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1. Slope how much does the PowerMeter reading go up for an increase in Hz Zero oft output with no pressure on pedals Torque pressure on the pedak Nm The slope is measured at the factory before your SRM are sent out ta you and ls written on the back of your Fowerleter as well as on your invoice t s a three digt number usually between abaut 12 0 and 3510 Yau oniy need to set this once for your system in the computer software sce Itis very stable Having said that if you want to check the slope of your owerMeter periodically ie every six months to one year you can send you PowerMeter back to us for a calbraion There are ais instructions at the end af the manual to help you check it yourself Page 22 Part Il Making sure your data is accurate How to set the dope of your PowerMeter using your PowerControl Youcan eter do this in the SAM software on your computer when your FawerC antl is connected sae age 36 for instructions or you can do it on the PowerC ortrol sel Here s how Find out the correct dope ot your PowerMeter It Is wrkten on the back of your PowerMeter and is aso an your invoice If you can t find it get in touch with us info sme and tellus the serial number af your PowerMeter and we wil tell you the correct dope j Pres and hold Made once to elt any other mode Then press Hode Set nd Pro all at the same time to get into the Setup Mode Press Mode seven times to ge
2. aber O ee hmm e Ak on atomen Zinsen amam ahi sans oe con ae het ve tomes SE man Tel EE Die E You can change the smoothing factor choose whether or not to see the power and heartrate histograms change the heartrate power time shiting settings and change the ranges of power and heartrate that are displayed on the graph Click OK to save your changes or SRM Deut and then OK to put al of the settings back to the normal settings The Conconi Analysis View Clicking on the Analysis kon twice takes you to the Conconi Analysis view This will do the data analysts or you If you complete a Conconi test which requires an ergometer Program the resistance to a specife schedule as flows Begin with a 30 minute warm up between 100 2500 Then the start the test atat Gram and 1000 Increase the cadence by one rpm and the resistance by SW every 30 seconds unti you reach a cadence of rpm Then increase by two ram and 10W every 20 seconds Continue this nt exaustion and then do a 10 second maximum effort The Analysts view does not run the test far yau oniy the data analysis N a time Sing ls dane and the data i averaged every 15 seconds The key result is the Slope which wil decrease as fitness improves Page a1 Part Vi Viewing and interpreting your data The Big Picture Periodic view The Anal view is great for comparing a coupl
3. Va Press Mode ane mare time to reach the na screen in the Main Menu group shows you the tine of day on the top Ine the day and month on the middie ine the Eth of March inthis example and the year at the bottom let 2005 in the example below The temperature ls shown in the bottom right in either degrees Celdus or Fahrenheit depending on what youve chosen in the setup procese The temperature shown isthe current temperature Inside the PowerContrl whch is a measure of radiant hest Time of Day Day Month Year Temperature Set markers or intervals during training You can use the interval festure for lots of useful things such as Lap times Marking the start and finish af amb that you use regularly as a max test Marking the competition section af a race day fle so you can tell where the start and inch were OK tan obvious one marking off intervals Wou can see your data for your current interval while you re dain it and can review up to 20 Interas on the PowerControt screen you can set as many as you like but you oniy be able to revien the last 20 while you re on the bike Once you download your fle ail of the interval sections wil be given their own tab in the fle so that you can lack at each one individually with ail ofthe average values calculated for you The Set button works asa start stop button for each interval so you press Set once to mark the beginning and aga
4. You need to havea few tools at hand which you probably already own if you do any maintenance to your bike A crank bott wrench usualy a 14 or 15mm socket wrench ar an i allen key far Shimano settextracting bots A crank extractor to remave the ld crank from the bt A pedal wrench mem fat wrench or Gmm alen key Am alen key for the handlebar cip Tie wraps also called zip ties or electrical tape to fie the sensar cable to the bike trame Check that all ofthe parts are working Hold it right there I inaw what you were thinking I dont need to do this I just skip this tep This wii take you two minutes and could save you endless time and frustration later Go ahead si it but dont say you werent warned W hat you want ta check is that your Powertdeter and PonerCortrol wil tak to each other ance you put them both on your bike All you need ta do isto simulate what happens when you ride e Plug your sensar cable into your PowerControl ard tun your PowerCantrolon Wits not on already just press the Mode button Swipe the power sensor end past the Reed Switch dark bioti that you can see through the plastic Bon the back af the PowerMeter Hyou swipe the sensor about once per nthe Pomer ontrol screen thats around Grm youre simulating what happens when the crank turns when you ride second you shouid see a ade e You might see apower aswel it doesnt matter As langas youre get
5. Overtraining By looking at power and heartrate together ts possite to pick up early signs of overtraining ar Unexplained Underperfarmance Syndrome if you want ta ge it the current scientific name farit as well as signs that you could train harder You quickly learn what your indvidual response to Inadequate recovery is and will begin to get a feel for when you need to back off or push on Here are afew things to keep your eye out for since they can be early indications of overtraining I they happen consistently over a period of time nat just in one training sessioni The otvious ane underperforming in training and racing with na explanation e Lack of motivation for training e A blunted fattened heartrate response compared to normal e An average heartrate that ether much lawer or much higher than narmal or you on Aride that you complete regularly together with sensations of heavy fatigue A drop in the amount of power you can produce on a ride that you do requ along with festing fatigued Your heartrate and power don t recover alter a rest day or days M you have a coach they wil be on the lookout for these types of signs and can help you make the decision to hack otf and rest when necessary Many people especialy t left to thelr own devices get caught Ina downward spiral that gs something Ike this e Feel bad during traning e Pesform below expectation and feel terrible Ina race Think they didn t train hard
6. VE UsefManua oN We meke your bike a mobie ergomet SRM User Manual English Language 4th Edition Author Andrea Wooles 2007 Schoberer Rad Me technik Table of Contents zz Introduction Why use an SRM W hy ls SRM the best choice for power measurement a itary a the company si How to get port v Whats nthe ox ai Setingup you SRM System an overview n Part Put your SRMSon your bike W hat tools do I need i Check that all af the parts are working Mount the handlebar clip far the FowerContel u Mount the power sensor iu Specife structions for Road Frames Comordale Core Trek Mounting a Mountain Bike Power Sensor Martai MTE Full Suspension MTB Check that the sensor Is mounted corrertiy Mount the speed sensor Finish the sensor cable installation Mount the PowerMeter S speed Track and Mountain Bike FowerMeters Shimano 10 speed Durace compatible PowerMeter FSA Fowerieter Troubleshooting Part I Making sure your data is accurate Settingthe zero oft Se nan Powerteter sope Setting the dope in a PC V tep bystep Pa 3 Table of Contents SSE Part it Continued Troubleshooting u Part l Taking care of your SRM system Making your SAMs last as lang as posible care and feeding 25 Traveling with your SRM _ Replacing damaged parts Changing PowerMeter crank arms a Road Octalnk Square taper compatible amp Tr
7. is possible that it may be incorrect always make sure It has more charge than you think yout need The rechargeable tattery should last for about 1000 recharge cycles ater which youl need to send the PomerControl back to us for a battery replacement To see how much battery the PowerC ontrol has left press the Mode and Pro buttons at the same ime This takes you to the frst of two information screens as shown below The top umber is the remaining memory in hours here 3 1 hours The two numbers on the left are the software version for the PowerC ontrol this one is version 43 09 The middle right number is the battery time remaining In hours 29 hours in this example The lower right number is the storage interval in seconds Le 5 second Remaining memory Remaining battery life Storage interval seconds PowerControl Softwar Yau can change the storage interval by pressing the ro 4 or Set buttons M you press Made again you will see the second of the two information screens This one shows you the tatal distance youve ridden an the tap line 300 km In this example your total training time in the mi 2 hours showing hare and total mechanical energy used an the bottom ine 99136 megajoules here Total distance km Total time hours Total energy mi Pres and hold the Mode button for three seconds to get back to the main screen Page as Part V Collecting data Viewing
8. Crank Manufacture 2002 Ultegra S speed 2002 Ultegra S speed 2002 Ultegra Speed Campagnolo Campanolo Campagnolo ofstrainGauges 2 4 RoadTrack 8 Cadence Operational 20 255 rpm 20 255 rpm 20 255 rpm Power Operational o 4800 W atts 0 4800 Watts 0 4800 Watts Accuracy 2s 2 205 Signal Transmission inductive Inductive Inductive Service Life gt 2000 hours 32000 hours gt 2000 hours Weight 175mm crank 2209 TT3g square taper 8439 8369 Watertight Hes Yes No age 95 Part XV Technical Specifications errors Al Shimano Duce 10 CanrcieNab ram power measuring speed compatible si gt ae a ee vorsrancue fax a a Signal Transmission inductive Inductive Inductive Weight 175mm crank 7869 including axle 812g including axle 6579 Page 96 Part XV Technical Specifications PowerControl V bicycle computer Professional Science 809 809 53 60 x 15mm 53 x80x 15mm 53x 20x 15mm 128b 72 hours 128kb 72 hours gt T2 hours 31 hours 31 hours 31 hours as 232 use a5 232 USS 5 232 USB Polar T61 or W earLink 7 Pre Nov 05 Polar uncoded or Suunto Polar TEL or W earLink 7 Pre Nov 05 Polar uncaded or Suunto Polar T61 or W earLink 7 Pre Nov 05 Polar uncoded or Suunto Power heartrate speed dista
9. squiggly way of looking at your efficiency 18 The Conconi Anas View The Big Picture Prise view _2 What does it meant s Getting your training right with the SRM System a Determination of training zones Overtraining ns Undertrainira 9 Nutrition andthe SRM v Part Vil Operating Principles or how does this thing work anyhow Operating principles a Other data S Functional diagram of the SRM Training System 1a echnical Specifications s Pages Important Warnings a Please read the following warnings before beginning to use your SRM Training System O therwise your SRM could be damaged or not function properly These operating instructions are only valid for the PowerC ontrol V and not for earlier versions of the PowerControl Ifyou open up a PowerC ontrol or PowerMeter the warranty is no longer valid Make sure that no clothes get caught in the chain or chainset as this can lead to a fall Check the condition and tension of your chain regularly and replace it with a new one when it becomes worn Not enough tension or a damaged chain can cause a fall Never clean the PowerMeter or PowerContral with a power washer Check your cranks regularly for cracks or other damage as cracks can cause the cranks to break which could case a fall Replace damaged cranks immediately Check before each ride that your PowerMeter and PowerControl are secured properly to your bike W he
10. C and then climbed a mountain where It was 5 C or If you d tightened any of the chainring bolts or crank arm bolts You can set F as many times as you l te during aride although yo I oniy see the firt one In the fle properties aternards System Accuracy M your SRM system ie well maintained hast calbration verified and it s zera offset set daly the accuracy of the system isas falows Amateur 2 strain gauges sytem 25 Professional strain gauges system 228 science and Mountain Bike 8 ran gauges system 205 Page 20 Part Il Making sure your data is accurate Here s how you check and set the zero offset for your SRM system Make sure the PowerContral isin the normal play made with the current speed cadence power and heartrate showing by pressing and haking Made for three seconds Pres Mode and St at the same time and a sereen wil come up that shows you the current baseline measurement as well as what value the PowerControl i curren using a s zero offset Actual zero offset 0 when PowerMeter is off a Turn the PowerMeter on by pedaling backwards a few times ard then leave the pedais in a horizontal postion ard let go af them You need to make sure that rothing is touching them or you will end up wih an inaccurate zero offset With track systems put forward pressure on the pedals before setting the zera of Actual zero offset W ait until the zero offset sales resting on the same n
11. Cable Anda caseup of the handlebar cip Pugte Powerc ontrol Ruther Mounting Rae New Road Sensor Cable We spesa Mayer Speed sensor Spee Soe Mout Cp Power sensor Mounting outage spees sensor Speed Maget Speed sensor Mounta cia for spesa sensor Mountoghingtor Power sensor Lsm FlgtaFowerConva Neueteg Rte Power ear aS ape fr Pomer sarsar MTB II Sensor Cable Theseup Page 1 Setting UpYour SRM An Overview ee N U So youVe opened up your newly arrived SRM System tox and are looking forward to your first ride with it On your bike But there are mare parts in there than you were expecting and you re not toa sure what to do wed them ONT Panic Put a pot of coffee on and then da the following WV 1 Instali the SRMWIN software on your computer skip to page 34 for more detaled instructions 2 Figure out which end of the sensar is which one nd is the speed sensor and ane for the power page 17 wil tell you how ta figure out which end is which 34 Check that everything works BEFORE you put t on your bike see page 16 It does you can start putting the system on your bike fit doesn t ga to page 20 for help or contact customer support A Plug your PomerContral in using the charger that was included with your system so that tll be ready to go when you re ready to set It up 3 Put the handlebar clip for the PawerCantrol where you want it on the handlebars Easy richt 5 Put the sensar cab
12. Decal PowerMeter ann 29 Sani AdAS eh SRMW in Deleting un TL Distance calculation of un 94 SW d een SRMW in Viewing Seala 2 Maximum Aerobic Power u 86 87 Saving Data Options u 54 ioe hig a Page 98 Index Mechanical Energy Storage Interval E Metric Units a 35 61 Time and Date i MTB Troubleshoot 5 Full Suspension 1 Turning on and off ve Hardtail 6 PowerMeter Mutiine View n speed n Nen Statistic View 5 10 speed Durace compatible 18 Nutrition w Accuracy of 20 Operating Principles 2 Baseline 20 Overtraining ar Calibration un 22 25 Parts of SRM Training System 11 Fa 18 Periodic View nun B2 Function Check nun 13 Power calculation of 3 Mountain Bike v PowerC otro Mounting v8 Active Port ou A Sope ir u 2223 Alternating Interval 36 Track v Battery Life un 27 4445 Profile Setup OF nn 5 A Pwc so r 9 kr nee Puise W idth Modulation 2 Customise Display 5 ae a Delete Files acne 36 ua 5 er er FE Reed Switch Be Memary Capacity EJ E Vena Metriclimperial Units 3 61 BE ar PCV How to use s PIERRE PCV Function Diagam u 52 ERS Reset Distance TimelEnergy 43 ak tie vanes he barna e Power Sensor Mounting u 14 17 Set Circumference of Tire 34 bis ieee es a Speed Sensor Mounting un 17 RT AN Se W hich end is which ee u Sensor Check 13 16 19 Page 99 Index ESSE Setting up the SRM Training System Saisie View B Check Sensor Mounting nu 16 19 Storage Interval nn 35 Handlebar Cli
13. In a windtunnel Mt youve been injured or il track your progress baci to health and know when you re hly recovered Monitor yaur progress day to day month to month ard year to year to find out what works for you and what doesnt Use it to help you achieve your weight management gas by looking at haw many calories you burn on you bike and taloring your dlet accordingly Pes History of the Company The company was started in 1986 by an avid cyclist Uirich Schoberer shown on the left using the fst ever mobile ergometer fer he realised that what you ealy needed to know about your trating was how much power you could produce not just how hard your heart had to work Ater this ahar moment he tried measuring power at diferent places on the bike pedais crank ars bottom bracket and found that measuring i within the crank was the best He tuit his designs himsel and experimented on himself at hame on the track ard ars The frst version of the SRM Training System had the same basie engineering as the current version but the PowerControl was nearly the same size as the PowerMeter If you ever wandered why your PowerCortrol was a PC V ts because the PC shown on the right has been through a lot of evelopment Schoberer Rad Messtechnik iterally means Schoberer s bike technical measurement developed rom a home business na an international success story as news of his inventan spread large throug
14. PowerControl Before you go out on your frst ride you need to s t up your PowerControl so that gwes you accurate power readings and knows what date ard time it is You can set up a PC V by using the buttons an the PomerContol bu if you havea PC IV youl need to do this through the software it can be easier to do the setup through the software for a PC V as well so this is recammended you have your computer w h YOU Plus tl et everything ready for when you come back from your ride and wart to download your fle 1 Connect your PowerCortrol to your computer using your dawnload abe and then press the Mode button on your PowerC ontrol once to make sare t is turned on 2 Doubleclick on the SAMW in icon on your computer desktop to launch the SRMWIN software 3 Themain sereen of the SRMW in software wil appear as seen below Press the Mode button on you PowerCantrol ance to make sure t s turned on and then cick on the PowerC ontral Setup kon in the software 4 ThePowerControl Setup screen wil open as shown below Change the ini to your own and the Slope af Powerteter to the slope marked onthe back af your Power Meter Muust steane 7 cecar Date eine Satanen foot Gruner etie FE im Sed eldditas TE hon Page za Part IV Setting up the SRMW in Software 5 Then change the interval af storage to whatever is best for the kind af riding you do The storage Interval setting tells the PowerCantrol how
