For the things we do have control of- why not eat healthy and exercise?Īs far as your heart goes, it's wise to keep track of your blood pressure and your pulse. We have no control over the hand we were dealt re: genes, so it is what it is and you are what you are. I've known many people to die early on in life from nasty diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. Actually, it's better to have good genes than anything else. I don't have to tell you that eating healthy and exercising is the key to good health- that and good genetics. One of the reasons why I ride is to stay healthy. So, it's not that I don't have any other power meters or I can only afford a $100 power meter. And, now a PowerCal power meter/HR monitor.
GOLDENCHEETAH COMPUTRAINER PRO
(one is Lab quality), an iBike Pro power meter at $400, 2 Power Tap power meter hubs at $700 ea.
If I want better accuracy I'll use one of my more expensive power meters on a ride- that has better accuracy.īTW, I own 2 computrainer power meters at $1500 ea. As I said before, it's not intended to compare with the more expensive power meters on the market, but it will get you in the game/ballpark.and that's what I wanted. It does what it was intended to do and that is get you in the ballpark of the power meter game. I'm really happy with my PowerCal power meter/HR monitor for $100. Yeah, I know, it's 2 days.but I'm almost 60 and I seem to need 3 days rest before hard workouts rather than 2 of yesteryear. Just not on my A-game since I rode hard on Tuesday night and it's currently Thursday night. I tried to maintain the target watts of 225w at L4 but I could only muster 205w. That is, the PowerCal was more accurate at longer steady-state intervals. You can see that the delta decreased from 30 watts to 10 watts. So, I decided to do a longer interval at L4 (20 minutes instead of 5 minutes). I can only assume that's because of the short 5 minute intervals. You can see that as the intensity increases (L1 thru L4) the change in watts (delta) between the Computrainer and PowerCal increased. Granted, this is not a scientific study and the sample size is not large enough to give it any statistical significance. So, I set out to see if this was true, and lo and behold- it is/was. Same applies with power meters.įrom the research that I've done, I read/heard the PowerCal power meter/HR monitor has better reliability (closer accuracy) with longer steady-state efforts rather than shorter intervals. Naturally, the higher the price the more accurate. It's just that one does it with better accuracy/precision than the other. $1000 micrometer, they both do the same job.measure things. Just like you can go to a store and buy a $100 micrometer vs. That is, it's an inexpensive tool to get you into the "power meter" world without taking a 2nd mortgage out on your home. What it's intended to do is show/highlight the PowerCal for what it is. The lead developer isa 47 year old hack that cut his teeth on C in the 80s.Let me just say this before I begin, this post was not intended to compare the merits of a $100 power meter/HR monitor made by Power Tap to that of a $1500 power meter made by Racermater aka Computrainer.
GOLDENCHEETAH COMPUTRAINER MAC OS X
It supports Mac OS X (including Yosemite), Linux, OpenBSD and Windows.
GOLDENCHEETAH COMPUTRAINER FREE
You can even analyse subsets of data using free text search and advanced data filtering. You can record and plot data as you ride indoors including support for video, ANT+ power, virtual power and computer controlled trainers from Racermate, Wahoo and Tacx.Īdvanced analysis features include time series, histogram, scatter, 3d, pedal force/velocity, aerobic and anaerobic stress, power duration, personal bests and supports over 100 metrics including altitude power, LR balance, TSS, BikeScore, NP and xPower.
You can share and export data to popular online services like Strava and TrainingPeaks. You can analyse and compare performance data across different rides, intervals, seasons and even compare athletes. GoldenCheetah supports all current power meters including SRM, PowerTap and Vector and all of the most popular application file formats. GoldenCheetah is a program for cyclists, especially those with power meters.ĭownload and import activities from most popular bike computers from CycleOps, SRM, Polar, Garmin and others Analyse, track and review performance data and metrics Train indoors with realtime monitoring supporting trainers from Racermate, Tacx and any ANT+ device.
0 kommentar(er)
