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Date : 16 October 2008 |
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| Revoluntionary Wattbike Launched |
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Fletcher Sport Science has been involved with the Wattbike for some time and wrote the User Manuals which come with the Wattbike.
We are excited by this bike not only as a testing tool but as an accurate training bike for all levels of cyclcist.
The Wattbike is a revoluntionary bike with a measurement system that replicates those of a SRM system of measurement. 200 Watts on the Wattbike is equivalent to 200 Watts using the SRM system.
The Wattbike is an indoor bike, it is an exercise bike, group cycling bike, testing bike, competition bike and rehabilitation bike all wrapped up in one.
It offers an unlimited range of resistance provided by a unique air braked flywheel, and a supplementary magnetic brake system; and can be used by people of all ages and abilities irrespective of their fitness level.
The Wattbike is the first indoor bike to be endorsed by British Cycling, the governing body with a global reputation for innovation and achievement.
It has been designed to offer a cycling experience as close to riding on the road as possible. A ground-breaking Computer Console delivers immediate high-quality feedback that, until now, only the world’s best cyclists have been privileged to receive.
Wattbike is a new sport for all, which will engage everyone, experienced and inexperienced cyclists, adults and children. It is suitable for riders of all ages, and abilities.
It reproduces the challenges of the open road. You can cycle along lightly at a comfortable pace or push yourself to your limits. The Wattbike will measure every pedal turn from start to finish and offer scope to compete online or in an indoor arena with the bikes linked for racing.
Its impact spans performance monitoring, fitness testing, talent identification, group cycling, competitions, education and preventative healthcare. It can be used in a gym, school or at home.
Wattbike – Cycling for all
• For the non-cyclist, the Wattbike combines all the values and enjoyment of cycling with the health benefits of an activity that can provide the foundation for fitness.
• For school children, the Wattbike provides a gateway to physical activity, and the promise of year-round fun.
• For the recreational cyclist, the Wattbike offers everything from low intensity fat-burning exercise to group cycling, right through to high intensity sprinting.
• For the top level cyclist and coach, the Wattbike delivers a degree of reliable scientific feedback that will revolutionize training, testing and the search for talent.
• For all, the Wattbike introduces a new sport of competitive indoor cycling. Amateurs can genuinely ride against and measure themselves against the professionals, and riders of all ages can track their performance for life.
Wattbike is versatile and value for money. Just compare its features with existing alternatives. The freedom of cycling outside remains irresistible but the Wattbike possesses qualities that are difficult or expensive to acquire on a real bike.
The Wattbike Computer Console
The revolutionary Wattbike Computer Console brings indoor cycling into the 21st century. For the first time it offers a unique opportunity to monitor and analyze performance across a comprehensive range of parameters knowing that feedback is accurate and meaningful.
The Computer Console is entirely menu-driven and simple to operate despite the incredible breadth of its potential. It eclipses the range and quality of scientific data currently available and provides the sport of cycling with the first low cost, reliable medium for talent ID screening.
It also opens up the prospect of the development of the sport of indoor cycling, as bikes can be linked together for racing.
Riders can recall and race against previous workouts either from the Computer Console memory or from a Logcard.
However, Wattbike is not all about racing. A variety of pre-installed workouts are available for exercise users.
The Wattbike Computer Console is fitted as standard. It is a graphic display driven device; navigation is intuitive through an easy to follow menu structure and 4 clearly labelled buttons that make it easy to use and manipulate during exercise or training.
The rider can select from a library of pre-set workouts that load automatically or recall a previous workout and ReRide against it.
Heart Rate can be monitored using, a standard un-coded Polar chest belt and heart rate receiver plugged into the Computer Console or a chest belt using ANT+SPORT or ANT chest belt wireless technology.
This software captures data up to 100 times per second, stores up to 850 hours of information and offers real-time feedback across 27 parameters for riders, coaches and scientists.
The Console is equipped with 2Mb internal memory with a capacity to store 175 minutes of data with the highest sampling rate of 100 samples per second. By reducing the sample rate it is possible to increase the console’s storage capacity up to 850 minutes.
The Computer Console can be connected to a PC via a USB cable which allows downloading of training session data to the Wattbike Expert Software package for analysis to provide in-depth analysis of rider exercise and training sessions.
The Computer Console is also equipped with a Logcard for the rider to store personal information and data relating to their training sessions.
Visit www.wattbike.com
for details
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