15. Zero offset screen You can tell if you are in Interval Mode you have a number appearing on the very left of the middle row of your PowerControl screen as shown on the right To exit Interval Mode press the Set button once Then press the Mode button and while holding it down press the Set button Then release bath to enter Zero offset Mode You will see Cal appear on the left side ofthe screen When should set the zero offset You need to set the zero offset at least once every time you ride before you set out otherwise your power dat will be inaccurate You need to check and set it again if the temperature changes a lot during your ride for instance Page 25 Page 25 Part Ill Taking care of your SRM System EEE Making your SRMs last as long as possible care and feeding Think of your SAMs Ike you would think of a German high performance car A robust piece of German engneering but you dont change the oil and take for a service now and then i s your own fault when k breaks down Loak after t though and st you longer han you thought was possible The biggest threat to your SMS is the weather W ile the PowerContral andthe Ponerbeter are designed ta be waterproof and have been race proven in the extremes of weather and road surfaces found in professional races they re not indestructisle A few simple precautions tan help kesp water out of the electronics NEVER use a power washer on
16. a folder is created for each user based on the rame or initials entered Into the PowerControl I you are using more than one PowerC ontrol you can chose to either use the same name far boti so that your fles are sored together or diferent names so that you know which fles belong to which bike Le road and MTB Om Poa Ern Bm itam narea traoii De Se Eog Within each user s foder fles are stored by date with a new folder created for each month isa Dee ee oe Home Tah E O O 8 Pan Bram re Capen rari din Ho Eao Brass Demi Ban Oymra Siac z Se B Sevier Ennan Bram De Sec Sam Sm Bran eee iain mane fecon ane Smam ER man Sivas Each fle is named with the user s irst initial flowed by the date deny and a letter A Bet in case there are mp fles for the same day im m m Page 55 Part V Collecting Data You stoulnt ever need to open the_datasr falder since the SAMW in software laws you ta manag allot your fles from within the program Just cick on the Open ican and ya see st of your fles Fles are arranged by date with the newest fles at the top You can search for fles by ints andar date by using the fields highlighted below You can enter a description for each fle after you download it To do this select a fle from the ist as sawn above by clicking on it once and then cick an the Properties button an the right side of the sereen Or i
17. al Then et go ofthe mause or touchpad button and youl see the following tok This lets you put the marker exactly where you want t you need that kind af accuracy You can ge the marker atte in the Comment box and then choose a number of ways to set the start and finish e Relative Time istime rom the start of the fle I you want to start the marker at ane hour into the ride st the From box to LOOO0A Then you can choose to end at aspect time in the To box or just give the marker a duration Le 2 hours lang in the Time box Absolute Time is essentinly the same as relative time but in time of day Instead of time ram the start of the fle e Dianc allows you to set the marker according to klometres or miles ridden With this one keep in mind that you dont ride ina perfect straight ine so if you re using this to try to match up andmarks in a race for instance a particular cm you re better off selecting the marker based on other measures e Wake lete you select a marker hased on how much energy you used for instance how much of my ride di it take rom this point to use 35047 could be answered by puting 350 in the Distance meaning Range box va ae Fon AERNE Taf CREE tm ae tm De m rs fer NASE tof SESS me mean al fx BZ tel TWO weel ME Page 70 Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data Clk on OK when you
18. cadence or speed criteria For instance you could set two zones with the same powers but diferent cadences one low range and ane high range You can name ach zones according to whatever you Ike to call them M you use training zones that are too easy you wont push your enese forward at the right times Ifyou use NA twining ones that are too hard you probably wont be able to complete your Intended training and even i yau can you want be buling the right ype of fenes at the right time Keep in mind that as the season progresses assuming i s going to plan you fitness wil imgrove ard youl need to change your training zones You can set date mt for training zones in the SRMWin software so that al af yout fles are analysed with the appropriate zones To add a new set af zones as your fitness changes dick on the N ew Set button and enter the date which the zares wil be valid until The software wil assign this new set of zones a number and yout be able to see al of your sets of zones by using the et and right arrows Tee Jon zindeen aN T sende T Fam pie 1 zeae Talis Samen Page 36 Part IV Troubleshooting U U My computer won t connect to my PowerControl en a There are a few things that could be causing this so It s start with the quick and easy ones e Fst ofall check that your PowerControl has some Me init more than an hour or 10 You can do check the remaining battery
19. can choose to have these displayed visible or rat as well as which anes you d Ike to see toa averages training zones Marks Actual values displayed on each part of each bar on the graph You can chose to have these visible or not nd then whether you d Ike relative percentage or absolute hours and minutes values shown e Background Bar The grey background ta each baron the graph can be set to represent ether energy used ar distance travelled M you want to change the maximum powers that are calculated fram the defaut 20 seconds 1 minute 4 Minutes and 20 minutes cick on the 8 Maximum tab and enter your preferred values and colours w a en ee TR n u oe Un in aa Now that the setup is finished you can ick on the Period ean in the software Youl be glen a chalee of which prof to use what dates you d lke ta laok at and If you want to see each day on R s own or grouped together You can type the date in manually or cick on the arrow to the right of the box to pick dates from a calendar To have each bar represent a week set the interval to 7 days for a morth set it to 30 days ar for a year set it to 365 days Then cick O K and the raph wil appear amv fr men Dar Eier Page at Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data NA What doesit mean The Periodic view is attic for keeping track of how your training is gning It can give you infor
20. data while you ride Most of the time when you re riding youl be looking at the main sereen as shown below It stows you how long you ve heen riding or haw far you ve gore ar both you can choose on the tap row and in the area helow it shows you your power heartrate speed and cadence You can customise the display so that it shows you exactly what you want by using the SRMW in software see page 38 for detailed instructions Tr ning Time Distance Heartrate bpm Cadence ram Power Watts Speed kmh or mvh I you press the Mode button once you wil see the Average data sereen Your trairing time distance or bath are shown on the top line and your average power heartrate speed and cadence far your ride so far are shawn as well Tr ning Time Distance Average Heartrate bpm Average Cadence rpm Average Power W atts Average Speed kmh or By pressing the Mode button again you can look at your maximum values This wil show you the highest power heartrate speed and cadence you ve reached so far during your ride The tap line af this screen shows you how much mechanical energy you ve produced n las Sea the Martin section page 95 for mare information on how to use this to cakulate how many calories you ve burned Mechanical Energy Kl Maximum Heartrate bpm MaximumCadence rpm Maximum Power W Maximum Speed kmih or Paar Part V Collecting data y W gt
21. faster in the summer showing that they were mare ft PeT Part Vi Viewing and interpreting your data SSS You could then go through the same comparison for each of the markers to have a closer look at dierent climbs ar technical sections Then you can move on to looking at efficiency in the Anais view The Analysis View a squiggly way of looking at your efficiency Many people take ane look at his view and quickly switch back ta the familar Single Line view But t s worth the fort to figure R aut Since it can tell you some vital information about your finess Its not as confusing asit looks honest Let s use the mountain bike fle again as an example since it s a good long ride with arange of powers and heartrates Shart efforts are no good for this kind af analysis ideally you shouid look at afle that s three hours or longer Wel start otf by looking the winter mountain bike fle an R s own Here s how to read it v seethe rainbow Ine in the top right ofthe sree tals you the order that your data N Magpenedin yo at the begining of the ride then re hen green etc the nd ot the ride shown in purple The bigsquiogy Ine shows you what your heartrate dk in eatin to the power you were putting out So the heartrate climbs at the sart of the ride yellow as the power ges up the ine moves to the right and then draps again red meaning the next Portion of the ride as the power goes down the Ine maves to the lef Simpl
22. ife by pressing Mode ard Pro at the same time The value right side middle Ine with an h Bein it ale the mumber of hours of battery let fits ss than one hau plug itin for an hour and then try connecting again e second try waking the Power ontrol up before trying to connect by pressing the Mode button on once Third ard this may sound sily buts easy to do make sure you have the download cable plugged Into the rat port on the PowerContol i you have an online version with ta or three parts on the back The cable goes ite the ane called OnneiCharge NOT the port in the middle labelled sensor Fourth make sure youve plugged the download cabe into the same port an your computer as you did when you first connected the two This is important fr USB ports since most new computers have two or three the driver is ony installed for one port not al af them You aways need ta Use the same port to connect your PowerCartrol once you ve finished the instalation ard success made a conection M you ve checked all of those and stil cant get a connection and you re using a USB download cable oo back and make sure youve installed the USB driver t s on the SRM CD ROM Ia folder called USBC ableD river Just double click on the fle in that folder and 2 wil run the istalatan program Unplug your download cable and then plug it in again alter the driver has been installed and it should recognize it as a Proll USB
23. interference this ls the vieuw for ya Aisa Tane Spee EATA Dr SEAS TOV man NT am TaS E a 1 eee se nk ai Hs A IN Interpreting the Single Line graph So row you can look at your data in afew ways and select or modify markers to look at Important parts of your ride an thelr own But what does it MEAN There are afew tings you can look for n this view war power and heartrate DI Sh Maya ur aot tea pos athe enone st what your maximum powers were Areyou rested and heathy you are your heartrate wil respond almost Immediately to any changes in power so youll see quite sharp changes in the Fed line t you re fatigued or i your heartrate response can be blunted and any changes wil be much sawer and smoother Did you get dehydrated you did your heartrate at the end of the ride wil be noticeably higher than at the beginning of the ride tor the same power Did youfatigue during the ride It youre doing a series of efforts look to see if your maximum and average powers dropped off by the end of the series Hon much energy st you use Laok at the information at the tap left of the fie and E will show you how many k you used See page 93 far conversion to keat Page 72 Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data What you CAN T see show hard you tried Ya need to write that kind of information in the comments section of the Fe Properties so that how you felt is
24. it to look for datas Click on Search Then it back and walt ntl the search has finshed it might take a few minutes G O 8 Pme be m Page ot Part V Troubleshooting ee U The computer wil fnd any folders with that name on your hard drive O pen them up to see which one has your fles init Then make a note of the address of the correct folder ue CAD ocuments and Setting ndrealMy Documents Then in your SMW in program cick on O pions along the top menu bar On the 0 System tab which cames up automaticaly thare 2 feld at the bottom that tells you where the program Is koking for your fe Clik on the Charge button PEO L ee Then browse to the correct address for your data fle Make sure you select the dla fle self so that it becomes the end of the address Clk on OK TE SFM Teng ten Sau Mow try to open your fies again by dicking on the O pen icon in SRMW in They should be there Page 65 Part V Troubleshooting SEE Cant set the lock to show 12hr time instead of hr Mot in the current version af the software W e may change this in the tue Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data gg U Your first fle what does it mear You ick OX at the end of the download process and up springs your fle it oaks lovely but how the heck do you read t There are lots of derent ways of looting at your data but wel start with the
25. re happy with your selection and your nen marker wl appear on your fle with t s own tab along he bottom Re br oa Gmc Grow or Sal aja e mE E selee el ua MER M youre stil not happy with where the marker starts and fn hes put your cursor an the marker tab at the bottom af the fle and click your right mouse ar touchpad button caled ih leking is tng Spun aaor E WY Sean ALI Tan a TE em m tr ala aa BETE lejes el au Then eick on ether Delete to get rid of the marker dont worry you cant delete any data Or Edt to bring up the Edit Marker sereen and make your changes Click OK to fish e Fan TENS te ETS tee STS Fame fe Se el mE me Ee en TES of VESE te een owe Page 72 Part Vi Viewing and interpreting your data a SSS SSS lt you want to se your fe in ul detai you can get rid ofthe smoathing by double clicking here on the graph to bring up the Optio sereen and then changing the Smoothing feid to O Here ls what youl see once you cick OK This fle sl readable but if you looked at a criterium fle ike this t wouid be one big blab of colour 5a why would you want to look at a fle in this view I you re doing realy short efforts ard want to see exactly what happened ar i you suspect that your data might have some weird spikes init from riding past a radio tower these can sometimes cause
26. shaped clip rubber bards supped or cable ties zip ties so that when you go over a bump when you re riding you don t lose your power and cadence readings rs worth taking your time and making sure that everything s ok with the power sensor before moving on to the rest of the instalation since it s much more fc to fi ter once the PowerM eter mounted We recommend using the new sensar cable whenever posible on road frames as it makes the mounting of the sensar much easier and more secure and wil provide the best possible results New Road Sensor Cable Start by getting the power sensor turned the right way around Put the solid side of the L shaped cip on the same side of the bike as the PowerMeter The power sensor is bolted on under the cable gildes as shown in the diagram on the left Once youve bolted the power sensor on loosely under the cable ides mount the PowerMeter and make sure t s an thy Then side the power sensar unti itis between 3 Srim from the PowerMeter Once tts in place and you ve checked that works by connecting the PowerControl and spinning the cranks far a few turns tighten the cable guide bolt to hold the sensar in place Then secure the sensor cable to the ame with tape or cable ties and replace the deralleur cables Page 4 N Part Put your SRMs on your bike cont Original Road Sensor Cable The sensor cable self should be tucked under the mounting ring ar the cable ties to keep i sa
27. when you apply a lot of power I this isthe case the Ponerldte wil pick up aise bit of data but not far the whale pedal revolution and your data wil be intermittent or incorrect To test that the power sensor is on properly you need to check that is picking up a soa al the way around a pedal evaliion Start with the pedal tig upwards 12 o clock press Mode ard Set at the same time on the PowerControl and lack to see If you are getting a zero offset reading see page 24 Make sure that you are nat touching the crank or pedal when you do this Then rotate the crank around so thatthe pedal is pointing forwards 3 o clock and check the zero offset again t should be within 10 unts ofthe 12 o clock reading Do thistwo more times at 6 o dack and 9 o clock All four values should be Wits 10 units of each other I theyre not make small adjustments to the postion of the power sensor and rapeat the check until you get stable readings all the way around the revolution My PowerContral battery ran down completely Can wake it up Charge the PowerContral for a tl 12 hows Unplg and epg the PowerC ontrol ram the charger until you are sure that they are conected propery it stil doesnt wark then send it in for serie Page 19 Part Il Making sure your data is accurate Wile it might be ic to think that youre 50 W atte stronger han your training partner you orly get to take that power with you ta a race Is REAL Otherwise you re just
28. you can click on the lt lt buttar to set your PowerCantrol date and time to the same as your computer Clk OK when you re done en Poean VOY a Con aie m Dae OE Due UAE m age 34 Part IV Setting up the SRMW in software hE ao u 2 You can set the zero ofset of your PowerControl manually by ceking on the O fiset button but this isnt recommended t s best to do ian your bike before each ride as described on page 24 Just far interest this is the sereen that comes up if you do click on it Clik on the Special button and thisis what youl see Yau can customise how you want I see your data while you ride The first section ofthe Special screen allows you to set which units you d ke to use Simply Select whether you d Ike your data to be shawn on your PowerControl in klametres per hour or miles per hour ard It you d Ike the temperature to be shown in degrees Celsus or Fahren The second secon af the Specia screen asks you which values you d lite to see on the top line ofthe main display of your Powercontro while you ride PC V only You can select one variable and have it shown constantly or more than ane arable ad have them alternate This section ows you to set diferent preferences for the reatime main sereen ard the average data sereen The four options are Time Cadence gt 0 which means time spent pedaling Clock Which is the time of day Time Speed gt O which me
