This is the first post in a series where we’ll start to look closer at the power curves of certain trainers. Today, we’re going to check out the Kurt Kinetic fluid trainers. There’s four models that I know of. Kurt Kinetic Road Machine (blue – 3lbs fly wheel – not manufactured anymore) Kurt Kinetic Road…
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Beta Ending Soon
This is probably news that some of you don’t want to hear, but we are close to leaving beta. We’ll send out an e-mail with advanced notice about pricing and when we’ll shut down free access. Don’t worry, it’s not that bad. You can ride TrainerRoad for 15-20 years before you spend the same amount…
CycleOps SuperMagneto Pro added
CycleOps published power curves for the CycleOps SuperMagneto Pro Trainer in there user manual so I went ahead and added it as a supported trainer for VirtualPower with the (beta) status until we know more about how consistent and accurate it is. I don’t have this trainer and I haven’t done any testing with it. I’m…
An update on VirtualPower for the CycleOps Fluid 2
We’ve changed the formula for this trainer twice now based on feedback from users so I thought I’d write a little bit on why we’ve changed it and how good we think the new formula is. The first version was based on a ride I did with my Powertap. Other users with power meters reported…
Version 0.5.1!
We’ve been hard at work the past week since we opened up the Beta. We have a new release with lots of bug fixes and some cool new features. Interval Tones You guys asked us to add some kind of sound when the intervals change. Apparently, you’re too busy suffering with your eyes crossed to…
Interbike 2011
Reid and I went down to Las Vegas (we’re from Reno, so it’s close) to check out Interbike. For those of you who don’t know, Interbike is a massive cycling trade show. It’s mostly focused on retailers but there is some consumer stuff there. We didn’t have the money it get our own booth, but…