iBike Newton+, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...iBike Newton TM Power Meter Operating Instructions OS 4 13 and higher November 2013 PROTECTED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING US PATENTS 7 387 029 7 377 180 D528 451...

Page 2: ...ced features To learn how to install your iBike Newton mount and sensors please refer to the instructions included separately Other resources Enjoy the large community of iBike owners participating in...

Page 3: ...ide 17 Setting Updating starting elevation 17 18 Setting Display Filtering time 18 PART THREE ADVANCED FEATURES TOPIC PAGES Introduction to USER and RACR sequences 19 USER sequence 20 Coast downs opti...

Page 4: ...flash chrg charging followed by the percentage charge of your battery When your Newton is fully charged the bottom window will show 100 100 Your Newton battery will charge fully in about 2 hours A no...

Page 5: ...ABOUT 1 2 COIN WIDTHS THIS SMALL GAP ASSURES THAT THE SENSORS WILL DETECT THE PRESENCE OF THE MAGNETS TIP IBIKE SENSORS SHIPPED WITH YOUR NEWTON HAVE BEEN PRE PAIRED AT THE FACTORY AND ARE READY TO US...

Page 6: ...e has been completed 3 Start riding After 8 seconds the Newton screen changes Cal appears in the middle window and Start flashes in the bottom window 4 When you re ready to start the Cal ride click th...

Page 7: ...NTIL YOU COMPLETE THE CAL RIDE YOU WILL SEE W IN THE MAIN SCREENS INDICATING THAT YOUR CAL RIDE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AND THAT YOUR NEWTON IS NOT SET UP PROPERLY YOU MUST COMPLETE THE CAL RIDE BEFORE...

Page 8: ...Isaac software on your computer then connect your Newton to your computer and launch the Isaac software Dial In Wizard The Dial In wizard increases the accuracy of your calibration Each time Isaac de...

Page 9: ...your Newton will be dialed in After completing the Basic Information prompts attach your Newton to your bike and proceed to Sensor Pairing TIP YOU CAN FINE TUNE YOUR NEWTON DIRECTLY WITHOUT A COMPUTE...

Page 10: ...R 2 Do not press any button for 30 seconds NAVIGATING THE NEWTON SETUP SCREENS Once entering the Setup mode press hold up arrow for two seconds scroll to any setup screen by clicking the up or down ar...

Page 11: ...ONS By default your Newton is set to Profile 1 So all of the information you gathered as part of your original Newton setup is stored in profile 1 You can create up to four different profiles and stor...

Page 12: ...LE FOR YOU AND YOUR BIKE USING PROFILES If you have three different profiles stored in your Newton say for three different bikes to use your Newton s Profile 3 with bike 3 enter setup scroll to Set Pr...

Page 13: ...rip distance and trip time The power screen shows speed power cadence Heart Rate if HR strap is used and calories Bike Computer Power Click the center button to toggle between each main screen NOTICE...

Page 14: ...in your ride you can find out the slope of the hill you re climbing or the amount of head wind or tail wind o Click the down arrow once to see hill slope in the top window o Click the down arrow agai...

Page 15: ...shown by clicking the left arrow Click left arrow once Battery charge is shown TIP When battery charge screen is shown you can press hold center button to turn Newton off Click left arrow again Total...

Page 16: ...U THE ERAS DATA COMMAND CLEARS ALL YOUR MEMORY AND ERASE ALL RIDES STORED IN YOUR NEWTON Click the left arrow again Total odometer and total ride time are shown Click the left arrow again return to ma...

Page 17: ...tantaneous average and maximum Power kilojoules speed hill slope wind speed elevation gain Starting a New Trip Trip Reset You can start a new trip and new ride file at any time Here is how 1 Click and...

Page 18: ...the number to the correct elevation in this example 15 feet Then click the center button to accept The elevation number you set in this step is memorized and can be easily recalled later whenever you...

Page 19: ...currently displayed on your Newton screen is averaged over a 5 second period If you re a racer who does a lot of sprinting then a 0 or 2 second filtering will give you very fast response however your...

Page 20: ...lists it is not necessary to use the USER and RACR sequences however there are some extra features available that can be accessed from these sequences The USER sequence contains features and settings...

Page 21: ...ence USER YES click the up arrow successively to perform Set trainer mode standard with Newton and PowerStroke TRNR See page 36 for details Turn Fitness Training Feature On Off Fit Trn Off On Turn Aut...

Page 22: ...he coast down 5 8 times then analyze your results in the Isaac software to get the best composite measurements The Coast Down measurement works very well when the procedure is followed However if the...

Page 23: ...When this screen is shown pedal your bike faster BUT INCREASE SPEED IN A LEISURELY MANNER making sure you remain in your usual ride position 11 As you go faster the horizontal bar in the screen will...

Page 24: ...EPEATING STEPS 6 15 CRITICAL DO COAST DOWNS ONLY IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS AND ON ROADS THAT ARE LEVEL TO UPHILL TIP IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY INITIATE THE COAST DOWN CALIBRATION PROCESS YOU MAY STOP IT BY CL...