29. your owerMter the water pressure is too high ard wil farce moisture into the electronics Sure wash your bike with the Jet wash but get the ald bucket and spange out to get the guck otf of the Powerteter And o easy on the degree t can degrade the plastic it on the back as well as the o rings I gets in contact weh them Myou havean extra port on the back af your PowerCantrol for using it with the online software options far example and youre going for a ride in wet weather put a blob of grease inta the empty port to keep the water out NEUER ty to open up elther the PowerMeter or the PowerControl They are sealed with o rings and silicon sealant to keep everything dry and I you open them up you risk turning yout SAM Traning System into a fair wether orly system and the warranty wil be null and vold Myou havea track PowerMeter IT ISN OT WATERPROOF I s meant to be used indoors ony The other big threat to your SRM system as well as to yous is impact I s best really to avoid this wherever posible but st in case wear a helmet The helmet want help your SRMs bat here s what to do ifyou and they happen to hit the deck Once you re ok that is Get a set of replacement crank arms Aluminun A laminium whatever you want ta call it can it stress fractures ater an impact and you dont want to find that out when you re riding Check for any damage to the sensor cable and order a replace
30. your ride or after yaur ride as long as you stay within transmission distance and wil alaw you to Inok at your heartrate recovery If you re daing realy important session you can set the PowerControl to stay on the whole time by choosing the never power down option Make sure you set this baci to one af the ather options at the end ot the session to keep the battery rom runing out robe FF Son 16 Click OK to save your settings and exit the Speci screen 17 t you want to clear the memory in the tox WITHOUT SAVING IT cick on the Clear memory gt NZ A 18 Once you ve fished setting everything up cick on OK to save the settings to your PowerContal Thats it you shouldn t need to go back and change much ofthat again From now on you should just be able to us download your PowerCantrol charge k when you need to and analyse your training an your amputar The ony thing left to do ita make sure your training zones are set correct Page 36 Part IV Setting up the SRMW in software Setting up your training zones Rees of whether you wark one or witha coach ge right amount of the rete hy rag togter vith geting ht anova af rat is uhat oue gt u Bann repond arranges pera tat yous van progam e alaitar One pact of ie tan ga cs ri zones far youe rs el fe You elo set your Ab irino zones h both the Power onto vo dierent waye and the SRMW in share Setting Training Zones in the PowerContr
31. youre aut training if you know haw Once your PowerControl is on and is getting data from the Power eter there are five diferent modes that you can work wth Realtime made which displays what you re doing at the moment interval made which gives you information on each interval youve done Zera ofset setting made e system statue made which shows how much memory and battery remain Training ane review mode Ms worth sting down w h thse instructions and your PowerC ontrol or a bit when you frst get your system so that you can get falar with al af the functions This might also be a god ldea I youve Upgraded fram a PC IV to a PC V since the information i displayed diferent on the sereen Howto use your PowerControl PCV The new FC V is nat only smaller and lighter than the PC IV 80g compared to 1109 has Improved features a wel The dpa is larger and much clearer Most ofthe settings can be set without using a computer by using the buttons onthe A PowerControl ie time date slope training zones etc e Faser downloading Page as Part V Collecting data Checking battery and memory life and system information When the PowerControl battery needs a charge the letters Bat will ash on the sereen A full charge takes 12 haus during which time Bat wil stil fash and a plus sign wil also appear On the screen The PowerC ortrol calculates the battery time amp doesnt measure it so
32. zone statistics on the PowerControl M you re out on aride where youre supposed to be spending a certain amount of time in a particular training zane you can easly look at how well you re sticking to your target First ofall make sure your training zones are set up see page 90 for instructions accordingto power ar heartrate iis m To enter the Traing Zone Reve mode pres the Pro button twice tom the main Fowerconol see Yovtse armator about yout lavest ais zane frs wth he op In trig avec chee spen a the zane and uhat eng of youe ie ove Sgert in tne zone Yow ir pvt pend ca woe an at ewe thom der Press the Made button to scroll through to each of your other zones When you re done press and hold the Mode button for 3 seconds or press Pro once to return to the main display Clear the PowerC ontrol display to start a new training fle Page st Part V Collecting data Page 52 Part V Collecting data Download your datato your computer So now you have data rom your ride stored on your PowerCantrol and you know how ta look at it on the PowerControl display but how do you oe it onta your computer so you can look at It in deta Singly connect your PawerControl to your computer with the downiaad cable and open the SRMW in software Click on the Download kon A progress box will appear as shown below W hen the fle has been downloaded anather
33. ANK ARMSAND THE BOTTOM BRACKET SAN DLE ARE PRO PERLY ALIGNED otherwise the spines could become damaged Instali the washer and the king bolt and tighten to 413 539 N m Ensure that the Inside area of the crank arm s pressed against the spindle stopper Finally alg the let crank arm with the bottom bracket spindle and tighten Cannondale PowerMeter Grease the bottom bracket ard place the right crank on the ale Make sure that the teeth engage properly Tighten the R crank balt to 38N m using a torque wrench Repeat the procese with the left crank Page 18 Part 1 Troubleshooting Tr My system doesn t show power or cadence readings Both of these values come ram the power sensor so this is a sign that either the power sensor isnot postioned correctly the sensor cable is damaged or that the battery in the Powerleter is dead Check that the sensor cable comes out of the power sensor fainting away from the bottom bracket for oad and track systems ar toward the bottom bracket If using a traditional tye sensor with a mountain bike Pomerlite The sensor should be within 3 to Smmm af the back of the Powerldeter Check that there are no breaks or nicks in the sensor cable itself since these wil interrupt data Transmission from the PowerMeter to the PowerContral I your cable is damaged you can order a new ane rom the SRM online shop at www sm de your crank is ray old it could be that the battery in the PowerMetr
34. E SAVED It you do these kinds of efforts make sure you change this setting to something ike 5 seconds e Longest interruption time in asinge training fie 6 hours If you re doing multiple sessions in one day you can change this setting depending on whether you want your rides to show as ane fle or twa If you keep the defaut setting any rides that you do wih less than a6 hour break between them will be stored as one fle Ifyou havea break longer than 6 hours the rides wil be stores as two fes Ifyou want a separate fe for every training session you do change this setting to one hour or less Yau can decide where your downloaded fles get stored by browsing your computer ard changing the ve directory in the Database Directory section of the O ption screen Once youre happy with yaur settings cick on OK to save them and close the Options screen Your training fe will open automaticaly after the dawnload is finished and will look something like the one shown below Theyre automaticaly stared in the SRMW In database so that you can fird them again aly whenever you want Page st Part V Collecting data Where did my fle go The eas answer is It s stored by name and date The SRMW in software creates ts own database to store every fle that you open with the software AlI of the fles are stored in a folder called datas in the SAM Training System folder in your Program Fes Within the _datasrm folder
35. LASTIC LID Page 28 Part Ill Troubleshooting Te There is moisture inside my PowerControl what should I do Sometimes just leaving your PowerContral to dry aut wil work but usualy you wil need to send it back to a service centre sa they can open it up and dry it out completely Otherwise the malsture wil venta start to corrode the electronics inside the PowerControl and it wil be damaged beyand repair Always put a dab of grease on the connectar plug on the back of the PawerControl before going out far a ride in wet conditions Ifyou have a PowerContral with the online option make sure you put grease on the empty port ae well to keep the water out cant get the crank armichainringsoff of my Power Meter they re stuck DO NOT HIT THEM WITH A HAMMER Tempting asit might be this can do irreparable damage to the PowerMeter electronics Try to get some ail into te joint where the bwo parts are stuck a good squirt of WD 4D works wonders If you let it st for abit Try to graualy pty the twa parts apart each time putting alte more oil on If you stil cart get them apart send them to a service cent To prevent this trom happening again clean your Powerteter regularly with soapy water and a sponge Undo al of the bots chainring ad crank arm occasonaly clean and rgrease everything before you put it back together My sensor cable is damaged can it be fixed Mo these cals cant be ted au need to order a new ane Plea
36. Myou havean SAM ergometer control the erga brake and run ect tests tt you can progam seusar Ins cater welt cvr aan ofthe sofware an your compe how a se u your ove ool troupe Atte amen he ware ner FC comptes ou havea Mat here re programs you can parc on the tere that alow you to download and vew your SRM lx Macs wt ete processors can u Widows programs Peluding SANW in Ion havea CD out ike to upgrade your older version of the SAMWIN are you ean odani herogn tom ym armadeientac Maron deln Any en state errs be posed sin ore downloading Sytem regiments Before you start thesia yu end to use 358 dolce ls ppose tan ste serial cable please check that your computer is a PC with the following minimum system requirements elconptieseo0x seune CPU orhger FE Ones pr pn with the sl Oneafiheolningoperngeytens Windows Wintona sE Widousie windows2000 Widows Windowsvita you are going to use a serial cable without a USB converter simply install the SRA in sofware and dont worry abaut Instaling the USB driver Page 30 Part IV Setting up the SRMW in Software Inetal the software a Turn an your computer and put the SRM CD ROM into the CD ar DVD driver The CD should start to run by sell Clk Next to continue with the installation or Canc to exit I you havea Mac comput USB driver fest It can be found on the CD in PC emulator cancel the automate instalation and install the folder cal
37. Sige Line view which is how the fle opens automaticaly Looking at fles in Single Line view This the overal picture af your ride with your power heartrate speed and cadence data shown as they happened reading the fle from left to right Here are the bastes of reading a file e Variatles are colour coded with the key shown at the top left and right corners ofthe flez Power i green Speed is pink Cadence is blue and heartrate is red Thevales for each ne are shown onthe left and right sides af the graph and are colour coded as wel Power and speed are shown on the eft aris and cadence and heartrate are shown on the right axis i 4 The eiupaad tine and tance are shown along the bottom a ANd owing your cursar over any point onthe raph wi pia colour coded dita or tht point long the very toom of the fe Auera dita for the whole ride i sted down the let side of the fle T istota tme P is average power H is average heartrate S is average speed C is average cadence D is total distance and E is energy used in i Teile Properties are displayed at the very top ofthe fle as well as just underneath the x ac teling you the date time is energy used distance traveled and any description that you ve entered Trainingzones as set in O pine are shaun by green horizontal ines across the whole graph Datais emoothed or averaged by 19 in this view n a pe pas el Ee ael si
38. Siting 2 Power Sensor 2 Troubleshoot 2435 61 Sensor Cable 19 29 Zero Postion n Sope 2 Speed 18 us a Zero ost 24 25 Undertraining a Unexplained Underperformance Syndrome a9 Update Training Zones a us Cable Driver Installation 31 32 Troubleshooting 3 Vertical Tiling E Viewing Fies Analyst View Comparing Files na Conconi Analysis View un BL Edt Data View Markers on Page 102
39. a able tie and the other side with a long rubber ring that runs around both sides of the bottom brach you can arder one from SRM if needed M the clearance between the Pomerldter Id and the frame is less than Ine put a 1mm spacer behind the right bottom bracket cap Pa 15 Part Put your SRMs on your bike cont 7 N Trek On Trek trames he power sensor shuld be mounted on the down tube since there is not enough room on the chainstay The sensor cable should come out af he sensor away from the bottom bracket towards the Outside of the Power ater W rap the cable ties around the down tube an either side af the seat tube to keep the sensor securely in Pace and close to the bottom bracket Mounting a Mountain Bike Power Sensor Hardtail MTB The mountain bike power sensor Is a ring that fs around the bottom bracket with a magnet attached This type of sensor is designed to withstand the ugh treatment of oftroad riding Place the sensar aver the bottom bracket with the sensar cable pointing towards the ground Secure the sensor cable to the frame with a cable tie around the down tube Before mounting the PowerMter run the speed cable along the be the chainstay and secure hat with twa mare abe lies mat Full Suspension MTE For hal suspendon mountain bikes or hardtail bikes wih a bottom bracket mounted front deraileur put the power sensor ring around the bottom bracket with the
40. ack systems 2 Mountain Bike Road 10 speed and FSA systems 2 Troubleshooting a Part IV Setting up the SRMW in software on your computer System requirements nn Instali the software and USB cable drier a Open the software and set up your PowerCortrol 2 Setingtraningzones in the Powercantrol v Seting training zones in the SRMW in software a Troubleshooting n ollecting data Getting the mast out ofthe PowerCantrol Making the battery last as long as possible u Turning the PowerC ontrolt on and of Learn abou the diferent functions 5 Howto we aPcv ik Checking battery and memory fe u Viewing data while you rie BE Set markers or intervals during training au Reviewing interval data on the Powercontrl Reviewing training zone statistics on the PowerContral Clear the PomerControl play Navigating the PC V displays Download your data to your computer ae 4 Table of Contents ee Where did my flego s Imgorting and exporting fles BEE Troubleshooting Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data The Fun Bit Your fest fie what does it mean Looking atin Single Line view o Trend of traning view ABER Markers Inter a Ars markers n Interpreting the single Ine view n Looking at fles in Multi view n Looking at fles in Statistic ven n The new Statsle ew s Eating your data aby and how Are you getting tar en The Analysts View a
41. ai a Then cick onthe New Profle button and the following box wil appear Type in whatever name you want to use for your prof and click OK The name that you ve gen your profe naw appears in the drop down ist on the right sde of the Options sereen The next step is to choose whose fles you want displayed when you select this profe by teling the program which initials to associate with i Go to the Used Systems feld ciek on the itle arrow beside the box and select whichever ints you d Ike to use Yau can choose more than one if You re using two PowerControls with diferent ina for instance just hold down the Ct button on Your computer keyboard and click on as many sets a nis a you d Ike Click the vertical OK button te the right of the initials to accept your choices ern f TE Pe 3 Page 03 Part Vi Viewing and interpreting your data AV Then you can decide exactly what you d Ike to see on the graph as follows Let axis Time and Energy You cantick the box to have the software chose the lowest and highest values on the axis automatically which is normaly easiest or you cantel the software what numbers to use Right ants Power Again Its easiest to let the software take care of the lowest and highest valas automaticaly but if you want to change them you can e Summary The totats that are normaly at the top left of the periodic graph You
42. al simi eve lll e ul sd iesaista amonen aanw annara a kerinan mus neim sun Page or Part Vi Viewing and interpreting your data NIA I you just want to see a general vew of your ride without sa much detail cick on the Single Line ican again and the graph will change to the Trend of Training display This san overview of your ride wth al af the same data but smoothed by 10 Click an the Single Line icon apin ta return to the narmal view In our sample fle below you can now easly see that there was one big climb w h a descent partway through You read this by lookin at all of the variables together for instance the power green ine went up at the same time asthe heartrate red 4 signs Indicating that the rider was making an eart This happened while the speed pink ine and cadence blue Ine were slowly dropping of The descent isthe opposte power and heartrate coming down whi the speed goes up Cadence often goes to zero on a descent as you freewheel but i this case the rider pedalled most of the time ries Psa sl You can change a number of tins fer this view by ether double clicking anywhere on the Fach o by clicking on Options at the top of the screen and then selecting the 2 Single row tab You can choose which data you want to see on the graph tiek the Visible box as mellas the lowest and highest values for each variable on the graph youre a s
