AeroPod, PowerPod and Newton

To set the PowerPod up on a 2nd (or more) bike when the pairing with new speed and cadence will a new profile be created on the PowerPod automatically, or are some actions required via Issac first?

Thanks

PowerPod is shipped from the factory set to "Profile 1". When you set up your first bike, your bike/calibration data is stored in Profile 1.

Suppose you have set up PowerPod on your first bike (bike 1). If you have more than one bike you can use your PowerPod with bike 2 in two different ways:

1) Pair PowerPod to your sensors on bike 2. Your new pairing information will overwrite the data from bike 1, and you will see the solid yellow light. Ride for 5 minutes and your PowerPod will work with bike 2. When you go back to bike 1, do a new pairing, which will overwrite the information from bike 2. etc etc

2) Set up and calibrate your bike on bike 1 (profile 1). To go to bike 2, first, with Isaac, use the command "Device/Set Active Profile..." Select Profile 2. Your setup and calibration information from bike 1 will still be stored in bike 1. With PowerPod set to bike 2/profile 2, pair and calibrate your PowerPod for your second bike; that information will be stored separately in profile 2. You now have two different profiles for two different bikes. And here's the magic: when you use bike 1, attach PowerPod to bike 1, wake up its ANT+ sensor, then wake up PowerPod. PowerPod will automatically switch back to profile 1 (bike 1), so you can just ride. This feature is called "Automatic Profile Selection". You can set up to four different bikes with this method.

Hi John

The second option looks like the better of the 2, and I like the auto selection of the profile from the sensor ID's - it's probably an obvious function to have but it could quiet easily have been over looked.

Thanks
Paul

This feature is called "Automatic Profile Selection". You can set up to four different bikes with this method.

That is excellent to know, I was worried I was going to have to tweak the settings each time I swapped. Perhaps that should be in bold red letters in the instructions?

ivor wrote:

This feature is called "Automatic Profile Selection". You can set up to four different bikes with this method.

That is excellent to know, I was worried I was going to have to tweak the settings each time I swapped. Perhaps that should be in bold red letters in the instructions?

The instructions try to strike a balance between simplicity for all users, and curiosity for advanced users (i.e. people who are on this forum!). As we see how people actually use PowerPod, we will tweak its instructions appropriately!