brand introduction
SRM – Schoberer Rad Messtechnik, founded in 1986 by engineer Ulrich Schoberer. Before that, he was originally a medical engineer, but he spent many years thinking and experimenting how to measure the wattage output of the athlete’s leg pedaling when riding outdoors.
In the 1980s, there was no proper way to measure the pedaling power during competition or training. You still have to rely on testing in the laboratory. This means that athletes must be forced to carry out physical test experiments back and forth in different environments, shuttle between road, off-road, and laboratory power equipment. However, laboratory tests still cannot tell athletes how their physical fitness changes after a few hours of riding, even during training and competition. Laboratory testing is intermittent testing(Because the rider’s main riding environment is on the real road, not all in the laboratory), And can’t tell the athletes any information about the relevance of their riding performance for several days. The important thing is that when the riders are in the competition, they cannot return to the laboratory to measure the data, so they cannot measure the better riding performance during the season.
It was not until Ulrich Schoberer developed and obtained a patent: SRM Training System that a system for measuring actual bicycle riding power became possible. SRM is the face of measurement training: efficient power, it is not affected by other factors, such as the weather environment(Air temperature, windy)What you know(When you are measuring physiological variables such as heartbeat or speed, you will be disturbed by temperature and physical conditions). And even better: the pedaling force can be collected on a special crank, which is also close to the pedaling output position, this is the SRM power meter.
The development of the SRM system began in 1986 and has benefited from the ideas and experience feedback of important sports scientists, coaches, trainers, and cyclists, who are all from the world''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s cycling powers, such as: Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany etc.
SRM, known as the gold standard for power meters, is about to make changes to its own products after its existing products have been available for many years, but it is not the power meter that changes, but the car computer. The previous code table PC7 will be replaced by the new PowerControl 8, or PC8 for short, after April this year. What is the power of the new generation of SRM code table?
Keep up with the big screen trend, PC8 has grown up too
First of all, the appearance part keeps up with the popular big screen trend nowadays. The original PC7 screen has become much larger, so that more data can be displayed on the same page. Another advantage of the large screen is that information such as slope can be displayed graphically. Of course, the chronograph body inevitably grew up with it. The shell is integrally formed of aluminum alloy. The data transmission port is on the back for charging, instead of the commonly used Micro USB connector, it adopts a magnetic buckle design like an Apple laptop instead.
Of course, what everyone cares about is not just the outside. PC8 has many more functions that PC7 didn''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t have in the past. The first important thing is that PC8 finally has GPS track recording function, which is a great boon for many SRM users; secondly, there are many more displays of power data such as TSS.(Training Stress Score), NP(Normalized Power)With IF(Intensity Factor)And other important data. In the past, these data needed to be presented on a computer using training software, but PC8 can display it in real time, making training more convenient and more accurate. Training intensity can display 7 intervals of intensity based on heart rhythm or power.
In addition to the original power, rotation, heartbeat and other information, PC8 can also directly calculate important information such as NP or TSS
Backlight auto-sensing function, once the lack of light source is detected, it will automatically turn on the backlight. The display mode can be black on a white background or white on a black background. You can use wifi cloud upload or USB connection computer to transfer data. The memory capacity is 500MB, providing about 4000 hours of memory space. SRM''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s own power analysis software will also be updated with the shipment of PC8 in the spring, providing more and more powerful functions. One PC8 can connect up to 4 cars.
Display mode can choose black on white or white on black
PC8 also speaks Chinese
It is even more exciting news for riders. That is, PC8 needs Chinese culture. The official version of PC8 will have multiple languages ??to choose from. Chinese is also one of the options. Friends who use SRM, don''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t hesitate anymore, PC8 will be your good training partner.
PC8 must be loved - advantages:
Automatic backlight
Large capacity lithium battery
Magnetic USB cable
Real-time slope display
Multi-language support
Exportable cycling route and altitude map
High-resolution, high-contrast LCD screen
Can be used for multiple bikes/riders at the same time
Support all ANT power meters on the market
Customize the screen, you can choose the displayed content according to personal preference
Training data in FIT format supports a variety of third-party training software
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