Page 25: ...ABS WIND YES shows only the ground wind force opposing you In the same example as above the Newton would show a wind speed of 5 mph NOTE if you have a tail wind the Newton will show the magnitude of t...

Page 26: ...and your sex Here is the table that is loaded into the Newton firmware Fitness Level w kg male w kg female 1 0 2 0 1 5 2 2 01 2 45 1 51 2 08 3 2 46 2 8 2 09 2 4 4 2 81 3 46 2 41 2 94 5 3 47 3 8 2 95...

Page 27: ...he underscore indicates a decimal point For example 3_54 indicates a watts kg result of 3 54 The bottom window shows your fitness level associated with your W KG test result Click the center button to...

Page 28: ...o warm up When you are ready click the center button to start the fitness test The flashing screen will look like this Click the center button to start the test You will see this screen indicating tha...

Page 29: ...aggressively as you can and try to keep those watts up TIP 20 minutes is a long time You ll see that both average and current watts are displayed on the Newton Both of these numbers will help you kee...

Page 30: ...nd fitness score result from your earlier test will be remain in memory At the end of the ride your Newton will compute your watts per kilogram and show you your fitness level TIP THE NEWTON MEASURES...

Page 31: ...libration is performed automatically during the calibration ride and under almost all circumstances there is no reason to perform another Tilt Cal However if you move your handlebars or otherwise affe...

Page 32: ...have a Crr of 0 008 or higher The Newton s coast down process can measure Crr in addition to CdA the aerodynamic resistance but in many cases it s easier and faster just to assume a value for Crr Assu...

Page 33: ...other specialized measurement of interest to advanced cyclists FTP is described on pages 45 47 There are two ways your functional threshold power can be determined 1 By direct measurement in a 1 hour...

Page 34: ...ph with power scale By default this feature is Off this setup screen can turn it On Fric number Cst Fric This number is the value of friction used in the Newton It is related to but not the same as Cr...

Page 35: ...BATT battery voltage percentage Use this screen to find out the percentage of battery energy remains in your Newton 5 ALT altitude Use this screen to enter the starting elevation for your ride TIP THE...

Page 36: ...tware Alternatively you can erase your ride data directly on your Newton Click the center button The word NO flashes If you do NOT want to erase your data click the center button If you DO want to era...

Page 37: ...Off is shown click the center button so that Off flashes Click the up arrow so that Trnr On flashes Click the center button to accept Trnr On is shown 5 Exit Setup Your Newton is ready to use with yo...

Page 38: ...verage speed average watts and lap time while on the bike and that marks those laps in your ride file for later analysis Each time you press hold the left arrow for two seconds four things happen 1 Th...

Page 39: ...IT TRAIN Use the left right arrow to select USER 2 Click the center button to enter the User Interval 3 To start the first User Interval click the center button or just start pedaling when you start m...

Page 40: ...so you won t work either too hard or too little Here s a summary of how to use your Newton for fitness workouts 1 Perform the fitness test 2 Decide what kind of workout you want to do There are three...

Page 41: ...2 minutes followed by a 5 minute rest period a fourth interval of 200W for 3 minutes with a 5 minute rest and a final 150W interval for 4 minutes with a final 10 minute rest cool down Uploading a Cust...

Page 42: ...e word Set will flash in the center window and the word no and a number will flash in the bottom window For example the second set will be Set No 2 Of course the set counter will increment each time y...

Page 43: ...e Ride Files Once the PowerStroke key is installed your Newton settings will be changed so that PowerStroke recording Fast Recording is normally ON NOTICE The fast recording used by PowerStroke consum...

Page 44: ...rect 3 Newton handlebar mount rotates on handlebars Make sure to use double sided stickies when installing the mount If needed tighten mount see instructions to correct then recalibrate 4 Wind sensor...

Page 45: ...goes blank Problem I can t download data to my computer and or upload data to my Newton Possible causes 1 Newton is sleeping nothing is visible on the display screen Click the center button to turn on...

Page 46: ...n time To estimate your FTP from the Newton fitness test take the watts per kilogram number shown in your FIT TEST screen multiply that number by your weight in kilograms then multiply that number by...

Page 47: ...val workouts work and rest periods combined longer 2 5 h road races 0 95 1 05 lactate threshold intervals work period only shorter 2 5 h road races criteriums circuit races longer e g 40 km TTs 1 05 1...

Page 48: ...and even prescribe rest days If you can normally ride two hours at an IF of 9 but today you really struggled it might be time for a couple of easy recovery rides IF of under 7 Using this information c...

Page 49: ...ted technology to measure the opposing forces that cause the cyclist to expend power opposing wind hill climbs bike acceleration and rolling friction of the bike and tires A powerful microprocessor pr...

Page 50: ...A and Crr The value of aero can vary from 0 2 to 1 5 depending on the location of the Newton on the handlebars The value of fric can vary from 5 00 to 25 00 depending on the weight of the rider NOTE T...

Page 51: ...on such as going into a tuck to pick up more speed or any error in your drag coefficient measurement can cause a false watts reading The reason is simple wind resistance varies as the cube of your spe...

Page 52: ...readings may be wrong To correct this problem remove your Newton blow the water out of the front port and dry your mount and underside of the Newton with a dry cloth Replace and continue on your ride...