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Hi All,
I have been fortunate enough to be given an Ergomo Pro to evaluate over the next couple of months. I am a PowerTap Pro and SL user so it will be nice to compare the two systems.
The product is in the process of being launched in S.A. so it will join the established brands PowerTap, SRM, and Polar.
The unit was installed on my race bike last night. I will do a couple of rides with both my powertap and the Ergomo to ensure that the power data is sufficiently accurate. All my training is based on power, so changing systems will cause problems if there are significant variances between the two systems.
Initially I can say the following about the product:
- The overall packaging and quality are of a very high standard. The unit comes in a metal case which gives a good impression.
- A lot of thought has been given to the consumer usage of the device. For example, the computer link is a serial link, however, a usb/serial converter is supplied with the product.
- There are a number of features that I am looking forward to trying out:
- Altimeter ride profile. I miss this function from having had it on my polar. It puts the ride into context for me. From the manual it looks like the unit displays the gradient real time while you are riding.
- Coded HR.
- Display of current TSS and IF. Not really sure how this is going to be useful, we'll see.
- Backlit display - being able to see the display when riding in the dark.
- I believe the unit provides a "rolling average" feature which allows to to see your average power over a shorter duration - this sounds quite useful for pacing in a TT type situation.
Anyway, once I've had a chance to use the device I will post more details.
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Then again... maybe not 
