iBike iAero Generation III, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...Copyright Velocomp LLP 2008 2010 1 Generation III Reference Manual December 2010 Firmware 424...

Page 2: ...mon elements with the Gen III iBike Pro mounting calibrations and software You will find detailed information regarding the many aspects of the iAero in other iBike manuals iBike operation iBike Mount...

Page 3: ...tant you ll be able to measure your personal aerodynamic characteristics with Snapshot CdA measurements and determine the optimum combination of equipment clothing ride position along with power to he...

Page 4: ...nd o Approximately 65 hours with readings stored once every five seconds o Data storage of hill slope wind speed altitude bike speed and total power for the entire ride Information Rich o Interval tim...

Page 5: ...Copyright Velocomp LLP 2008 2010 5 Mac and PC versions...

Page 6: ...o iBike Installation and Usage Manual o iBike Software Reference Manual o Wireless Mount Instructions o iBike software for Mac and PC System Requirements Windows XP or above 128 MB RAM Intel Mac with...

Page 7: ...7 SETTING UP AND USING THE IAERO NOTE FOR BEST RESULTS WE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE iBIKE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS iBIKE MOUNT INSTRUCTIONS AND IBIKE SOFTWARE INSTRUCT...

Page 8: ...ORE IS BETTER Five coast downs are better than four and 10 are better than 5 NOTE IF YOU RE USING YOUR iAERO WITH AN ANT SPORT WIRELESS DFPM POWER SENSOR THE CALIBRATION PROCEDURES ARE DIFFERENT SEE A...

Page 9: ...Copyright Velocomp LLP 2008 2010 9 Follow these tips carefully and you ll get your iAero going quickly and accurately...

Page 10: ...n exactly it s zero The rider holds his position still and the iAero measures opposing forces while coasting say while coasting down a hill The aerodynamic drag coefficient is measured as a point in t...

Page 11: ...nt and Time Advantage measurements aren t as good when 1 You re drafting 2 when you ve performed the setup calibrations improperly 3 you do not perform wind offset properly before the ride 4 road cond...

Page 12: ...baseline aerodynamic and frictional drag coefficients are stored in the iAero What s new in the iAero is the ability to explore changes in your ride position equipment and clothing and to see their ef...

Page 13: ...following applied force zero because you re not pedaling opposing hill slope force the iAero measures this iAero measured opposing acceleration force and iAero calculated opposing frictional force de...

Page 14: ...CdA you can have fun For each riding position equipment set up etc do several measurements more data is BETTER Write down Snapshot CdA results after each coast down You can average them later on You c...

Page 15: ...e Continuous CdA will help you see how disciplined your ride position remains for the entire ride 4 Continuous CdA enables another amazing measurement Time Advantage Time Advantage will be discussed i...

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Page 17: ...rce iAero based on baseline frictional drag coefficient The only remaining opposing force is due to the wind and the iAero can determine in real time the CdA value required to make the above equation...

Page 18: ...Yes flashes 9 Finally press the center button of your iAero Your iBike will scan for your wireless sensors and after a few moments you ll see SPD FOUND CAD FOUND Pin FOUND power in found If you re usi...

Page 19: ...r conditions 4 Be certain that you perform the Wind Offset calibration carefully before beginning your calibration ride 5 Make sure the DFPM has had its zero offset calibration completed If your DFPM...

Page 20: ...tired and your ride position becomes a bit sloppy How much longer did it take you to complete your ride because your ride position became worse Time Advantage answers all these questions and more DEFI...

Page 21: ...inQo DFPM This data was captured in an iAero ride file and was analyzed using features in the iBike software we ll discuss later on in this manual The top graph shows CdA versus distance The middle gr...

Page 22: ...causing wind speed to drop below 5 mph we can t tell this from the graph Time Advantage does NOT change between miles 6 and 8 because the iAero is operating below its minimum measurement threshold Jus...

Page 23: ...en bike speed is less than 15 mph or total opposing wind speed is below 5 mph Time Advantage will not be changed 8 To reset Time Advantage to zero perform a Trip Reset Other important things to rememb...

Page 24: ...D WITH AN IBIKE PRO DO NOT SUPPORT ANY OF THESE ANALYSES AND THE FEATURES MENU ITEMS WILL BE GRAYED OUT In addition to the Features Menu the main window of iBike software shows a new DFPM tab We ll ex...

Page 25: ...ON INCLUDES POWER DATA AND CADENCE DATA Your iBike software automatically detects when the ride file comes from an iAero When it sees that you have an iAero then the Features menu commands are unlocke...

Page 26: ...ed your ride file it will appear in the main screen Your iAero data is displayed in the window except for cadence data which is measured by the CinQo NOTE THE DETAILED TAB SHOWS GRAPHS AND STATS FROM...

Page 27: ...es by only three watts Use the Hold to View Original Data button to see the difference so the iAero was well calibrated iAero PRE ANALYSIS iAero POST ANALYSIS The biggest change pre post analysis is t...

Page 28: ...Copyright Velocomp LLP 2008 2010 28 Next click on the DFPM tab You ll see the CinQo s graph and stats displayed...

Page 29: ...Copyright Velocomp LLP 2008 2010 29 CinQo Comparing the CinQo and iAero stats is interesting iAero Pre iAero Post CinQo...

Page 30: ...from the baseline position that affects Time Advantage and power The iAero assumes the rider s position is fixed but the wireless DFPM does not make this assumption So the iAero assumption that the ri...

Page 31: ...ce by changing the top right menu item Time Advantage and Speed NOTE THE CDA and Time Advantage VS time graph is similar to the numbers that were displayed on your iAero power screen during your ride...

Page 32: ...Copyright Velocomp LLP 2008 2010 32 This graph can be used to help understand WHERE ride position is changed and WHEN to be extra careful about ride position...

Page 33: ...RISON If you d like to see how your iAero and your DFPM power measurements compare moment by moment select Features Power Meter Comparison The following graph will appear iAero power is shown in white...

Page 34: ...software and your PT ride with CyclingPeaks or some other application Because you own an iAero you can use special features in iBike software to compare your PT file to your iAero file AND to perform...

Page 35: ...the window 7 A new window will appear Navigate to your PT file and select it 8 After you select the PT file a new window will appear 9 Confirm that this is the file you want Also you can change the n...

Page 36: ...SHOWS THE RAW DATA FROM EACH RIDE FILE IAERO IS WHITE PT IS RED NOT ONLY WERE THE TWO RIDE FILES STARTED AT DIFFERENT TIMES RESULTING IN THE DISPLACEMENT BUT ALSO THE PT DOES NOT RECORD AT 1 SECOND I...

Page 37: ...Copyright Velocomp LLP 2008 2010 37 11 Click Accept and the PowerTap data in green will be added to the iAero graph Pretty close huh J...

Page 38: ...omo and iAero on our bike you can add MORE files too just click the Add button and repeat the process 13 Here s the same graph this time with the iAero CinQo and PT data together 14 You can also compa...

Page 39: ...ur bike MY TIME ADVANTAGE DATA LOOKS GOOFY Answer unless your iAero and DFPM are calibrated closely after a ride their average power numbers are nearly identical you will see a Time Advantage offset i...

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