43. ans time spent an the bike while R s been moving and so Includes freewheeling time as well as pedaling time ard Distance Page 35 Part IV Setting up the SRMW in software Tr lt lt lt 15 The next section ofthe Seda screen alaws you to chase what information you d ke to see when you re doing an interval Le when you press the Set button once on your PowerControi This alows you to see different information when you re in the mie of an interval you wish An you can select mare than ane option and the Information will alternate an the top ine af the PowerCortral r rennen Tat Bane 9 tse 14 You can chose how iang you d Ike to see each variable that you ve chosen in the two sections above Simply chose how many seconds you d Iike in the ARternating Interval box The top Ine of the PawerControl wil then switch fram ane variable to the next every how ever many seconds EE 15 The bottom section af the Specia screen lets you chose when your PowerCantrel should go Int standby made Say you d like it to power down Iit hasn t had a heartrate signal for 20 mus you d set the Power Dawn ater box to 20 minutes and select the na HR option beiau The delat option sta power down ater 15 minutes of no Speed and no Cadence so basicaly if you ve been stopped for 15 minutes This isa good way to set it since it will continue to record your heart rate during short stops during
44. ateriais for one year in N orth America or two years in Europe The warranty does nt apply to batteries ar in the case of Impraper use instalation or unauthorised attempts at service W hen the system is used for racing the cranks arms are under warranty for one year aniy and we recommend that new crank arms are purchased ater that time Contact your dealer for warranty instructions and detas Both the PowerMeter and Power Control are battery powered but since the system is designed to be waterproof you shouldn t try to change these batteries url The normal etime of these rechargeable tris about bwa years depending on use ater which you need to send them back to one of the service centres to get them replaced It makes good sense to get the FowerCartral and PowerMeter batteries replaced at the same time so that you re nat without your SRM far langer than necessary Page 10 Your SRM Training System What sin the box They fta lot into that ite cardboard box donit they Here s what each af the part I called forthe rest of this manual so you knaw what we re talking about Unser Adare fr charger par gata or Carer ante ip hacer Here s a closer look at what s in the bag with the sensor cable Spout maget Speed sensor aber Mounting nings Mouningcie Road Sensor Mounting cie tor see senar Meuneng Ring ar spess sensor Soss mapet Magat or Power sensor Cate Ties ced Zo Ti MTB I Sensor
45. can send It In to an SRM Service Centre for calbration There is no heartrate reading on the PowerControl The new PC Ve work with coded Polar heartrate straps TEL or W earLink Older models before November 2005 work with uncoded Polar ar Suunto straps M you re using the correct type af strap for your PowerC ntl and still don t get a reading check that the battery in your heartrate strap Is working by testing t with R s companion heartrate watch If it works w h the watch try holding the Power antral lose to your chest and see I you get a reading it works when the PowerCantrol is close to the strap adjust your handlebar maunt with your PowerC antrat an until you get a reading when you re in riding positon age 60 Part V Troubleshooting cS U There is no speed reading This is an indication that something is going wrong between the speed sensor and the PowerControl There are a couple of things that you can check First make sure you have the speed sensar and wheel magnet mounted correctly see page 20 for detall Then check that there is no damage to the sensar cable between the speed sensor and the plug If there are any ricks o cts that expose bare wire then you need ta order a new sensor cable Look at the plug on the back of the PowerContrl Ifthe prong in the 11 0 postion is missing ar is pushed ton far into the PowerCantrol the sped data won t be abie to get from the sensar cable to the PowerContal Pease send the PowerCont
46. ck an the Port Settings tab and then on the And button Page 2 Part IV Troubleshooting 10 u In the Advanced Settings screen as shown below look at the box near the bottom called COM Port Number you need to have a COM port number below 10 for the USB port to work with your PowerContral The CO M number in the feks isthe one that s currently being used so to change t ick on the dawn arrow to the right of the eld and then select the lowest avalible COM port Click an OK to save the changes and exit Birronmnteganeroenpme un Feen Uo I vs 4 ttt I Hora na Click on OK to close each of the other screens until you ve casa the Sytem Control Parl Open the SAMW in sofware I you don t have t open already Tel the program what kind of PowerC ontral you have by selecting ether PCV ar PCIV from the dropdown lit on the main menu bar Then ciek on Options on the menu at the top of the sereen and make sure that you re lookingat the Q System tab as shawn below Now Then tell k where to look for your PowerControl by selecting the Active port which you set a minute ap inthe System Properties ie CO M2 zo amao me O aano Stars ser amen T Asmon nn deat Same Ei Sia ccainedcrmnadanntvatnaaa OWE _ RNDr eres ae Foner eee ore ora Clik on Apply ard then on OK to save the change
47. d have a look at the Lost data information Abat o _ savoony a E o w f cwo etna rane r cents Page oa Part V Troubleshooting Ma lot of datais being lost Lethe whole les worth you were dong very short efarts cick an the Options bttan and fix the Saving aa section so that your data is saved see page 59 for detailed Instructions Clik on Abort In the download sereen and than retry the download Click on Save oniy to save your fe without deleting them from the PowerContral until you re sure that they ve been saved seh One of the most comman problems w h the SAMW in software stat t s Ioaking in the wrong place for the dowrinaded fles W eal lice to organise our computer fles diferently and so often we save the 1 data folder somewhere ather than the default location during the instalation process Depending on how you do this the software can end up koking n an empty folder while al of your fles build up somewhere else This is easy to fx but just Incase you dont know where your _data srn folder weil through the whale process the long way W hat you need ta do is have a look on your hard drive for the folder called datas and once youve found tell the program where to kok Ta find where your data tolder is hiding cick on the Windows Sart button and then on Search Howden riprorans Pp Search for A fles and folders and then tell
48. e right The black Iines that divide the graph up into rectanges show you where the power and heartrate st in relation to the training zones that were set In your PowerControl Percentage af the ride spent in each zone as wall as actual time are shown aleng the bottom of the graph In this example 8 af ride or 7 minutes was spent Inzone 4 Hon often ie what percentage of the ride each power and heartrate happened is shawn as bars along the bottom and left side af the graph respectively Tepa Mer m ver Page 78 Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data NA There are ao que a few numbers written on the graph These range rom bas information about the graph settings to measures of physilagcal efficiency that alow yout see how your finess is changing Sope The slope af the dagoal ine that runs through the middle af the sql This value tels you how mach your heartrate changed for each one Watt change in pomer The mare ft you are the lawer this number will be since t wil take less effort to produce each Watt better erobic capac R Tels you how closely the squiggle fts the diagonal ine ar how much scatter there isin the data It s actually a percentage value that telts you how wel your data is explained by the test ft ine drawn through it It can be used to indicate whether you were burning sty fat or mostly glycogen during your ride Duringatat burnin
49. e temperature has changed or you ve travelled If the weather is the same and the bike has been stored in the same place then one of the bolts is probably loose see two paragraphs up for instructions on how to fx Page 24 Page 24 Part Il Troubleshooting a The zero offset stays zero even when spin the cranks backwards If you ve spun the pedals backwards a few times and still see 0 for the zera offset then three things could be wrong L The PowerMeter battery is dead If you ve had your system for a while or havent used it in a longtime this is probably the case Send it back to a service centre to get the battery replaced 2 The power sensor isn t pickingupa signa Another sign ofthis is that you wont get a power or cadence reading when you pedal Check the positioning of the power sensor On some carbon frames it can be dificult to find a pod position and may take alittle while 3 The sensor cable is damaged between the power sensor and the PowerContral Check for any nicks or cuts on the sensor cable and you find any order a replacement sensor cable from us The zero offset of my system isless than 100 or more than 500 This could result in inaccurate power data Send it back to a service centre and well adjust it for you KA My PowerControl won t go into Zero offset Mode Your PowerControl thinks that you are in the middle of an interval and so wont change from the Interval screen to the
50. e neoa a Jili al m sl ala ml me m Esangie omanoma ned Systane ES This graph shows 4 weeks of data one bar per week for the same dates as the previous sample graph Double click on any bar to see the dally graph and double click on any bar in the dally graph to see the actual SAM fle for that day Page 05 Part Vi Viewing and interpreting your data WV What can you see ram the graph W hat proportion af high intensity to low and medium intensty work did you do If you choose to see the Marks In Options ard select rate each section af each bar with show you the percentage of work done in that training zone If you want to know the actual time spent in each une select the absolt option This makes it easy to replicate any phase that went well n the past and to spot any unintended changes Vi hat were your best powers or each week As much as we d Ike them to powers ort always qo up in the example for Instance the rider started otf fresh and Fadualy fatigued through the marth as he completed an overload phase That s good to se fi maximum powers had al stayed high it would have shown that he wasn t training ashard as he needed to in that phase Ater a good rest at the end of the phase his powers shouid be higher Falowing on the rom the previous paint do you see improvements in your power ater resting it you dant are yaur recovery rides REALLY recovery rides or are you doin
51. e of fes but the Periodic view he one you want or looking at lots of fles together and seeing the overall effect of your training This big picture view is just a few clicks away and san easy way to Inok at the important data from weeks months or even years of your fles at once After you set it up once youl be able to look at your fies in a gragh packed with useful information Ike the one shown below eE ie Se ime arenes rn we ir SEITE ic fff a V Inthe example above the apl shows each days data for Mareh 2002 for a rider with inklis ES i Aluta arig da soan ii i erat era Totalt spent ek zene or the pe top left alang with the colour coding used on the graph for each zone Maximum powers for the times set in 0 pins are shown as coloured squares far ach day with the legend below the graph Hold your cursor over a box to se the exact value in Watts e Each vertica har represents time spent training per day along the left yanis with total time broken dawn by colour into time spent in each training zone The grey background for each bar represents elther distance or energy used depending on the settings that you select in O pions Page 02 Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data So its worth afew minute ta set it up right The first step it clk on O ption on the top menu bar and then cick an the Z Profie tab T amann Ale sowas Rate ain
52. e open Click on OK and you re all done Now you can attach your fles to an email and send them aft Page ST Part V Collecting data TT U Importing Files Once you receive afle through your emal you shout be able to simply double click on it to open it up in the SRMW in software as nn as you have the softwar Installed on your Computer t s that eas Itfa some reason that daesrt work save the fle onto your hard drive somewhere ike ether your Desktop or the My Received Files folder in My Documents Then open up the SAMW in software cick on Fl and then on Import You then be able to select the fle trom wherever you saved i Click on Open to fish the Import and open the fle The fle wil then automatically be saved in your SRM database Pese Part V Troubleshooting See Fm tryingto set the zero offset but the PowerControl won t go Into the right mode the PowerControl thinks you re in the middle of an interval t want switch into zera offset mode f this isthe problem the letters Int wil be showing on the let side of the PowerControls middle line with an interval sequence number belau them Simply press the St butta once to end the interval and then try to get into zero offset made again by pressing Mode and Set at the same time Tve been riding for longer than the PowerControl says The PowerContol may think that you re in the middle of an interval ardi o is only showi
53. ed USBC sleD iver ac Myou havea PC or if you have a Mac and have completed the US driver installation you may need to start the software instalation yoursett Click on My Computer then cick on your CO drive usually Ei and double click on Sat Om Once youve clicked on Next to begin armen m pew he instalation you wil be ake to select which folder to nal SRMW in program into It s eat to leave itas i but Ifyou want to you can install 2 ta any folder you d Ike on your hard drive Click on the Change button to select a new destination folder ar Next to continue Page 32 Part IV Setting up the SRMW in Software SEE 5 Themext screen simply confirms for you which folder the software Is abaut to be installed Into Click on Next it everything is ok Back to go back and change the settings or Cancel to quit the iretalation complete 7 there are any problems during the Installation you can install the PC USB download cable driver manual by clicking on the fle called USBSetup eve on the CD ROM amp After the instalation is finished plug the USB cable irto the USB port of your computer W indaws wil detect anew USB device and wil automaticaly recognise It asa Pole USB to Serial cable Youcan now open your SAMW in sofware and cannect your PowerCartrel Page 32 Part IV Setting up the SRMW in Software Open the SRMW in software and set up your
54. enough for the race and increase their training e Feel worse rain harder perform badiy and again and again The aniy way to end the spiral ista rest as much as your body needs W ere taking days weeks and sometimes even manths in highly motivated ful ime athletes The are you stop the downward spiral the less time youl need to recover If you rest for a week and don t notice any improvements t s time to see specialst Dont put this off the sooner you take action the sooner you be back at your bes Undertraining The fip side ofthe overtraining coin If your training is too easy your body wont get the stimulus it needs to adapt and make you aer This can happen I your ftness has naticeabiy improved but you havent adjusted your training zones to match your new nes level Y our Fass wil plateau and even start to regress so keep an eye out for this and make sure you update your training zones regularly throughout the season Again working with a qualified coach or physiologist can help you aval this problem Page 09 Part Vi Viewing and interpreting your data 2 Nutrition and the SRM This manual is not a replacement for a quali heath care professional such as a coach tla or nutritionist so you have questions or are considering making majar changes to your eating habits or weight then please consulta profesional However there are a few rules of thumb you can follow when training with your SRM Regardless of whether you
55. f you have the fle open click on Fi and then on Properties This wil apen the Properties sereen shown below v You can type whatever you Ike in the comments bax such as Alsager Loop heartrate low fa but pamer ok heading at end That way when you want to compare fles between two oF mare rides on the same route you can find ther easly You can aleo change the nia date time slope zero oft or tire circumference if you need to pamens EE TSE P EE heed Poms ZE a Hein Demenes ETE Ce ek on OK once you re done to close the Properties screen Page 56 Part V Collecting data PE v Exporting les Open up all ofthe fles that you want to export in the SMW in software Then cick on Fe followed by Export The Save as sereen wil appear as shown below Select where you s ket save your fes to at the tap of the sereen and put atick in the Export all apen fles bx If that s what you d like to do At the bottom af the screen youl see drop down menu h three options for what type of fle you d Ike to save it as For most cases youl want to leae It as 5 on Training as data fle so that the entire fle is exported in SRMW in format you want to export the entire fle in format that other programs such as spreadsheets can read then select Training as text fle If You any want to export one marker then select Marker as text fie marker must b
56. fe from ing caught inary moving parts see the image to the right is important to keep It away rom the gear cals because they can saw through the sensor cable in time they rub together Once you ve got the sensor pointed the right way the sensor cable running safey underneath and the mounting ring or cable ties loselyattached to the rame your goal is to get the sensor within 3 to Smm af where the PowerMeter wil be once ts mounted Slide the PowerMater onta the bottom bracket to ost everything ined up propery The white patch onthe sensor Should be Ined up as closely as poste with the copper sending call that you can see through the plastic id af the PowerMeter unless you have a back lid Specific Instructions for Brands of Road Frames W e have found ways that work well for mounting the sensors on diferent types of frames bath road and mountain bike Here are a fen suggestions for some common types of frames Cannondale On Cannondale trames the power sensor should be mounted on the down tuhe since there is not enough roam on the chainstay The cable should come out af the sensar away rom the bottom bracket award the outside of the Powerteter Cervelo On the Cervela Solis frame the power sensor shoud be mounted on the chainstay The sensor cable should come out af the power sensor painting awards the back of the bike away Irom the bottom bracket see image Attach one end of the ansor to the chainstay with
