bdcheung

Are you supposed to leave the cranks stationary when doing the offset procedure, or continue rotating the cranks backward?

djbowen1

roate backwards, freewheeling until the number is stable.

jrennie

If you want to do it while rolling then the cranks need to be still and both feet need to be out. If you are still clipped in or spinning the cranks the offset will rise.

bdcheung

That's what I thought, and that's what I normally do, but was reading conflicting reports (see post above yours).

So, to be certain, the offset should be done with the cranks stationary and unloaded. Right.

OC Roadie

This is how I've always done it.

bdcheung

k. you never can be too obsessive about these sorts of things. especially when the Quarq zero-offset procedure can be done while backpedaling.

kudude

yeah, this is wrong. The strain gauge needs to be entirely unloaded. Sucks if you leave in the early morning and come home when it's 20-30 degrees warmer, because you should probably have cleared it a few times. I'm of the sort who doesn't like to get off his bike, but don't really feel like unclipping both feet and fiddling with the powercontrol while coasting along....YMMV

merlinextraligh

In zeroing my quarq, I was curious about this. It would seem that spinning the quarq backwards would have the effect jrennie outlines.

However, the quarq cinco instructions are clear that you spin it backwards 4-5 revolutions to zero it.

So I guess the quarq is somehow designed to account for this.

djbowen1

[QUOTE=kudude;8256857]yeah, this is wrong. The strain gauge needs to be entirely unloaded. Sucks if you leave in the early morning and come home when it's 20-30 degrees warmer, because you should probably have cleared it a few times. I'm of the sort who doesn't like to get off his bike, but don't really feel like unclipping both feet and fiddling with the powercontrol while coasting along....YMMV[/QUOTE

Ah yes, i read the manual wrong:

From SRM:
Turn the PowerMeter on by pedalling backwards a few times, and then leave the pedals in a horizontal
position and let go of them. You need to make sure that nothing is touching them or you will end up with
an inaccurate zero offset. With track systems, put forward pressure on the pedals before setting the zero
offset.

Wait until the zero offset stabilises, resting on the same number for a few seconds.

After the zero offset stabilises, press “Set” to store this value for its power calculations.

kudude

I tried reading the manual before riding. I just gave up on the description of the powercontrol. I figured I had several hours on the bike to mash buttons until I figured it out. This is to say that their writing on occasion could be clearer.

king-tony

There is a zeroing procedure and then a similar procedure for checking your pick-up on the wired version. If you have the wired version you can check by moving the crank back a few degrees at a time and checking the offset. If you get a zero or really low number your sensor is not picking up for the full 360 degrees and will give you inaccurate (usually low) power numbers.

djbowen1

The manual is a bit much, i use it more as a reference. I havent used my srm in over 6 months, which model did you get?

ridethecliche

I've tried doing it both ways and I've ended up with a very similar number both times.

I normally just pedal backwards. I've tried both when using the trainer and the difference was maybe 2-3, which isn't significant.