itself out is something is out of wack internally?