57. fooling yoursel So what do you eed ta do to know that the power you think you re riding at is correct Setting the zero offset Say your resting heart rate is 60 beats per minute You coul call this a baseline measurement since You re nat doing any work when you measure IL Now say your resting heart rate is 55 beats per minute but you haven t checked i in a morth and you think its 60 beats per minute ike it was back then Now youve gat some error in your baseline measurement and youl think that you re nat working as hard as You realy are when you re out training N ot ideal right Your PowerMeter has a baseine too caled the zero offset when the FowerMter is on but there s no pressure on the pedals You can check and et using your PowerC ontrol You need to do this at the Start of every ride so that you dont have erroneous power data from that ride Yes you can go back ad fic it later In the software but how wil you know what to ficit TO if you didn t check The reason you need to do this every ride isthat the parts measuring your power are mounted an metal Which shrinks and expands with changes in temperature as well as tension rom the chainring and crank arm balts So the zero offset changes with temperature and tension tno and you need to correct for this Other than setting it at the start af each ride you d want to reset it if there was a big change inthe Weather while you were out on your tike started on a sunny coast road at 20
58. frant ar rear of the bike The sensor and the maget should pas within 13mm of esch other as the wheel spins I is mounted arecty you will a hear a small tick raise each time the magnet passes the sensar Put the wheel magnet on a spoke and tighten the set crew Find a location forthe speed sensar where the sensor and the magnet pass close to each ther as the whee spins but dont hit each other and secure the speed sensor to the frame using ether a rubber mounting ring or cable es as shown above Finish the sensor cable installation Once the speed and power sensors are mounted use tape ar cable ties zip ties to neatly run the sensor cable alang the bike frame so that end with the cannecto plug isthe aniy lose part and s hanging free hy the head tube I You re using cable ties be careful not to secure them so tightly that they cut into the sensar cable W rap the plug end of the sensor cable around one of the brake cables up to the handlebar cp leaving enough slack to turn your handlebars completely as well as to connect and disconnect your PowerC ontrol without damaging the cable To check ifthe speed sensor Is woking put the PowerControl onto the handlebar cip and plug the sensor atle into the back of i Lift the wheel with the speed sensor of the ground and spin it You should see speed and distance values come up on the PowerControl display sereen and you should akso hear a small tick each time the magnet passe
59. g ride there shouldbe Ite variation af heartrate for a given power sce this should be a steady ride at a sustainable pace As gycogen is used ta produce energy fat is metaboiisedi to replace with ro need to tap into the anaerobic system and na drap otf in efficiency This Maans that the heartrate to power relationstip wil stay remain very simlar throughout the ride kading ta a strang relationship between the twa anda high R ale Duringa high intensity ride the body wil use both the aerobic and anaerobic systems to produce energy and wil not be able to sustain a det pace for too lang The power wil drap while the heartrate stays the same leasing to changes in the relationship between the two This wil ge lats of scatter to the Analysts raph and alow R value hing How much ls the heartrate data time shifted relative to the power data Here lt sset to ane minute to make up for the delay in the heartrate response when there is a change in power This is done because the sey ate relationship between the two is a better Indleatar of aerobic Fens than the real time response Smoothing How often are the data averaged For thls view they are averaged every A minutes so every paint on the graph represents the average of 4 minutes of data This length of time is chosen because maximum power output for 4 minutes is a good predictor of a ci transtion threshold between aerobic and anaerobic work Averaging the data less than th
60. g too much work above your recovery zone you stil dant recover have a loak at the section on overtraining Keep in mind that you can summarise your data any way yout ike including by month or by year This is a great way to lean the Big picture lessons and adjust your training according Here are some more ideas for geting the mast out of the Per view Analyse the month before a major event or max test when you went realy well How much time did you spend in each training zone How much training did you d in total Now you can use this information to pian the lead up to any major gal in the fiture With the confidence that your training plan wil work for you Trying to get your taper right before a big race Remember k s a balance between Inenstyand volume not to metion rest Each time you try a taper make sure you Took back at the overall picture of what you did Iit worked well replicate it again next time i didn t decide what ment wrong and make a note of what ya do to fic in the ture Tired of caning through al of your fles looking for your best power over four minutes sometimes used to determine aerobic Ihreshld Go straight to the periodic view ether daly ar weekly or ever monthly and get the information quickly and easly Myou do a max test either in the lab or in the feid get your maximum aerobic power sometimes caled maximum minute power easly hy putting your cursor over the 1 minute maximum square on the perlodic
61. graph Look at your entire cycling career wel the part you have SRM fles for in ane graph Group your data by month ar by year to get the REALLY big picture af how you finess has developed There s so much you can do with this view use it regulary and you move from lacking at data to actually ing knowledge quicky ard easly Page 06 Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data Getting your Training Right Determination of training zones Xeawing why you would want to set training zones is ane thing but actually knowing haw to st them is another Ths is where a coach ar physlolagst can bea big help wh their specialised equipment and knowledge lt 0 if you re realy nat sure what to do then dating in an expert is an option to consider Having said that here are same base guidelines you can follow to set approximate zones using your SRM V Sgen On adaywhen you re wet ested do a 5 minute maximal effort alter you feel Suffienty warmed up t s best Ifthe effort is done uphil there s a long enough cimb near you Look the ride in Periodic view ta find out the masimum power that you can stain for A minutes hover your cursar over the small green square to see the exact value e Thispower isa predictor of your threshold for aerobic work aer wich the contribution trom your anaerabic energy system increases and you get that burning sensation that means you re working at an unsustainable power e Calculate 20 l
62. h a Heartrate it you are wearing a compat heartrate belt e spees Distance Mechanical erergy or work in kilojoules k Tie ie duration of your ride Temperature owe Heirat is measured by a Polar heartrate belt which sends out a radio sal that is picked up bythe PowerContol Because radio signals are affected by electri you ride near high frequency power Ines or electricity substations you may get interference in your heartrate data Page 3 Part Vil How does the SRM Training System work Te Speed and distance are hot caulatd using the wheel magnet ard the crcumference of tire measurement that you entered into the PowerCantral when you set it up The wheel magnet passes the wheel sensor once per wheel revolution so the system knows how many times the wheel has turned Far distance t simply multiplies this by the tire cireumference ta tel you have far you ve travelled To akute seed takes the distance and divides it by time For your ride as a whale t will dide the total distance bythe tatal time Out on the bike speed is measured and calculated every wheel revolution but to make it dearer to rad on the FowerContral the data is averaged over 3 seconds The sereen is updated each second As with power only the final information is saved nat the raw data used ta do te calculations Mechanical energy or work in the physics sense af the ward is power mutiplied by time So the PomerControl simply mult
63. h high profile cycling professianals who used SRMs to revolutionise their training Greg Lemand Chris Boardman Lance Armstrong ard Jan rich just to mention a few al put the SAM system ta gaod use on thelr way to success M ow SRMs are a comman st in the professional peleton as well as w h Many rational teams The company strives to stay current in the constantly changing environment of bike technology and does this by maintaining close cantacts within the cycling community They alsa aim to develop new uses oftheir technology such as transmitting ie data from celts in the Tour de France by telemetry to broadcasting television stations This enthusiasm for development l matched by the staff teas attention to detail assembling each SRM Training System by hand in their workshop SRM is stil run by Ul and a smali team of dedicated staff out of affcesin Germany and Colorado and they are known for their commitment to their customers and their product Support has always been aval for free Including al software ard updates and customer and technical support is provided in many languages by phone and emai Being successful worldwide means that the Customer Service Departments at SRM are of the utmost importance and they aim to provide the best kvel of service to al of their castomers Page 9 How to Get Support Cast figure out how to put that power sensor onto your bike Having problems downloading your data Or ju
64. hat they aa in training and racing al because of SAMS They were the frst power measurement system for bikes to be developed and they are widely acknowledged to be the Gold Standard for power measurement They are specifically designed to do exactly what it says on the tin since there were na patent restrictions to wark around when they were being designed They measure Ihe power that you produce where you produce in arder to drive your bike forwards elegance in Simply The combination of power heart rate speed and cadence data that you get am an SAU system ges you a picture af haw you and the laws of physics interact which is the guts of what competitive cycling is all about Can you overcome that roling esistance that air resistance graty Can you do it better than you could a month a90 Better than your competitor Better in this skinsuit or on that bike SMS can tell you Here are some ideas about how you can use your SRM Training System just ta start you off Q ualty rot quantity your training make the most of your time on your bike by ucing the SRM to optimise Findout what happens to YO U when you do a gien training program everyone Isan individual and wil respand ditferently ta the same training Make sure your program is working for you Find out changngyour bike your position your helt your clothes whatever youre curious tout makes you faster without spending a fortune and a very chilly day
65. ider s heartrate was higher 147bpm in the higher cadence range than inthe lower one 125bpm Page 75 Part Vi Viewing and interpreting your data a SSS Editing your data why and how Arather way ta ook at your data is the Et Data view as shown below This is essentialy the same view as the Singe Lin graph but with the data values presented underneath In a table Yau can see mhich partion ofthe fle is being presented in the table by looking for the grey bar fon the graph This wil move across the graph as you scroll through the fie using the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the fie This view alaws you to the dita is presented under the graph in a table A lan identify maximum values or set nem markers exactiy ard easly Edit data Ifyou beleve there are incorrect data points for Instance aspikein the dita caused by interference from a radia transmitter ps Pes aes a se 7 gt STA osrin manias metsasn Ser Wou can select on or more cells in the table and the selected area wil be shown an the graph with a vertical ine ar bar This makes passible to change the data in all of the selected cells simultaneous Your changes wil be shown immediately on the graph Yau can zoom in an the raph by licking and dragging to the right as you would to creste a new marker Then only the area that you have selected wil be shown an the ach and the data table To zoom o
66. in to mark the end When the PowerControl is in Interval Mode the letters Int will appear on the left side ofthe screen with the interval sequence number underneath them In this mode ONLY data from the current interval is shown Page an Part V Collecting data W hen you start an interval by pressing the Set button once the sereen wil show zeros for al ff the values and wi then shaw data for the interval oniy Real time data for your power heartrate speed and cadence will be shown along with whatever variables you have selected to play along the top line eee page 38 for instructione on PowerContral setup Press Mode once tn see average data for your intervalso far an again to see maximum data Press one Fare time to go back to the realtime data sereen W hen you stop an interval or mmarkar the sereen wil show you the average data from that section of your ride averaged every 10 seconds and will then switch back to the main screen If you want to switch bck to Ihe main sereen right away simply hold down the Made button for afew seconds Yau can start another interval immediately after finishing one by pressing Set again The new interval diata wil be shown ater the summary data for the earlier one W hen you download your fleto your computer later the intervats are each given thelr own tab as shown below You can lok at them as part af the whale fle or on thelr awn in more detail by clicking a
67. ion are put together as electrical bips These blips wil happen as often as the feauency ard for as long asthe cadence The Information is passed by an inductive transmitter which generates a very small electrical feid which ts colled around the inside af the PowerMeter s plastic Hd You can see t too Ra circle of Page 2 Part VIl How does the SRM Training System work 2 copper wire that you can see through the pal The signal is sent nearly constantly every 5 miliseconde or She by the copper coil in your PowerMeter to another copper coil in the power sensor on your bike frame AlI of this information is then transferred to your PowerContral by the sensor cable The amount of information passed from the PowerMeter to the PowerC ontrol is massive taa much for the FowerCantrol to store so converts the raw data into power I decighers the pulse width modulate Signal and averages the torque over each pedal revolution It multiplies thls by the cadence to give you your power reading according to the folowing calculation P T ha bersona V2R I Fe 60 where e Pe power tv ats Tata m snarky at are fequne output of Porter when a known load api a Manna ren output of PowerMeter when no ats apple M2 vm cadence revolutions per rue e Fea mcalbratlon factor or dope ot the Pomertieter Ham Other Data There are other variables that you can measure wah the SRM Training System other than power and cadence suc
68. iplies the tatal power you ve produced ether for your whale ride ar for an interval that you ve dane and mutpes it by the time taken to produce k Temperature is measured by a thermocouple nid the PowerCortrol It measures the temperature inside the PowerControl box so if you leave I in the sun then the inside af the box wil heat up to higher than the ambient temperature and your temperature reading won be correct Tle and date are measured by a timing chip in the PowerCantrol You can set the time of day and the diate once andthe PowerControl wil keep track af them until t s battery dies The timing chip also used to measure elapsed time while you ride Functional Diagram ofthe SRM Training System For the engineers out there PERSONAL COMPUTER graphical statistical spreadsheet chart printout amp store 128kby e Page 94 Part XV Technical Specifications Amateur Professional Science Road version Road MTB Track Versions Road Track Versions Aluminium 7075 gass fibre Aluminium 7075 gas fibre Aluminium 7075 ase reinforced plastic reinforced plastic fibre reinforced plastic Tomm 110mm 130mm 110mm 130mm 110mm 144mm track 144mm track 38 466 50 61 standard 38 466 50 61 standard 38 466 50 61 standard BEN 53 39 compact S034 5319 155 180mm 165 180mm 165 180mm Shimano Octalnk Durace Shimane Octalink Durace Shimano Octalink Durace
69. is empty The battery has a I gan of up to 1000 tours Fluctuations in temperature or leaving the Power eter unused for a long time can reduce this ite spn significantly Please send the Powerlteter in for the battery to be changed Yau should clan A leave the right crank and chainrings attached and enclose a Return Form found on the SRM meiste My system shows no speed or distance data This suggests that your speed sensor isit passing clase enough to the magnet on the wheel Try adlusting the angle ofthe wheel magnet on the spoke so that it passes ser to the sensor or adjusting the postan f the speed sensor on the fork or chainstay If using a rear mounted speed sensor Sometimes you may need ta try diferent postions along the fork to get the best postion Check as weli that there is no damage to the sensar cable ita since this wil preven data ram reaching the PowerControl Replacement sensor cables can be ordered on aur webste There could also be a broken pin on the back of your pawercontrol The pin at 11 00 isthe speed pin A broken pin can be replaced you send the PawerC antral in for servicing How do I test ifthe power sensor is installed properly Itis possible to get power readings that are wrong ifthe sensor only picks up data for part af a pedal revolution This can happen If the sensor is attached to the bike frame too Insel or is alittle bit too VA far trom the PowerMeter d t can also happen if your bike frame flexes
