UPDATED 3/10/26
ALL BUT ORIGINAL POWERPOD MODELS CAN BE UPGRADED TO ADD WIRELESS COMMUNICATION. PLEASE REFER TO THIS POST
https://velocompforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=106&t=6119
NOTE: IN ILLUSTRATED DIRECTIONS, POWERPOD WIRELESS, V5-V3 (HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION), OR POWERPOD V2 (VERTICAL ORIENTATION) MAY BE SHOWN.
Below instructions are for PowerPod models:
NOTE: SOME ILLUSTRATIONS SHOW POWERPOD V2; POWERPOD V5-V3 LOOKS DIFFERENT, BUT V5-V3 SETUP AND CALIBRATION ARE THE SAME.
0. PowerPod Wireless and V5-V3 Basic Installation Instructions
1. PowerPod and PowerPod V2 Basic Installation Instructions
2. Out and back calibration procedure
3. Tips and Troubleshooting
4. PowerPod status light table
Installing and using Velocomp Aero software with FW 11+
5. Instructions for Velocomp Aero (VA) software for PowerPod:
http://www.velocompforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=106&t=6032
5a. Installing VA on Macs:
http://www.velocompforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=106&t=6031
5b. Installing VA on Windows:
http://www.velocompforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=106&t=6030
6. Velocomp Aero software usage instructions (click on link below, scroll to end)
https://velocompforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=106&t=6032
7. Video: how to do out-and-back calibration ride and setup up device with Velocomp Aero software (video references Isaac but setup process is identical)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--lDv-ecQSM
8. GPS Tracker Instructions
9. PowerStroke Instructions
10. Video: how to use Velocomp Aero software to analyze and correct PowerPod settings (video references Isaac but process is identical)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5unDDFWWQaw
11. Warranty
12. HOW TO DISPLAY SLOPE AND WIND SPEED DISPLAY FOR POWERPOD WIRELESS and V5-V3 UNITS ONLY ON GARMIN BIKE COMPUTERS.
https://velocompforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5517
Comprehensive Instructions for PowerPod models
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