The console has a WARM UP mode designed to allow a user to adjust the exercise bike, warm up, and prepare for an actual ride. In a studio cycling class, users can use this mode to warm up before the class begins.
While the WARM UP mode is active, the console will provide instantaneous data in the left displays for a user to reference. In this mode, however, the console will not record the elapsed time, show average values, or save ride data to a USB drive.
To exit WARM UP mode, press the STAGE button to enter STAGE mode and begin the ride.
During the ride, the console will be in STAGE mode.
The STAGE mode can have 1 to 99 numbered stages. To enter a new stage, a user will press the STAGE button. The message banner will show the STAGE number.
For each stage, the console will record the elapsed time and distance, show instantaneous data in the left displays, and show average values in the right displays.
Ride data for each stage will also be saved in the console memory for the RESULTS mode. If a user inserts a USB drive into the USB port during STARTUP Mode, the ride data will also be saved to the USB drive in the RESULTS mode.
During the ride, a user can press the AVG/END button to select the RIDE mode and view data for the entire ride.
While the RIDE mode is selected, the console will show the time and distance for the entire ride. The left displays will show the maximum values achieved for the ride so far and the right displays will show the average values for the ride so far.
The console will measure and show a user’s power output in WATTS. A watt is an instantaneous measurement of power and is a product of two factors: force and movement.
When a user rides an exercise bike, force equates to how hard the user pushes the pedals. Movement equates to the user’s pedaling cadence—measured in revolutions per minute (RPM).
A watt is the international standard unit for power. However, power output is often expressed in horsepower, where 746 watts is equal to 1 horsepower.
The console will measure and show the user’s pedaling cadence in revolutions per minute (RPM). A user’s pedaling cadence is the number of times the user’s foot travels a complete rotation (360-degree circle or revolution) in one minute.
If a user wears a compatible heart rate sensor (not included), the console will measure and show a user’s heart rate in beats per minute (BPM). When the console detects a signal from the user’s heart rate sensor, the heart symbol in the display will flash and the user’s heart rate will be shown.
The console will measure and show the user’s estimated speed in miles per hour (MPH) or kilometers per hour (KMH).
Note: The unit of measurement can be changed in the Display Settings.
The console will calculate speed using a formula based on the amount of power required by an average-sized cyclist to increase pedaling speed while traveling on a flat surface in calm winds.
When a cyclist rides a bicycle outdoors, the wind resistance the cyclist encounters increases exponentially. Thus, it requires more power output (watts) for a cyclist to increase speed from 20 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour than it does for a cyclist to increase speed from 10 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour.
The speed value calculated by the console is based directly on the amount of power produced by the user. This speed value is more realistic and consistent than the speed value produced by other consoles. Other consoles calculate a user’s speed based simply on the rotational speed of the flywheel on the exercise bike.
The console will measure and show the distance traveled in miles (MI) or kilometers (KM).
Note: The unit of measurement can be changed in the Display Settings.
The console will calculate the distance traveled based on the user’s average speed for a given amount of time.
The speed value used to produce the distance value is based directly on the amount of power produced by the user (see SPEED above). Thus, the console will produce a realistic distance value that will allow the user to compare the distances traveled on rides of similar duration.
The console will measure and show the amount of work a user has accomplished during a ride in kilojoules (KJ). The console will show the kilojoules value in banner display.
The kilojoules value is a direct measurement that can be converted into a food energy equivalent (kilocalories). However, the formula for this conversion makes assumptions about the mechanical efficiency of the human body.
A kilojoule is equal to 1000 joules. In turn, 1 joule is equal to 1 watt applied for 1 second.
The console will measure and show the approximate amount of food energy used by a user’s body in kilocalories (KCAL). Kilocalories are also known as large calories or Calories. In nutritional contexts, kilocalories are known as Calories.
A kilocalorie is equal to 1000 small calories. Small calories are also known as gram calories. Small calories are very small units and are not used in nutritional contexts.
The console will use the following formula to convert the kilojoules value to the kilocalories value:
First, the kilojoules value is converted to the kilocalories equivalent (4.186 kilojoules = 1 kilocalorie). Then, this value is divided by the standard assumption of human mechanical efficiency (22 percent). The result is the approximate amount of food energy used.