70. is would make the graph even messer and averaging t mare than his would risk losing paint on the graph that are important for ana ot the aerobic sytem PWC150 How many W atts can you produce at 150 beats per minute heartrate CPW stands for Predicted W ork Capacity I As your Ress improves this number Wil g up as you become more efficient at producing power Zero poston An on the bike esting heartrate This is the point on the heartrate avis where the diagonal est Ine starts As your ftes Improves this number wil decree On the bottom right af the graph total time stance and wor are displayed long w h average values for power heartrate speed and cadence Now les have a look at how you might use all af this information with the mountain bite example Page 7a Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data PP Here are the two mountain bike fles the lett one from the winter and the right ane fram the summer shown in Analysis ven w h vertical tiing To see a view Ike this open two ar more fles and then click on the Vertical kon W ere trying to find out ifthe training that this rider has dane between the winter ride and the summer ride has improved his nes particularly his efcaney W e can do this by looking at the folowing N d Thesopect the best ine The nes steeper on heat fle than the at which you cans jast by looking at them quick In the winter hi he
71. it in the zera offset setting of your System the frst time you fly with them but this is normal and wil not aft the stability or accuracy of Your system a long a you sat the naw zero aff when you arrive at your destination Check over your SRMS when you arrive at your destination and get in touch with a service centre if you think there are any problems Replacing damaged parts W hile the PowerMeter and PawerControl are very diticut to damage unless you crash since they dont have any moving parts the sensor cable and the rank arme should be replaced I they get damaged The sensor cable ls easy just remove the old one and install the new one the same way The crank arme need to be replaced if you have a crash or every year Ifyou do the numberof riles a professional rider does since the metal can fatigue with heavy use You can ether send your Powertdeter to a service centre to get new crank arms ftted or you can do amp yours i you have the right toole If yout PomerHeer or PowerControls damaged you need to send kto aerie centre to see Ift can be fixed Power ontrol batteries shouid last for 29 hours or sa when uly charged Bath the Power ontral and PowerMeter batteries sould last approximatey two years with normal use Dont try to do any repairs that require opening up the plastic id of the PowerMeter or the PowerControl box Ifyou do you risk damaging the electronics inside as wel a compromising the waterproof seals
72. le onto your bike frame VERY detailed instructions on page 17 It s easiest to start with the power sensor then run the cable up the frame then do the speed sensor and finaly wind the remaining abe neatly up to the handlebars nat too tight or you wil break It it you haveta turn sharp T Put the PowerMeter onta your bike page 20 if you re not sure how Make sure it s on tight and while you re there you might as wel check the chainring bolts are tight as wel hey should be tight but DON T overtighten them ar they wil snap B That s kt or bike set up Now you just need to put a fewr settings into the PowerControl while you have your coffee 9 Plug your PomerContral into your computer using the download cable ick on the PowerC ontrol setup icon and fil in the settings age 36 for fl instructions Finish your colle and go put your cycling kit on because you re ready to go 11 Well most O ne last thing You need to set the zero afset in your PowerContral or your ata wil be nowhere near accurate more info on page 24 I s easy jst spin the pedals backwards a few times press mode and set at the same time on your PomerControl and when the big number settles down press set again Ali done Honest Have a good ride Be sate you have a new gadget to play with but stap staring at it ard watch where you re going Page 12 Part Put your SRMs on your bike 7 N f A What tools do I need
73. list of fle A fe things could have happened to cause this The date and time on your PowerCantrol were wrong and so your fies were fied Incorrect in the SRM database when you downloaded them Tees didnt download properly rom the PawerCartrol to your computer The SRMW in softare is aking in the wrong place on your hard drive far your downloaded tles Ok so let s start with the easy one Have a loak on your PowerControl to see what date and time R thinks is Mkt thinks k s 1901 instead of the 21st century then you re fles are stored as 1901 Look down at the very bottom af the ist af fles since theyre stored by datel and there hey he To fi the date in each fle so that they re fled where they should be apen the Flle Properties see page 61 and change the date far each fle Then to fa the time and date an the Power Control so this doesnt happen again connect the PowerContolt your computer with the download lead and click on the PowerContrl Setup icon Click on the Time and Date buttan and then put in the correct information and click OK see page 37 for detailed instructions M the time and date were ok then double check that the PowerContral downloaded propery Connect it to your computer again and retry the download whe holding down the left Shit key an your computer keyboard This wil get any data left on the PowerC otal off af t even if the computer thinks there s no fe to download Ifa le le downiaade
74. mage the battery by daing this and f you leave it charging for a lang time it wont discharge the battery M the battery does run out the PowerC ontrol will turn off but your data wan be lost for at least afew days Plugin as soon as posible for at least 20 minutes and then try to download the data Turning the PowerControl on and off The PowerControl turns on when Youpressthe Mode button The whee speed sensor Is activated by the wheel magnet passing by the sensor ie when the wheel spins so anytime the bike is moving You connect the battery charger You connect the download cable to the PowerControl and your computer ard communication between the twa begins this only warks if the serial port runs with enough current otherwise you need to press the Made button Even ifthe PowerControl is on it doesnt recive any power data through the sensor cable until the PawerMeter sturne on This happens when you start pedaling backwards or forwards The PowerContral turns itself otf when it hasn t received any data for a20 seconds t stays on when the battery is charging The PC V display shows the time and date when it Isin stand by mode tf the sereen ls Hank then the battery is completely dead The PC W dsl turns off completely when the PawerControl isnt being used Page at Part V Collecting data Og Learn about the different functions you can use Yau can do a lot with your PowerContral when
75. magnet and sensor cable at the top Secure the sensar cable to the front deralleur clamp with a cable tie as shown in the picture on the right Run the speed cable in the same way as far a hardtail bike CHECK THE SENSOR IS MOUNTED CORRECTLY Ifthe sensor is mounted wrong the PowerM eter will not switch on or will pick up the data incorrectiy A simple check eto look at the zera oset for four dierent rank postions such as 12 3 6 and 9 o clock The zera offset measures should be within 10 units Hz af each ather at each poirt This shows thatthe data is being sent and received properly through the whole pedal revolution To check the zero offset press Made and Set together an the PowerC antral sin the cranks backwards afew times to turn an the PowerMeter and then let go so that na load is an the chain On a PCV It isthe number that Is higher up an the display screen and Is shown in a larger fort Further instructions on page 24 Pa 16 Part Put your SRMs on your bike cont Mount the speed sensor There are two diferent types of speed sensor cable one for mounting om the front fork and ane far mounting on the rear chainstay The shorter front mounting speed sensor is usualy used on raad bikes while the rear mounting one is used on mountain bikes sometimes on track bikes or for use on an indoor traer The installation of the speed sensor is the same regardless af whether it ges on the
76. mation to help you compare your finess at diferent times as well as to assess the efect of a prescribed training program You and your coach it you have one can see how closely the training you did matched the plan for a given period and what the eflect was e Did you do the prescribed amount af work timefenergyidistance In total and n the correct training zones Did yout power increase as expected Or did you end up bulding endurance Le 20 minute maximum power when you were trying to work an your sprint 20 second maximum power for instance Are you seeing a general progression in your finess where alter a block of hard training and then a recovery period you see in incense in your power Keep in mind that the eat isas important as the training for adaptation Are you better this year than you were at the same time last year Batter than youve ever been Training programs these days are rise meaning that you do diferent types of traning at dierent points in the year In order to reach your peak ness for your man goal af the season Ifyou d tis type of training for more than a year you want to be able to go back and look at what warke for you and what dt Always make sure you write in the properties of each SRM fle haw you were eig so that you can go back and loak at what you did in the weeks before you felt great Then go into the Perl gap looking at 7 day interval to group the data by week as shown below r
77. ment if there are any nicks or ts Return the FowerMeter andlor PowerControl to a service centre if anything raties when you shake then There aren any moving parts inside the PowerControl or the PowerMeter so I nothing i rating chances are your system ls ok Double check that al af the bots are tight the sensors are stilin place and take it for a spin chances are k wil work If nat t in touch with a service centre Page 26 Part Ill Taking care of your SRM System Traveling with your SRM SRMs are god travellers as lg as they re packed safe Lots af national and professional eying teams travel extensively wah their SRM without any problems other than the usual at luggage issues Here are some tips to help you combat the brutalty of the average baggage handler Pack your PowerControlin your hand luggage wrapped in bubble wrap ar something else protective so that the sereen does get damaged Make sure the battery is charged so that you antun tan I you re asked to at security Leave your PowerMeter and sensor cable an your bike W rap the PowerMeter W ELL in igh density foam or butil wrap ar lots af extra towels whatever you have and tape this protective layer into piace Usea bike box instead of a bike bag If you have the option Dont worry about the environmental conditions inside the baggage hold on the plane these wart damage Your SRM The temperature and pressure might cause a smal sh
78. n the tab highlighted wth the red box belon am aaa Sm Ie Silla sl ul snl Page 9 Part V Collecting data Reviewing nteral data on the PowerControl You can examine the data from your 20 most recenty completely Intervals by pressing the Pra button once to enter the Interval Review Mode The frst af the three interval review screens appears as shaun below It shows the interval number on the leh the cock time date and mechanical energy used work done Press the Mode button ance to srolt the next interval review sereen This one is similar to the Average Data screen on the main menu and shows the elapsed time for that interval along with average power heartrate speed and cadence Here we re showing you the average data for the second interval Press the Made button again to reach the final of the three Interval Review screens this one showing your maximum data Here you can see your dstance travelled during that interval alang with your maximum power heartrate speed ard cadence reached Again we re showing you data far the secor interval with maximum values this time Keep pressing the Mode button to scroll through these three screens far each af your last 20 intervats If you want to go back ta the normal Power antrol display simpy press and hold the Mode button far 3 seconds or press Pro twice Page so Part V Collecting data Reviewing training
79. n unplugging your PowerContral from the Sensor Cable always pull straight down rather than sideways or you could damage the connector pins Never pull on the cable itself but rather the plug Carefully read through the full installation instructions before beginning as mounting the SRM Training System incorrectly can cause a fall Replace parts only with other SRM Training System components Pee Finding Points of Interest u a Yes we know this manual is anfuly thick Not very many of you are going to read the whole thing cover to cover so we ve flagged up interesting or important parts with icons in the margin to help you skip straight to the parts you want Here are the most common ones along with what they mean There are lots of others throughout the manual but mostly they re just there to brighten things up These keys point the way to bits of information that are important for making things work the way you want them to but that aren t life or death kinds of things This manual doesnt just cover HOW to do stuff it covers W HY you would want to do it as wel Any ideas are pointed out by lightbulbs skip to these if you re on the hunt for help with interpretation Anything terribly important is pointed out by alarm bells It s our way of shouting DON T SKIP THIS BIT OR HORRIBLE THINGS W ILL HAPPEN O k maybe not that horrible in the grand scheme of things but important anyhow Honestly Explanati
80. nce time energy AN maximum and average values Power heartrate speed distance time energy All maximum and average values Power heartrate speed distance time energy AN maximum and average values On request On request On request Not avaliable On request On request Red blue black yellow Red blue black yellow Red blue black yellow SRMWin Software Data export Yes ASCII Yes ASCII Yes ASC Paar Index ESSE Accuracy 20 SRMW in software EJ Analysis Vien un 78 Troubleshoot 38 Angular Velocity 2 Editing Data 6 Batteries ficiency u 19 00 Charging Energy Balance 9 Lifespan 10 27 46 Export Files 57 N eed for replacement u 10 File Management aois 55 Calculate Training Zones a7 Troubleshooting a Calories E Files Cannondale 5 Location fun 55 Cardiac Drit a Import and Export 57 58 Cervelo onno 5 Flying with SRMS u a Circumference of tire p Functional Diagram 94 Cleaning 25 Gold Standard 8 Company History nn 9 Grouping Data a 85 86 Comparing Files T78L Handlebar Clip Bu COM Port anna 2 Horizontal Tiling une 77 Crank arms Imperial Units nun 35 1 How to change 28 Import Files 38 Replacement of 2 Inductive Transmitter sn 92 Crash au nse 26 Intervals Damage assessing a see Merkersintervas Database Directory ann 55 56 MAC Computer an EJ _datasrm Folder 5556 64 Markersintervals PCV Setting un 48 49 ere mG PCV Viewing a 50
81. ng is touching the pedals and then don t worry about these small futuations Ifthe zero offset is shifting more than 10 digts while you are trying to set it or when you do a couple af checks in a row then somethingis probably loose Check that the crank arm bolts are tightened to 15 N m but rent damaged if you overtighten them it s possible to stretch the bolts so much that you can move the crank arm with the bolts done up You can order new bolts rom us if you need to Then check the chainring bolts they should also be tight but not overtight They can crack easily if overtightened or if they rent cleaned and greased regularly Again you can order these boks from us but you should also be able to get them from your local bike shop Ifthe zero offset is still Jumping around and you have Shimana compatible cranks take the crank arms oft and check that the spacer between the PowerMeter and the crank arm s in place and undamaged You can order a replacement spacer from us if you need to Ifthe zero offset is shifting more than 10 digts when you try checking the zero offset with the cranks in different postions then your power sensor isn t picking up the data from the PowerMeter properly You l need to try making small adjustments to the sensor s postion on the frame until the zero offset is more consistent throughout the pedal revolution Ifthe zero offset shifts more than 10 or 15 digits day to day this can be normal but only ifth
82. ng you data from portion af your ie Look to see Ifthe letters Int are flashing on the left side of the display and If they are press the Set button once to end the interval After 10 seconds or s when the summary data rom that interval is displayed you be back into narmal made and wil see data rom your entire ride Otherwise t may be that you ve set your PowerCortral to shaw your rolling time time speed gt 0 at pedaling time time cadence gt 0 Both of these settings will oma time that youve spent stopped at a stoplight far instance To change these settings connect your PowerControl to yaur compter pen up the SRMW in software and cick on the PowerControl Setup icon Click on the Specia button and then select whichever display options you prefer The PowerControl keypad doesyt work First af al try unlocking the keypad by connecting your FowerC antral to your computer and using the SAMW in software Click on the PowerControl Setup ican and then dick on Special Then cick on Unlack Keyboard r tha doesnt work it may be that there is a physical problem with the connection between the keypad and the electronics in your PowerControl Send it back to a serice centre along with a Return Form Peso Part V Troubleshooting SSS The display freezes after hitting the Set button The display reezs for about 10 seconds when you end an interval so that you can see your summa
83. not to mention invalating your warranty I you need batteries changed Power ontrol screens replaced or anything else that requires opening the system up please send it back to a service centre Page 27 Part Ill Taking care of your SRM System a SS Changing crank arms Road 9 speed and Track systems Octalink and Square Taper Compatible Fis take the Powerteter alf of your bike Then take out the crank extractor bolt Undo the three bolts that are holding the crank arm onto the PowerMeter usinga Torx 30 wrench lean the area where the crank arm had been attached and then grease both the centre of the Pomert ter and the inside surfaces of the ew crank arm to keep the parts from fusing together For Shimano Ortalink compatible PowerMeters make sure that the spacer that fts between the Pomerliter and the crank arm is well greased SRM makes two dierent sized spacers make sure you are using the One that came with your new cranks Put the spacer back Into the Powereter and place the new right crank arm anto the PowerMeter so that the balt holes line up Put a few drops of blue Lackite or a similar temavatie thread lock product anto the crank arm bolts and da them all up loosely to beg with Then tighten them up to 10 Nm Mountain Bike Road 10 speed and FSA systems The procedure for changing crank arms isthe sae as above except that the bots are accessed from the back of the PowerMetr DO NOT TAKE OFF THE P
