tacx flow data

sloxam

hi, is there any way of getting tacx flow data to upload to a pc or will it require an upgrade to imagic or fortius?

hazychris

Sorry, you'll need to upgrade to i-Magic.

Then it's possible to look at turbo sessions and export the data to various trianing log types of software including Polar .hrm format, making it easier to import into Polar PPP or ZeroPace Training Log (my favourite: http://www.zeropace.com/)

Cheers,
Chris

andrewgturnbull

Hi there.

Yes you can! There is an after market product that allows all the data to be captured and displayed in real time on your pc as well as being available to save and analyse at a later date.

I bought a second hand tacx flow from my boss earlier this year, and he also offered me the above mentioned gizmo and software also, which I declined. If you pm me I'll hook you up - he's probably still got it sitting around his spare room.

Cheers, Andy

musto_skiff

What is the product?

andrewgturnbull

musto_skiff wrote:

What is the product?

I dunno what's it callled - I wasn't interested at the time. I'll find out on Monday for you.

Cheers, Andy

pedylan

The Tacx flow, especially if you don't have the HR transmitter, doesn't actually generate that much data. The output variables are cadence, speed and power and for each of these you are given max, average and total.

So i just stick it in a spreadsheet after each run, I've been doing that for last 18 months and use power to track my performance.

I also use a Polar HRM which is uploadable and more useful for detailed analysis. My polar transmitter will talk to tacx but again it only gives max and average so as HR data isn't that much use.

andrewgturnbull

pedylan wrote:

The Tacx flow, especially if you don't have the HR transmitter, doesn't actually generate that much data. The output variables are cadence, speed and power and for each of these you are given max, average and total.

So i just stick it in a spreadsheet after each run, I've been doing that for last 18 months and use power to track my performance.

I also use a Polar HRM which is uploadable and more useful for detailed analysis. My polar transmitter will talk to tacx but again it only gives max and average so as HR data isn't that much use.

Hi there.

You might be missing the point here.

If you can record the details in real-time straight to your pc, e.g. power vs heart rate vs cadence with data samples several times a second then you can do anything you want with the data. Much more useful than bland averages or attempting to match up heart rate data from one gizmo at a given point of time to data from another.

I just didn't feel it necessary to go into all that detail. But if you want to draw some graphs and do some analysis, then why not do it properly?

Cheers, Andy

pedylan

andrewgturnbull wrote:

Hi there.

You might be missing the point here.

And it wouldn't be the first time. :oops:

I did think you were referring to uploading the end of session data rather than display and comparison in real time. I can see that would help pace and analysis. I use the unit display of power to control effort and intervals with cadence readout also helping manage the session.

If spring arrives we might get to spend less time on turbo and more on the road.

Cheers