Monitor Everything
The Wattbike monitors everything you need to know about your cycling and will help to track progress as your training develops. Whether you are looking to monitor your power output, cadence, heart rate and pedalling efficiency there is a measurement parameter for you.
What you track is up to you – you can just use the parameters shown in the Wattbike Performance Computer (and they are pretty extensive) or if you want to save and analyse in more detail, record and save sessions directly into the powerful Wattbike Expert Software.
Just using the Wattbike Performance Computer you can select 3 main text screens showing pace per km, speed or watts:
You can show other parameters on the same screens such as elapsed time, revolutions per minute (r/m - current and average), heart rate (current and, by pressing ENTER average – replaces average r/m), distance covered in metres (shows average watts when in watts screen) and average speed.
As soon as your workout is complete Recall information is shown automatically and the data saved into the Wattbike Performance Computer Memory.
Within the workout information it is also possible to view the data in split format in multiples of 1 minute.
Another critical screen to use on the Wattbike Performance Computer is the Polar Graph which appears on the left hand side of the screen. On the right you can set any one of the pace per km, speed or watts text screens:
The Polar Graph shows the peak force profile of the left and right leg downstroke:
- The left hand side is the left leg downstroke starting at the top of the graph (12 o’clock position) and finishing at the bottom of the graph (6 o’clock position)
- the right hand side is the right leg downstroke starting at the bottom of the graph (6 o’clock position) and finishing at the top of the graph (12 o’clock position)
Force profile taken from Wattbike Expert Software
Whilst the ideal force curve is yet to be determined a number of shapes show the effectiveness of applying force as the crank rotates to maintain momentum and minimise the ‘dead spots’ at the top and bottom of each pedal revolution (the force curve reducing to zero at the centre of the graph).
In addition you can make sure that each leg contributes evenly (note the percentages for each leg at the bottom of the Polar Graph image.
If you want to keep a record of your workout then it is simple to transfer the data to Wattbike Expert Software or better still record the session live directly into the software.
Using the software to monitor a workout and collect the data has a number of advantages:
- Whilst the Wattbike Performance Computer is sampling the data at 100 times a second the monitor view is updated every 3 seconds. Recording live means that you can see very pedal revolution in real time.
- The number of parameters measured in the software is extensive, currently 36 – you can set your screen to show one parameter or all the parameters although; in practice only a few need to be on display.
The main screens to view are the Polar Graph and a line graph for example:
Polar Graph with elapsed time, cadence (r/m), velocity (speed), distance, heart rate, power per revolution and power average
Line graph showing left and right leg percentage and different parameters in the bottom display bar - Cadence r/m, Efficiency per revolution [%], Efficiency average [%], Left and Right leg percent [%], Left and Right angle to force peak [Ëš]
When your workout is complete you can view all the data and carry out an analysis of the parameters needed (so switch off the ones not needed) and track progress from workout to workout.
Graph view and data for a workout
Data is shown for all parameters for each pedal revolution
The current version of our software shows the data for every pedal revolution – we will be shortly upgrading the software with a Time mode so that data can also be analysed by time (in seconds).
The combination of the Wattbike Performance Computer and Wattbike Expert Software are powerful tools for tracking your cycling performance.