First we had the bicycle speedometer/odometer. Then came the heart rate monitor. And now we have the power meter.All have some very real benefits for the cycling pro as well as the weekend warrior (which we all probably are).With a starting cost of just $399.00, it is not much more than your high end heart rate monitor. Even the cadence unit iBike Pro only costs $488.00.Here are the features that you have at your finger tips with the iBike Pro:
*Light-weight - 62 grams (total unit weight)
*Current, average and maximum:
* Power (watts)
* Wind speed
* Bike speed
* Altitude
* Hill gradient
* Temperature
*Elevation gained
*Date
*Clock time
*Trip time with auto start and stop
*Interval timer (programmed sequences of time intervals and training targets)
*Trip distance
*Odometer
*Total hours logged
*Calories
*Kilojoules
* Designed for Superior Reliability
* No external screws for maximum moisture resistance
* Accurate - Precision accuracy comparable to the highest-priced power meters
* Light-weight - 62 grams (total unit weight)
* Portable – Easy to use and move to any of your bikes
* Easy to Use - Installs and calibrates in minutes. Uses no special chain pickups,
wheels, hubs or cranks.
* Accessible - One-touch control ring with five buttons eliminates scrolling
and puts most trip data one click away
* Flexible - Fast, USB data transfer and PC and Mac compatible software for
data input, transfer, and ride analysis
* Real-time measurement of hill gradient, wind speed, and altitude
* Real time display of power, calories, kilojoules, and elevation gained
* Easy-to-read display shows three lines of data and includes bar graph and
pace arrows for both speed and power
* Data storage of all ride data including hill gradient, wind speed, altitude,
bike speed, power
* Interval and sub-trip timers
* Up to 50 hours of data storage
* 10 hours of data storage, with readings stored once per second
* 50 hours with readings stored once every five seconds
* One year Warranty
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