Heart Rate monitor or not??

Beastt

Between my obsolete Cardiosport Exel Sport PC heart rate monitor and my Shimano Flight Deck I have;

HRM:

·Current Heart Rate
·Two target zones
·Target Zone Alarm
·Heart Rate Sampling (120 samples)
·Adjustable sampling intervals
·Total time In Zone
·Total time Above Zone
·Total time Below Zone
·Averge HR while In, Above and Below Zone
·Heart Rate Recovery time
·Ride Duration

VIA SOFTWARE
·Heart Rate Graphing
·Approximate Calories Burned
·Heart Rate Histogram
·Storage of Data for every Ride

Flight Deck

·Speed
·Current Gear/Ratio
·Distance
·Cadence
·Stopwatch

·Stopwatch distance
·Stopwatch max speed
·Stopwatch avg speed

·Lap Count
·Time of day
·Ride Duration
·Odometer
·Average Speed

Geekish? Maybe, but riding for the numbers keeps in interesting.

closesupport

THATS WHAT I HAVE THE CARDIO SPORT EXEL, AND IT MUST BE SOME 10YRS OLD I AIN'T SURE IF OR HOW YOU CAN USE SOFTWARE.

Beastt

There is a difference between the Cardiosport Exel Sport PC and the Cardiosport Exel Sport. The main difference being the docking bay which is optional for the "PC" version. The idea is to be able to upload the data from the HRM to a computer. I couldn't afford both the HRM and docking module when I bought mine but did find the extra module a year or so later on sale. I had written my own software since I couldn't afford theirs and transferred the data by hand. Once I received the Cardiosport docking module, I found it to be so outdated that apparently it doesn't work with anything newer than Windows 95 or possibly, Windows 3.1. The company has no clue about any of that. I'm guessing that they contracted with someone to write the software and once the contract was up, tech-support became history. Anyway, since I can enter the data into my own software and see a heart rate graph or compare graphs from different rides as well as recall all the data for each ride, the only real reason to use the commercial software is for the calorie estimate and the histogram. I wrote an additional program to transfer the data from my data-base files to theirs so I don't have to enter the information twice.

SilentGTboy

Sigma Sport 800

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joule

Have a Flight Deck on my bike and was concerned about picking up a heart monitor. Since both are wireless I thought maybe they might interfere with each other. Anyone have any words of wisdom about this subject?

closesupport

Digital or Analogue communication. unless they are both operating the same frequency then no they shouldn't, that goes for either, but if the signals that are being used are very close together + or - 5khz then yes you could receive interfierence, as for shannon hartley who states that digital frequencies should be transmitted 2x the frequency to prevent ailianization (interfierence).

easiest way to ensure you dont receive interfierence is use one digital and the other an analogue signal, that way your guaranteed no interfierence.

joule

There lies the rub... Shimano does not publish any technical details on the unit. Just finished a google search and came up with nothing other than someone else here asked the same question namely "What frequency does the Flight Deck operation on?".

Course the owner's manual does not say, tho I could read it in 13 different languages! lol

Well the good news... Seems Polar has a program where you can use one for a week for free. Might look into that.

Grits

I'm a confirmed geek . As a scuba diving enthusiast, I have a computer that records all pertinent (and some impertinent ) data and allows me to download and record a dive profile on my PC. I love it! As a cyclist returning to the sport after a hiatus of many years, I am delighted to find a smorgasbord of techie stuff for cyclists. I am in the process of outfitting my new Giant Cypress SL. Of course I have to have a HRM! Great thread for all the pros and cons. Of course, I had to have the automatic toilet bowl cleaner also..and the robotic vacuum cleaner...somebody help me!

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closesupport

erm! HNC Student in telecommunications and networking, one of the modules completed was Signals. but like i stated unless they are running very close frequencies you wouldn't experience interfierence, but you could remove that factor and use ANALOGUE or DIGITAL siganling techniques.

my SIGMA HRT MONITOR ETC IS DIGITAL
my CARDIO sport Excel is analogue i can wear them both at the same time, unfortunately i can't pick both signals up on both head units.

closesupport

truthfully what purpose does that have! i find half the time that i would just prefare a large speedo that tells me if i'm going slow or fast, if my legs don't hurt then i can go faster.

i find alot of the time i'll glimpse at the HRM only when i'm recovering, so when its back down to 130 then i'm off again, when its 180 - 185 you can tell if your going faster or slower, as for gears on a flightdeck?

have you not got a kneck that you can bend, just to glimpse at the cassette?

Beastt

Why crane your neck when you don't have to? It's just a simple convenience and it comes on a system with a lot of great features. Some ride for the wind, some for the pain, some for an escape from the home, bills, spouse or whatever. Some of us ride for the numbers. Numbers can be just as motivating as all of the other reasons to ride and pushing to new limits is best confirmed when the numbers tell the tale.

closesupport

i suppose so, but i give it all out, through out, i don't really care as long as the speedo states 24mph +, but yes i'm a pain man, i like the chemicals i produce, i've never really rode for numbers, to damn expensive anyway! but my endorphines, hormones and enkephalines are motivation enough, plus the added motivation from riding my bike, cause i love her

Binge

I picked up a Wireless Vetta V100HR computer/HR off ebay for about $100. Been using it for a month or so with no probs. It's got some nice features like customizable training zones w/audio alarm, but I usually just look at the readout when I'm climbing to make sure I'm not in the red.

rfctx

Just purchased the Polar S725 ... wondered if anyone has experience with it??

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