84. often to store the data so the harter the interval the mare detail you get about yaur training but the shorter the memary ofthe PowerC ontrol Interval of Storage Se the Circumference af Tire to the correct measurement far whichever wheel you have your speed sensor on This number is used to calculate your speed and distance so t s warth getting it right Put a mark on the side of your tire asa starting point put a measuring tape an the for and line the mark on your tire up with the dem mark on the measuring tape St on you bike ard slowly oli along the measuring tape until your starting point mark has gore all the way around and is touching the tape again Makea note af haw far you went in milimetresh and enter into this feld in the software 7 Cick onthe Training Zones button you know your power zones i you dont see page 92 for suggestions You can enter them in the screen that comes up as shown belour Just set the top vale far each zone and i willbe automaticaly set as the lower value of the next ane Click an OK once you re done Beton Poweicoivol VYY at Com Taina El Tre auras 0 TE wan a Make sure the date and time are correct in your PowerControl so that you fles are easy to find later on your computer Click on the Date and Time button and the following sereen wil appear You can either enter the time manualy by clicking on the number you want ta change and then using the up and down arrows or
85. ol To set zones in the PowerControl connect Ito your computer using the download cable and open the SRW in software Click on the PowerCantrol Setup ican and then on the Training Zanes button Enter the top imit of each training zone in the boxes for as many zones as you want to usa The top end of each zone wil be automatically set as he bottom end of the next zone Click on OK when you re dare 0 FE wa se a ve You could ako set the zones directly in the PC V PowerCantrol by pressing the Made Set and Pro buttons allat the same time This takes you into the PawerCantra setup menu Then keep pressing Moge until you reach the sereen that allows you to set your first traning zone m Then press the Pro button to increase the number or Set to decrease it until the zore is correct Press Mode to move to the nert zane until all af your zones are set Page 37 Part IV Setting up the SRMW in software Setting Training Zonesin the Software To st the training zones in the RAW in sofware for any exting profi cick on Olen and then on Training Zones These zones wil be used in the Periodic vew ei Zea anime Storer ta tc eur m cic cl ec KI KI mcd id EE cc a Bsr enh RRR To et the current set of zones my edit the values already showing Zanes are set acorsngt power but you can li them further by adding heartrate
86. ons of anything somewhat puzzling get this icon Settings interpretation of some ofthe software features anything that might make you say Aha That s what that means Learn about how SRMs can help you meet your goals by following the targets Some of the instructionsare well fairly long But with lots of pictures so dont worry These thumbs up icons point to the end of the section when you get to finish up and move on Come ta acomplete stop and count to three For instance before taking a hammer to your PawerMeter to try to remove a stubborn crank arm N ot alarm bel but enough to give you pause we hope Some people really want to know how things work and they should look out for these icons Some people really dont want to know so they can look out for these so they can skip quickly PeT Introduction Wihy use an SRM Why is SRM the best choice for power measurement Do you want to know haw much work you did an your bike Or how your body reacted W ith SRM you can put these two vital pieces of information together and get the ful picture haw much power cant produce when work that hard This he basie question that ies behind all of cycling training and it and many others can be answered Power measurement is the Haly Grail of most endurance sports and people have measured all kinds of tings to try to get around the inability to do it Cyclists are among the lucky few wha can accurately and reliably fnd out w
87. ou did a training session where the goal was to da same low cadence climbing intervals Youve never done the session before and you re nt too sure how well you stuck to the plan Yau get a pretty goad idea from the singe line view but you coud also have a look at the Statisti vew note this is a diferent fle than the one we ve used in the other examples Page 7a Part Vi Viewing and interpreting your data res Here s the Singe Line view of the effort hich was 7 efforts of minutes riding at B0rpm folowed by ane minute riding at Srp while trying to keep the power constant Now here s the Statistic view showing the same data in a histogram This s a graph that shows how oten each value Le B rm happened during the interval as a percentage of total time E Ee Ge om Gare Faces by er ex all ala ale ame slale i B TEE The graph shows speed heartrate and cadence values alang the top and power aang the bottom with frequencies up the right side The higher the Bum the mare often that value occurred during the marker or fle So in this example there Ia bum inthe blue cadence iine around S rpm and aather around T5rpm with a fairly narrow range of powers This shows thatthe efforts went according to plan although the rider struggled a bit to get the cadence right upto rpm Page 74 Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data gg U The New Statistic View Inthe new ver
88. ower threshold irit and 90 upper threshold limit af your minute maximum power This gives you a range for your aerobic threshold power and you can use these values to calculate your training zones Example Let s say a rider had a d minute maximum power MAPA of 410 W atts and wanted to calculate his training zones He d start by calculating the upper and lower limits of his threshold as follows Lower Threshold Limit 80 of MAPA 20x 410 330 Watts Upper Threshold Limit 90 0f MAPA 90 x 410 370 W ts Page 37 Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data His traning zones would be calculates a alos M youre interested in tracking specife types of training for example low cadence strength endurance you can set zones that overlap with the existing zones For the hypothetical rider in the example above an extra strength endurance zane could be set with powers between 220 400 W atts and cadences between 30 60 rpm To add the estra zone just put your cursor in the bottom Zonename feid right Click and select New zone Be amare that you add an overlapping zone the total time in all zares that Isshomn in the Periodic view will be greater than the actua time you spent training nossa kps Mm E fa none Ki mai em Once youve culated your zane remember to enter them inta both the SAMW in software and your PowerContral Page 08 N Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data
89. owered by the battery inside so when you ve spun the cranks a few times they give offa constant electrical sianal in volts By the way this is the zero oft of the Powerbeter W hen the metal bends as It does in all crarks whether you measure kt or not as you pedal and the bike cain provides resistance the arain gauges stretch and ge off a higher electrical donal How much higher is determined by the PowerMeter s unique slope AI of this gets measured as vors male and converted inta requeney Hz inside the PawerMeter Battery Strain Gauges Rees switch Transmitter Col The cadence is measured by something caled a Reed Switch This Is basically just two very fine wires that normaly rest side by side rot touching This steh is glued to the inde of the plastic id of the Pomereter you can usualy see It 2 oks Ike a Ite black blob W hen you pass a magnet past a Reed Sultch the two wires are pulled together by the magnetic force and they touch just for a moment Completing an electric circuit and creating a pus that the PowerMeter picks up W hen you pedal with your SRMs on your bike the Reed Switch gets tripped once per pedal revolution as it passes the magnet nthe power sensor ard that s how your cadence is measured The energy as requerey and time as angular velocity or cadence information are sent to the power sensor as one signal This signal is pulse with modulated which means that the two bits of Informat
90. p B4 Stran pugs 2 Metrigimperial Units nn 62 Support Overview 2 Contact Information w Parts Check B Maintenance 26 PowerControl m 3241 Replacing damaged parts u 27 PowerMeter 1718 SRMW in download address 30 Sope 23 33 Warranty w Sensor Cable MIT System Requirements SRMW in 30 SAMW in Sofware x0 Taper 86 Tools Needed 3 Teams Recommendations ar u 95 Zero oft a Technical Specifications Sting n PowerControl a Snge Line View un ner PowerMeter 5 Interpretation of n Temperature u Sope Threshold E a ER 22 92 Thing Set directly in PCV 2B Horizontal n Set in SRMW in software ne 33 Vertical aT Where to ind it 3 Time ad date un 38 94 smoothing 7279 Tire circumference 3 Speed cacuion of p Torave am Definition 2 Company History g Tota Distance Time Energy 43 Contact Information u Training Zones Internet Address 10 Determination of ur SAMW in Software New Se Of nn E Fie Management 55 Setup in PowerControl u 34 37 How to Open 3 Setup in RMW in 38 37 instalation 3 Viewing on PC V 3 PowerControl Setup 3 Traveling with RMS z Page 100 Index SESE Trek w Mut ne View B Trend of Training View sa New Statistic View 5 Periodic View a286 Troubleshooting Relation View 5 Battery re Sj Line View an Catence Statistic View mn Distance 2 Trend ofTraning g External et Button a Without Smoathing n instalation 2 Zero offset Power 13 Explanation of 20 PowerControl 23 39 How to set a PowerMeter 2
91. printer youl need to ase the top of the power axis higher than the default 600W or your data wil be off the chart D Sie arere ter een hiker Amar Soe Page 68 Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data JA markers or intervals are shown between two Hack vertical Ines with average data coaur add again for each are shown within the lines A tab fo each marker appears at the bottom of the fle so that you can ook a them in mare detal Ifyou have your cursar over each tab it Wil highlight the marker that i represents TE lel el MM a a i Hi lgm eee etch ene Pinds Tu To look at a marker on it s own simply cick ance onthe tab along the bottom of the fle The ata trom that marker wil be shown on it s own so that you can see it more clearly All of the ata that you see naw is from that marker cluding the elapsed time ard distance along the bottom ais Ta see the whale fe again just lick on the tab on the bottom caled 0 ie Page 69 Part Vi Viewing and interpreting your data I En You can add new markers anywhere in the fle by selecting a section with your cursor Put your cursor wherever you want the section to begin press and hold down your left mouse or touchpad button and then drag your cursar to where you would Ike the section to end TAONA OT IEAI V6 YYY 5008 PITI aT EFT ADSM leina el
92. rd won t work Connect your PowerContral to your computer go to PomerControl Setup and then click on Special There isa button on the right side of the screen caled Unlock Keyboard Cek on this and It should solve your problem If this doesnt work send your PowerControl in for a service as the connection between the keyboard and the rest of the PowerContralma be broken Page 2 Part V Collecting data 7 7 Your SRM Training System is afartasictraring toal and can ge you lats of information to help you get the most out of each ride even while you re stil an your bike i can help you stick to your Intended training zones ge you immeslate feedback about an interval session or even help you make sure that your recovery ride Is REALLY a recovery ride Or you can just let it collect data while you enjoy a ride and ioak at the scenery This section wil cover haw to make the mast of your PowerControl as well ae how to get the data off fi and onto your computer Make the battery last as long as possible The PowerControl battery shoul last for about 29 hours of training without needing to be recharged Having said that there s nothing more annoying than having the battery die half way through a training sesion so i s best to keep R fram running dawn completely Here are our recommendations for charging your PowerC ontrol battery e PCV NIMH battery Plug t in and charge it avernight before each ride Yau wont da
93. re trying to maintain tase ar even ga weight t s rare but it happens balancing your energy intake from food and drink wlth your energy output through este and exercise is the key For most people the best estimate of how much energy they burn daing a particular type of exercise comes from a Ittie chart on the wall at their lacai gym Clearly this isan average value for an average person exercising at an average intent and nobody is actualy average Wouldnt be great to havea more representative estimate of how mary calories you burned on your ride Wael now you can Say your SAM says that you produced 1000 on one of your rides How many calaries does that equate to Short answer 1000 kcal eis are the same as the common usage of Calorke Longanswer You produced 10004 of mechanical energy f you were as eficient as humanly possible you produced 3 times that amaunt af heat which another 3000k so you actually produced 4000K of tatal energy One Calorie actualy a Kllocalorie or keal equals 424 so ie 4000 by 4 2 to get roughly 95 kcal That s 95 of the k viue shown on your SRM fle Now you may actualy be sightly less efficent than the theoretical maximum oto be on the sale se use BS instead of 85 and you get kcal This isa more realistic estimate of how many calories you bured Summary You can simply use the same number as the M But If you want to be closer to the real Value use 85 of the KJ value for thase of us
94. rolto a service centre for real The speed istoo high or too low Fir check that yau ony have ane mapet mounted on your spokes I there are two this wil cause the speed to be double Than check that the tire circumference ls set correctly ee page 37 for details Last make sure that the units are set to what you woul ike to see miles or kilometres see below for Instructions How do switch from metric to imperial or vice versa You can chose what uns you d tke to use both onthe PowerCantrol and in the SRMW in software You need to connect your FowerCantral to your computer and use the SRMWin aware to change both of hase settings To charge the units that you see on the FowerControl comect your PowerC tal to your computer with the download cable start the SAMW in software and cick on the PawerC otto Setup icon Page 62 Part V Troubleshooting PP At the top of the Special sereen select the units that you d Ike either km h or mih for speed distance wil be changed as wel and Celslus or Fahrenheit for the temperature Click on OK to save your ar Then cick onthe 1 Common tab and chose the units you s Ike ta see for each of the variables Click on OK to save your selections Now al of your data shouid be shown in your preferred units bath in the software and on the PowarContal Page 62 Part V Troubleshooting Te Where are my files W hen try to open them they don t appear inthe
95. ry ata from that interval Ifyou dont want to see this press and hold the Mode buttan until you see the man screen again The power reading istoo low or too high Once youve been training with power feedback far a shart while youl have pretty god feel for what power you normally produce I you notice that the power being shown on the PowerControl is too low or too high there area few things you can check Fir check that you have the correct slope entered into your PowerControl Press the Mode Pro and Sa buttons all at the same time This takes you into the first setup sereen Press Hade six times to get to the second setup sereen The slape that the Power Control is using for power calculations is shown atthe bottom left of the screen e g 25 0 WA t the correct slope for your PowerMeer press the Mode button once mare s that the S in the bottom right af the sereen is fashing Then correct the sope by pressing the Pra button to increase it or the Set button to decrease it Press and hold the Mode button to el the setup screen when you re fished Second check that the zero ofits correct by folowing the instructions on page 24 Third check that the sensor cable is postioned correctly so that it is receiving data from the Powertdeter through the whale 360 revolution Instructions an how to do this are on page 19 M youve done all of the checks Isted above ard the power reading is still toa law you
96. s and exit the O pions scree Now for the moment af uth Make sure everything is connected and that your PawerC ontrol is on and try clicking on PowerContra Setup again It shouid show you the settings in your PowerCantrol Iit STILL doesnt work please get in touch with us Page 2 Part IV Troubleshooting U U How do I set the total distance on my PowerControl back to zero Connect your PowerCantral to your computer and click on the Powertontrl Setup kon You wil see the screen below Clik on Clear Odo Vales A warning screen shown below wil appear Clk OK Ifyou want to reset your distance time and energy to zero for instance at the start of each season C lek Cancel f that s not what you want to do Total detare ine and arena wil bo setto D amp My PowerControl has frozen like a computer that has crashed I cart get it to do anything Make sure your PowerCantrol is charged and then connect Ita your computer and click on PowerControl Setup Then cick on Specia On the right side of the Special screen is a button caled Reset PowerContral cick on this A warning sereen wil appear as shown below IF YOU CLICK ON OK ALL OF YOUR STORED DATA WILL BE DELETED INCLUDING TOTAL DISTANCE TIME AND ENERGY ASWELL AS YOUR POWERCONTROL SETTINGS Having sl that at least it should work apn Ressingthe Pomercontrai wl delate al data DE a My Power onkrol keyboa
