The new Kurt Kinetic power computers are out.
08-26-09, 09:14 AM
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The new Kurt Kinetic power computers are out.
I am going to get one for Xmas. I'd like to get the wireless, but I have not had good luck with wireless in the past. Granted, it's been several years since I had one.
Anyone know who makes them?
https://www.kurtkinetic.com/power-com...c-22-l-en.html
Anyone know who makes them?
https://www.kurtkinetic.com/power-com...c-22-l-en.html
08-26-09, 09:40 AM
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do you mean who phsical makes them? we all know this stuff comes from the same factory in China. its KK's product though and not a rebadged computer as far as i can tell.
i wonder how well these will work with the Road Machine version of their trainer?
later.
i wonder how well these will work with the Road Machine version of their trainer?
later.
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Call them and ask how the power curve differs when you triple the weight of the flywheel. That's a great question and I'd like to know the answer. Or maybe you should ask which one it was calibrated for?
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Do I need to recalibrate my Kinetic Power Computer when using the optional 12 lb. flywheel that comes with the Pro Trainer?
No. It’s the fluid chamber alone that provides the resistance and so the resistance does not change, even with the additional 12 lb. flywheel. The extra weight of the 12 lb. flywheel is only designed to make the ride even smoother and to replicate the outdoor road ride. Because the fluid chamber alone provides the resistance, there is no need to recalibrate the Kinetic PC when using either just the 6 lb. permanent flywheel or the additional 12 lb. flywheel.
No. It’s the fluid chamber alone that provides the resistance and so the resistance does not change, even with the additional 12 lb. flywheel. The extra weight of the 12 lb. flywheel is only designed to make the ride even smoother and to replicate the outdoor road ride. Because the fluid chamber alone provides the resistance, there is no need to recalibrate the Kinetic PC when using either just the 6 lb. permanent flywheel or the additional 12 lb. flywheel.
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so the mass has no effect when speeding up, but it does have an effect when you're
slowing down.
Imagine it weighed a thousand pounds. Think it would make a difference? The amount of weight is smaller than that, and so the effect will be as well. The question is how much
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Cute,
so the mass has no effect when speeding up, but it does have an effect when you're
slowing down.
Imagine it weighed a thousand pounds. Think it would make a difference? The amount of weight is smaller than that, and so the effect will be as well. The question is how much
so the mass has no effect when speeding up, but it does have an effect when you're
slowing down.
Imagine it weighed a thousand pounds. Think it would make a difference? The amount of weight is smaller than that, and so the effect will be as well. The question is how much
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using their formula
If you use the formula P = (5.244820) * S + (0.01968) * S^3
and you own a Kurt Kinetic Pro trainer,
you only need a speedometer.
Am I right?
and you own a Kurt Kinetic Pro trainer,
you only need a speedometer.
Am I right?
08-29-09, 09:03 AM
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I hope this is more reliable than the wired version. Whenever I would compare speed at the end of a ride using my rear-wheel speed sensor and using the KK computer, the KK was always off. Sometimes upwards of 0.4mph...
