AeroPod, PowerPod and Newton

Hi John, Any feedback on this? 1. How does the 5/16 ride file look to you? 2. Is there a reason the PP would give higher than expected power on climbs and less on descents? 3. Any thoughts on what is going on with the Garmin speed data, and is there any effect on the PP and power calcs? I'm planning...

I just checked and have the Bontrager Ant+ speed/cadence sensor. I put a fresh battery in it just before installing the PP a couple weeks ago.

Any thoughts on my files above?

Thanks!!

Ok, was able to get out this morning. Ride file attached. This time was a little different, at first, I felt like the power readings were again low on descents and high on climbs, relative to my perceived effort, which I tried to keep more or less constant. But in the latter half of the ride everyth...

Hi John, I saw in another thread there's a firmware bug affecting Power for TT users -- would this have any impact on my results? I haven't been able to ride since 5-11 so not yet able to test the newly tweaked profile I made based on check calibration of 5/11 ride file above. I am hoping the power ...

Hi again John, Back again for another ride check from you, if you would be so kind! I changed my wheels (less aero, I think, and not performance tires) and added some gear behind the seat (bottle cages, tool bag, light, CO2 cart etc), so thought maybe I should do a new OAB calibration to see if anyt...

Hi John,

Here's a ride form this morning with the bottle mounted. It was pretty calm and not much wind (first time in a while). Also quite a bit colder than usual if that makes any difference -- today was 38-39F, previous rides have been 50-55F.

Thanks again for taking a look!
Brian

Great, thanks!!

One more question: if I mount the water bottle between the bars do I need to recalibrate due to potential wind effects from the bottle? It's not in front of the PO , but would be parallel to the side.

Thanks again for the great support!

Hi again, I mounted the PP out to the side of my TT bars, closer to the handlebars (about an inch forward), and rotated the PP back (instead of forwards) to the stop in the mount. This allowed the writing to be parallel to the ground as recommended. Attached is my new calibration ride for profile #2...

Forgot to ask - does the PP need to be that low, or would I be ok with the mount in its normal orientation? Alternatively, I'm also thinking about mounting the PP to the side so I can fit a hydration bottle between the bars, as I saw may be an option in another post. Are there any concerns with this...

Hi John,

Thank you. I wondered about that...

I assume I should perform another calibration ride after adjusting the angle?

I'll report back after next ride!

Brian

In case it's helpful, I attached a few images showing my cockpit and how I mounted the PP. I reversed the combo/TT mount to put the PP a little lower since I have my Garmin watch mounted out in front on a custom watch mount, and I thought this may be important to prevent an effect on the PP from the...

Hi, I've just received and installed my PowerPod this past weekend and would like to make sure my calibration data looks ok! My sense is that the power reading are on the high side, but not sure... This is for a TT bike and I did the calibration in the areo position.

Thank you!!!
Brian