97. s the sensar Speed Track and Mountain Bike PowerMeters Grease the bottom bracket ft the Powerketer onto it and tighten with an mm allen key Mount the PowerMeter loosely at frst he you check that both power and cadence values are bong shown an the PawerC antral so that i is easy to take it off again if you need to make any austen To check that the system I working put the PowerCantol anto the handlebar cip and plug the sear cable inta the back of it Spin the cranks backwards a few times to turn the PowerMeter Page 17 Part I Put your SRMs on your bike cont De Essen on and then it the rear wheel and turn the pels forward You should se power and cadence values come up on the PonerControl display sereen We recommend that you use torque wrench s that you can be sure thatthe bolt is tightened to 425 Nm Tightening less than that wil result in lese elle power data while overtigttening may cause damage to the Power Meter Shimano 10 speed Dura Ace compatible PowerMeter The PowerMetr that is compatible with Shimano 10 speed Dura Ace is attached to the bottom bracket with bots on the ini ofthe PowerMeter Grease the bottom bracket and mount the right crank by inserting the integrated ae into the bottom bracket Then attach the left crank to the nar ve splined end of the anel and tighten Grease the bottom bracket ard glace the right crank arm ort the bottom bracket spindle BE SURE THAT THE SPLINES OF THE CR
98. screen wil appear automaticaly ging you some options about how you s Ike to manage the download The easiest thing to do s just cick on OK to save the data to your computer and delete it fram your PowerControl f you d Ike to leave it on your PowerC ontrol for example if you want to download it ta a work computer and a home computer click on Save only To clear the data rom your PowerControl without saving it click on Clear only You can change the interval af storage as well if you d Ike Ifyou click on O pans it takes you to the normal Options sereen more about this on the next pagel aa Becks 1 x ecards 3 Twe awo m Saved date Fies o _ saveony Becks a ee O _ Demony Tin an sale eerag 1 Sl meen Page sa Part V Collecting data gg Lots of people have questions abaut the Lost data and Saved data portions af the download sereen W hy is my data being ost Itall depends on the setings in the Options screen special the portion shown belon er eo v These settings are designed to heip you get the data you want without string lots of useless data such as N your pit stops The defaut settings are as follows Shortest time of continuous data to be valid and stored 1 minute If you da avery stort effort such as a standing start that s shorter than a minute and you stop before and after YOUR DATA WONT B
99. se secih front or rear speed sensar How often do need to replace the crank arms for my SRM System Myou are professional eet or doing a similar number of miles per year you shouid replace them every Year Anyone else should replace them If they crash or if there is visible damage to the meta can hear something ratting in my PowerControlPowerMeter There are no maving parts in ether the PowerControl ar the Power Meter so if you can hear something moving then something is broken Send it to a service centre Cani get anew decal for my PowerMeter Yes you can arder one from us However s best to send your PowerMeter back to us to have the decal changes since the old one needs to come otf frst and the new one put on carefully since I protects the external circuit board Its best to walt untl your PowerMter needs a new battery so that you only have to sand back to us once Page 29 Part IV Setting up the SRMW in software The SRMW in analy software isthe computer program that alows you to get the most out of your SRM spem hy Downie your SR dita ons yur comput 5a ht on any your tang SG gt Keenareordofalotjour ragen an tom database and ook them in erent _ gt won a Dep nen Peon uy ak me pet uns Power dpe hw oen he pense record our dat we You ie an what yous onthe ply tng yout overcomtilmth the Onine option ach your turto trainer sen eine on your computer rent heip you fo your intende raga cst aspx
100. sion of the software there isa second way to look at the statisties af a ie This shows you how all of the variables such as cadence ard power relate to each other Letts stick with the same example of the low cadence constant power efforts W hile there sa separate graph for each variable as the mal variable we re interested mostly in the Cadence graph in the bottom let of the sereen This hans e Cadence frequencies dropping down in blue bars from the top line Looking atthe bottom ai we can see that there is ane bar showing between 40 ren and another larger bar showing between 60 B0rpm e power heartrate ard speed bars far each cadence range came up fram the bottom a the graph with the values on the ands on the left and right colour coded agan Hm hover your cursar over one ofthe bottom bars asi did below the average value for that range and that varlable wil be displayed here 248W forthe cadence range 60 80 e Ifymu hover your cursar over one ofthe top bars the time spent in that range will appear E Smi Training Sron onoz BO raana ao TOR LEE TE Ee Eke veo onen Ferree wre ie Siul ad a Bine ellis Power z TEE 0k so what does this actualy tellus NZ Therider was putting out more power at the higher cadence range 24BW at 809m than the lower cadence range 204W at A0 0rpmn so the session aai of keeping the power the same was met A goal for the next time Ther
101. st want to tel us how much you like your SAMS W hatever you need just get in touch with us at one of the following addresses and we l help you aut SRM GmbH Office Germany SAM Service Centre nc USA SRM Italia Rudolf Sehuten amp r 6 T20 W est Monument Sreet Via della Rimembranza 726 52428 ieh Colorado Springs Colorado B0904 55100 Lucca Tet 49 2461 601230 Tet 11 192664127 Tet 39 0583 332036 foam mn et Fon 39 OSE 231684 Ea usa sme Emai ulo sme You can aso reach us through our webste www srm de You wil fnd answers to many of your questions onthe webste and an anne farm for requesting help Yau wil ao And the online store where you can arder everything rom a full SRM Training Syster to replacement parts to SRM clothing Myou do need to send your SRM to us please filina SAM Service Repair Form downloadable from our website in the Support section or on pages 152 153 and include it in the package You wil be asked to describe the problems that you are having as well as whether or nat you woul Ike to order any new parts There also a section for payment detalls although you wil not be charged urti the day we ship You can pay by credit card and can also chose which shipping option you prefer Please clean your system before you send it back to us or you may be charged to have it cleaned before any wark can be done on repars Warranty Details Your SRM Training System is under mie warranty against defects in manufacturing and m
102. stored along with what you did DON T UNDERESTIMATE THE IMPORTAN CE OF YOUR SENSATIONSON THE IKE this ls what gives the SRM data meaning and cortent You re not a robot afer al Is alas worth wearing a heartrate monitor when youre using your SAMS because the combination of the power and heartrate data tells you much more than either ne on ts own You want to know how your body reacted to doing a particular effort and how that response changes as your training progresses just leaking at power an Rs own won t ge you the fll picture Looking at flesin Multiline view Myou were out on your bike for a lang tine it can be iffeut to laok at the whole fie campresed into one Ine If this is the case ciek on the Aue vie icon once and the view wil spit ito two Ines like tiis EL S ania San TanT OV SE VISE VWN Sao AAAS a PT TEN Ga ar The id is now spit inta tao s that you can see it mare clearly Yau read the fle the same Way rom let to right along the tap line frst and then the bottom Ine Myou eck on the Muilne view icon again the fle wil be shown as three lines and 9 on and 56 on To get back to the normal one ine ve just click on the singe line kon AN af the same information is shown in this view as in the Single Line vieuw but it can be easier to identity particular parts of your ride or to select new markers Looking a fles in Statistic view Say y
103. t to the sereen that shows the ape W hen the S is fashing you can set the sope Use the Pra button to increase the number and the Set button to decrease it W hen you are nicht press and hold Mode far three seconds to go back to the main sereen Page 23 Part Il Troubleshooting le 1 don t know what the slope of my PowerMeter is How do I find out The slope should be written on the plastic lid on the back of your PowerMleter as well as on your invoice packing sip and warranty card However it has worn of or you can t find i you can contact us at info srm de and weil tell you what it is W e just need to know the serial number of your PowerMeter which is stamped into the metal on the back or sometimes the front ts ether three or four digts lang Can use more than one PowerMeter with my PowerControl Yes you can use as many PowerMeters as you like with one PowerC ontrol You wil just need to set the Sope see page 26 to match the PowerMeter you re using and set the zero offset before each ride The zero offset of my system keeps shifting what s wrong There re a few things that could be causing this but first of all let s define shifting I s normal for the zero offset to vary a litle bit while you re setting it settling on one number and then ing up or down by one or two digits This just shows how sensitive the PowerMeter really is Make sure the crank arms are level and nothi
104. ting a cadence you know ts working Go ahead and start putting it on your bike ia s not working check out the troubleshooting section at the end ofthis chapter or get in touch with us Page 12 Part Put your SRMs on your bike cont Mount the handlebar clip for the PowerContral Open up the handlebar cip and push it ont your hanaleborss that the alien key bolts are facing up and the two Ile metal stude are facing forward If youve got aPC IV put t to the let side of the stem andi you ve got a PC V put it to the right side af the stem If your handlebars are less then 26mm in dameter you can wrap a rubber Insert or some tape around them under the clip to make It tight Do the bots up loosely and then slide the PawerControl dawnwards ana the clip until i ls secure Adjust the angle that you want to see the sereen and then tighten up the allen key bolts The metal studs on the handlebar clip are only there ta hold the PomerControl on and dan form any ather kind of connection unike with some other cycle computers Before you go for aride youl need to plug the sensor cable into the port onthe back of the FowerC antral so naw youll need to put the sensor cable onto your bike Mount the power sensor The power sensor needs to be mounted careful or either the PowerMeter won t switch on or the data wont be picked up properly and you could get inaccurate power readings I need to be on securely using ther the L
105. to Serial Cable O nce I s done that try clicking on the PowerContral Setup icon again and shouid work Hopeful has solved your problem If not you can configure the connection manualy by folowing the Instructions on the next page Page 39 Part IV Troubleshooting gg U U My computer STILL wort connect to my PowerControl How frustrating But you an fa t you just nee to tell your computer where to look Here s how L Makesure your PowerCortrol is conected to your computer and ion If you have aPC W YOU need to keep pressing the Mode button on to turn A on before each attempt to connect 2 Cek onthe Windows start buton and then on Control Panel Then in the screen that apens up cick on System You may see a message warning you about changing the settings in this folder hut cick on the warring message to vew the contents af the folder anyway Eroaren 3 Cik on the Hardware tab and then on the Device Manager button C O mm een Page 0 Part IV roubleshooting 4 inthe Device Manager sereen scroll dawn until you see Ports COM amp LPT and cick onthe lus sign next to which changes to a minus sig when it s open as shown below to open up Then double cick on Profi USB o Srl Comm Port If this doesn t exist R means you need to go back and install the USB driver see page 40 for instructions 5 Once youe into the Properties sereen ci
106. umber for a few seconds Stabe zero offset Anter the zera offset stabilses press Set to store this value for its power caiculatians New zero offset is stor Press and hold Mode fr three seconds to returni to the Normal Mode Page 21 Part Il Making sure your data is accurate ee Making sure youre using the right slope for your PowerMeter Back to the heart rate analogy for ths one So you ve measured your baseline resting heart rate accurately which isa good start Now you need to knauw how much your heart rate gnes up for a ghen amount of lart this woud be diferent far each individual Normal goes upin pretty much a straight ine witha constant increase in ort so you get a nice relationship which you couid call your heart s ent to er Ai t s the same for your SAMs The system needs to kraw baw much to respond when you push on the pedals how sense it isto your eat and this Is iferent for every omerMeter The figure below shows this sestity which s described as the slope of the ln as well as the zero offset AI the figure is sayings that as the force goes up Le as you pedal harder the PowerMeter reading goes up Your FowerC antral needs to know how those two things are related in mathematical terms what the Sape of the line is otherwise it wil display the urong power The zero oft just showing that if you don t push on the pedals at al the PowerMeter reading wil stay the same
107. ur heartrate was higher for the same power at the end of your ride than at the beginning This may have been caused by dehydration so mate sure you drink mare ss whle you ride inthe tuture eaea T A i won sauyeorse a LeO Sm zn ZT und head ISLETS NA Wie god sports nutrition can help you reach our potent cast make youa champion However BAD sports mutton can take a potenta champion and make them look ordinary I you realy want to see how good you can be make sure you get good advice fom an accreted professonal or at kast read up anit yours an make a diference to your performance Page 1 Part VIl How does the SRM Training System work Operating principles or how does this thing work anyhow The SRM Training System measures POWER which I according to physics the rate of energy conversion in Jouessecand jts or W atts W Far those af us who arent born phys can be easiest to think in terms of ight bulbs since that s usualy the any experience of W atts that we have Since power isa measure of energy over time you have to measure both In terms of cycling is means You need to know how hard you re pushing on the pedals this is caled torque which is ust energy that s being pushed in a circle and how fast you re doing ie your pedaling cadence SRMs measure torque using strain gauges which are bonded to the metal on the inside af the PowerMeter W hen theyre p
108. ut again ciek and drag to the let Page 76 Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data a o a Are you getting more ft Now hat you can look at ard interpret a singe fle on its own we can move onto comparing fles since this is what is gning ta tell you how your training is going The first step for comparing fles isto apen the fles that you re interested in and then cick on the Horizontal kon to show bath fles at once These shouid be fles from sinlar rides either the same rider con diferent days or weeks or years or even diferent laps on the same day or diferent riders Here s an example a mountain bike course ridden by the same rider in the winter and then in the summer The fles dont lack exactly the same but the general pattern is the same as you can see through sections marke ott in each fle far comparison So how do you start comparing them wW Look atthe average ves fo ech entire fie Average power in the winter was 143W and in the summer was 191W Average heartrate in the winter and summer was the same 131bpm Average speed in the winter was 1898k and in the summer went up to amh Thewhole course took 133 to complete in the winter and 126 in the summa which makes sense since they were going faster so the rider could produce mare power for the same level of effort ard aul therefore go
109. wha are mathematically challenged that s 085 x the value you re trying to keep your weight stable youl ned to replace ali the calories that you burned 1f you re trying to lose weight you ll want to replace some but not all af those calories I you re trying to gm weight youl ned to eat more than you burned Keep in mind that you also need to replace the calories your body uses to run your bady Le breathing heart beats running your kidneys ec For mast woman this equates to roughly 1800 2000 keas per day and for most men around 2500 keals per day Enting and drinking while you ride is extremely important even If you re trying to lose weight Without adequate energy ard fluid you won t be able to perform at your best and you won t be able to make the mast af your training f you underluel consent your fenes is key to suffer I you dehydrate your heartrate ely to drif upwards as your ride progresses meaning that it wil take you more effort to produce the same power this is caled cardiac drit This isa particular risk when i s hat out Make sure you replace nat just your fluids but your electrolytes sats as well Sports drinks are a good way to do hie Page 90 Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data a U A easy way to spot whether or not you had cardiac ri during ie Io look a the SAM fle in Arse Vie I the dark blue and purple squiggles are sgieant higher than the yelow ard red suis as shown in the fe below then yo
110. wtrate Increased by 022 W v bests per minute for each Watt while in the summer t anly increased O 18bpryW This isan indication that his arobe canst has improved and he ls more efit A The power produced at 150 bests per minute heartrate PW C150 He starts off being able to produce 2220 in the winter and by summer he can produce 286W forthe same heartrate agair showing an improvement i elficency Theonthe ike vesting heartrate zera poston This comes down from 101bpm to bpm again indicating that his finess is better Thetotal work done went from 303k to 999 because be was able to produce much mare power e Thetraning zones based on power equate to much higher heartrates in the winter than the summer in realty you should update your zones as your nass improves because as this shows clearly it takes much less effort to produce the same pomer If you keep training to the same zones your training want be hard enough for you and your Fess wil plateau So after all of that we can confidently say that the rider Is much more efficent alter whatever training he did between the winter ride and the summer You could this type af analysts to help guide your traning age 20 Part VI Viewing and interpreting your data Phew that was a long explanation Just one last thing abou the Analysts view you can change some of the settings If you want to just cick on Options and then the a Analysis tab

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