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Published in Mix and Match (http://www.quarq.us/Q-Blog/View-by-tag/Mix+and+Match/) by Jim Meyer
You should all know by now that the CinQo is part of the ANT+Sport network and works with the new Garmin Edge 705 and the upcoming Quarq Qranium. Well, now there is a third computer option - the wireless iBike Pro.

The iBike Pro utilizes ANT+Sport in its wireless mount to communicate with other wireless sensors such as speed, cadence and heart rate. The CinQo shares compatible ANT+Sport hardware, so all that is needed is an update to the iBike firmware. Velocomp (the makers of the iBike) has announced today they have made the required changes to support the CinQo and a firmware update will be avialable free. So if you already own a wireless iBike, all you need is a CinQo.

So why use an iBike with the CinQo? Just ask John Hamann, CEO of Velocomp LLP. "Along with the CinQo's crank-based power data, the cyclist also has access to the full spectrum of iBike data, including hill slope, wind speed, bike speed, cadence, heart rate, elevation, and more. Also, iBike and CinQo data together make it possible to add exciting new features which we will be announcing soon".

ANT+Sport is a great thing. Here we have two manufacturers of so-called "competing" products that can work together for the benefit of cycling data. Life is good!

This thing keeps looking better and better all the time. Powermeter $1195 + iBike $429 = $1624, that's Powertap SL wireless ballpark there! Not stuck with one wheel, less weight, Jimmeny Christmas, I hope it tests well and holds it's calibration. Wish there were more options for crankarms, but you can't have it all, yet anyway. Time will tell. :D :D :D

I own an iBike so I've been following this and it sounds pretty promissing. This was posted by Richard on the iBike forums in a thread I started about power differences while riding in different positions.

"At the risk of spilling the beans, here's the gist...

What does the iBike have that no other power meter has? (An Air Pressure Sensor, as well as a superior tilt sensor and elevation measurement, among other things).

What does the quarq offer? The ability to measure torque and wattage in a 'traditional' location, but do it with Ant + Sport x-mission.

So.

Remember all those discussions about how the iBike does or doesn't work in drafts? Remember what I was telling people?
"It's the wattage necessary at that moment, because you're effectively reducing the forces working against you."

So...

If you've got a force-based power meter, and you've got a reverse-force power meter.... what can you do that no other PM can do?

Has anyone been to Kim Blair's tunnel? Maybe the LSWT in San Diego? Perhaps some of you Cobb fanatics ran down to College Station to get his opinion at $500/hr?

How about full-time, real-time, CdA? On a bike? in the middle of a training session, or even when racing?

What's the fastest combination of position and power for ME?
What's the fastest combination of equipment choice, for ME?
What's the best elbow position for me on my TT bike?
With my cleats in this position, am I stronger AND more aero, or just stronger, and is the aero penalty overcoming that?

Previously, you could only get this info after a download.
And with the iBike AERO, WITHOUT the Quarq, you'll still be able to get the CdA value, on-screen, real time, you'll just have to do it coasting and freezing, so it'll be sort of a 'radio delay' of maybe 6-10 seconds."

If they can get this to work properly, the thought of being able to have on-the-spot aero info should appeal to a whole bunch of people.


Published in Mix and Match (http://www.quarq.us/Q-Blog/View-by-tag/Mix+and+Match/) by Jim Meyer
You should all know by now that the CinQo is part of the ANT+Sport network and works with the new Garmin Edge 705 and the upcoming Quarq Qranium. Well, now there is a third computer option - the wireless iBike Pro.

The iBike Pro utilizes ANT+Sport in its wireless mount to communicate with other wireless sensors such as speed, cadence and heart rate. The CinQo shares compatible ANT+Sport hardware, so all that is needed is an update to the iBike firmware. Velocomp (the makers of the iBike) has announced today they have made the required changes to support the CinQo and a firmware update will be avialable free. So if you already own a wireless iBike, all you need is a CinQo.

So why use an iBike with the CinQo? Just ask John Hamann, CEO of Velocomp LLP. "Along with the CinQo's crank-based power data, the cyclist also has access to the full spectrum of iBike data, including hill slope, wind speed, bike speed, cadence, heart rate, elevation, and more. Also, iBike and CinQo data together make it possible to add exciting new features which we will be announcing soon".

ANT+Sport is a great thing. Here we have two manufacturers of so-called "competing" products that can work together for the benefit of cycling data. Life is good!

This thing keeps looking better and better all the time. Powermeter $1195 + iBike $429 = $1624, that's Powertap SL wireless ballpark there! Not stuck with one wheel, less weight, Jimmeny Christmas, I hope it tests well and holds it's calibration. Wish there were more options for crankarms, but you can't have it all, yet anyway. Time will tell. :D :D :D