AeroPod, PowerPod and Newton

I have my trusty iBike Gen II on my bike as well as a variety of direct force power meters. Today, the DFPM was my PowerTap. Earlier this year I used one of the new features of iBike 2 to determine my drag coefficients with and out-and-back ride where the PT is used as the direct-force power referen...

If you think you might be riding in the rain a simple precaution to take is to put tape around the iBike where it joins to the mount. This should keep water from leaking into the mount/iBike junction.

I am a life-long Mac user and I've been using my Mac with the iBike software since release 1.0.0 and with every release since then. No problems at any times. I don't, however, use my Mac with a VPN. Having answered hundreds of Windows tech support calls, I can tell you that they outnumber the Mac ca...

Try forcing the com port to a different number. This has worked for other users.

the iMount still exists but is for wired mounts only...only now you can make it in a stem mount version too.

Suppose you have a good profile stored in iBike 2 but you change the battery in your one of your sensors (for example, you change the battery in your speed sensor). Or, you decide to put a Garmin sensor on your bike instead of your iBike sensors. NOTE: IF YOU ARE USING GARMIN SENSORS WITH YOUR IBIKE...

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250 is definitely below the threshold! Your screen probably was fading too.

Most likely it was low battery voltage. We say in the owner's manual that tilt readings can go crazy with low battery voltage. Battery voltage should be above 275 before riding, and in cold weather batteries go only a few hours so I'd recommend a stronger battery if possible. Note that batteries wil...

The number will never settle to zero precisely. Think of a candle flame; even when the air appears to be exactly still the flame still moves around a bit. So, you'll see the number drift around a few tenths. That is fine. I try to click the center button as briefly as possible. Pressing on the butto...

Low angle is probably best, mostly because it is easier to read. In either case the iBike 2 software and calibration procedure will make the necessary corrections to the wind scaling factor.

Marc:

Good suggestion. We'll look at adding an "accessories" section to the webstore.

FOLLOW-UP: John, I just checked my emails and found that you emailed me on May 19 at 7:35PM requesting a replacement horseshoe and inquiring about the iBike G firmware. I responded to you on May 20 at 7:52AM, asking for your shipping address and informing you that the Garmin sensor would work with t...

OUCH! We try to respond to emails as fast as we can but we're not perfect. To give you some idea of what we deal with: today I shut off my main computer at 8:15AM and turned it back on at 3:08PM. In that time period I received 78 emails. We will be glad to send you a replacement part. Please email m...

It has ALWAYS been the case that battery voltage drops rapidly from the "new" state of 3V. In tests we did last year battery voltage dropped from 300 to about 280 after 15 minutes, then held stable for many many hours thereafter (at spring/summer temperatures).

All is well...

As usual Travis is correct :-) This is a small hole through which the ambient air pressure is measured. The shape of the hole (or size) is not terribly important. It is covered on the other side to prevent moisture from entering. We have yet to have a single hole become blocked so don't worry if its...

If your iBike strap is defective we'll replace it under warranty.

Suunto uses a proprietary version of ANT (so does PowerTap) so their stuff isn't ANT+Sport compatible.

We've had a few cyclists report that they get unexpected WLS FAIL messages during their rides. When this happens the natural temptation is to start replacing batteries, do new pairings, etc. DON'T DO THIS!!! The problem is simple: most likely your sensors have gone to sleep because the bike has been...

Marc: Your reply is helpful. The first time you paired your HR strap to your Garmin the HR strap sent its wireless ID to the 705. Any subsequent "rescan" simply awakens the 705 and instructs it to look for the previously determined ID. Since your iAero doesn't know the wireless ID of the s...

Marc: Garmin makes their own combined speed/cadence sensor. As you know their combined speed/cadence sensor includes a "reset" button that eliminates the need for battery removal and reversal (the reset button initiates the internal change necessary to transmit the pairing code; for our se...

Carsten: Your rides were amazingly close. You had less than a 1% difference between aero and frictional drag between the two rides. The primary difference was due to a difference in riding tilt, which is indicative of a possibly different weight distribution on your bike (i.e. how you sat on the bik...

Lorraine:

Please contact me at jhamann@velocomp.com and include a ride file with your email. Your iAero should not be having any of the problems you're reporting.

If you don't know how to attach files call me at 406 682 4988 and I will help you.

My strong guess is that one of the 81 trainers we have listed would be close to yours. What I would do is use your iBike outdoors to get a perceived level of workout, then experiment with a few curves to pick one that is close to yours. The fact is that most trainers are pretty close to each other i...

We are captive to the pairing protocols that have been created by the ANT+Sport manufacturer (Garmin subsidiary Dynastream). I fully agree that the pairing procedure could be much more user-friendly, but creating that better procedure is something that Dynastream must do. Garmin has much more influe...

We'll have SRM/iAero firmware next week.

As Fernando points out, the reason to use the iAero is both so you can see your SRM data (!) and because the iAero works in tandem with the SRM to provide aerodynamic and power information.

Make sure to perform the wind offset calibration prior to your ride, after letting your iBike adjust to outdoor temperature. Also, if you did your coast down calibrations prior to performing the wind offset that could be a problem too. If neither of these work then please send me a ride file at jham...

Do the following: 1) Download the 1.16 firmware from our website: http://www.ibikesports.com/downloads.html 2) Place the downloaded zip folder on your desktop. Double click to unzip. 3) Place the firmware file iBike116.enc on your desktop. Check the size of the file: it should be 256 KB. If the file...

Make sure your speed and cadence sensors haven't gone to sleep. Wave a magnet past them to keep them awake. If they go to sleep during the pairing process you will get the WLS FAIL message during the HR pairing though everything else is OK.

Travis is a PC, I am a Mac (music in the background please). The two versions of iBike 2 are developed with the identical development system. When Travis finishes his cool stuff he pushes a few buttons and the development system spits out a PC version and a Mac version. I've used them both and they ...