Sharing with wife during lockdown
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 4:57 am
Hi all, so I've seen the ease with which to change over to different bikes, and just like some clarity on a technical basis. My wife and I have decided to get a turbo trainer during lockdown and to maximise use, we decided to go with a feedback sports omnium hybrid roller and a powerpod v3. This way we thought we get a "smart trainer" and a power meter for outdoors. Obviously the smart trainer element doesn't include auto resistance on an app like Zwift or RGT cycling, but it's smart enough to track our power output and be in part of the cycling apps.
The question is, we have 4 profiles on the powerpod v3, is it possible for it to be assigned as me indoor, me outdoor, wife indoor, wife outdoor, sharing the same speed and cadence sensor? I tried to set it in Newton and it seems to accept the different profiles (weight, being indoor/outdoor) but how do we know which profile is being used when we switch it on if we share the same speed sensors?
If anyone could clarify the profile feature that would be really good, and whilst simple with one button on the device itself, be good to know what button pressed do on the device (I saw you have a nifty switch off option by pressing it 5 times but that was via a YouTube vid!)
Thanks
Henry
The question is, we have 4 profiles on the powerpod v3, is it possible for it to be assigned as me indoor, me outdoor, wife indoor, wife outdoor, sharing the same speed and cadence sensor? I tried to set it in Newton and it seems to accept the different profiles (weight, being indoor/outdoor) but how do we know which profile is being used when we switch it on if we share the same speed sensors?
If anyone could clarify the profile feature that would be really good, and whilst simple with one button on the device itself, be good to know what button pressed do on the device (I saw you have a nifty switch off option by pressing it 5 times but that was via a YouTube vid!)
Thanks
Henry