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    mschwett replied to the thread mahle x20 firmware update.
    i think a lot of people are in agreement that this is pretty shady on mahle’s part - while there is some truth to the fact that the vast...
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    mschwett replied to the thread mahle x20 firmware update.
    i believe it just supplies more current. they must have discovered after a few years that the system could take it. or maybe the...
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    i was surprised to see a while back that the "new" version of the mahle x20 was being rolled out to older bikes - everything but the UDH...
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    mschwett replied to the thread Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?.
    here’s a thought - since efficiency varies from 75 to 90 over the full cadence range, and the data is we’re gathering is electrical...
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    mschwett replied to the thread Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?.
    since we can only easily measure electrical power, you can basically disregard efficiency. the only effect of the change in efficiency...
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    mschwett replied to the thread Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?.
    by comparison and for giggles.... this is the hill we live on - behind the tallest building on the left; our views are all in the...
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    mschwett replied to the thread Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?.
    i think three minutes of data would be enough per run, so if we assume the last run is 120 human watts and 240 motor watts, total weight...
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    mschwett replied to the thread Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?.
    yes - it averages 3.6 times the other speed value which is kph. before my latest health troubles i could maintain 200w for a very long...
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    mschwett replied to the thread Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?.
    i'd find a hill of around 5%, ideally at least 300' of climb, no stops, keep cadence around 80, heart rate at a steady sustainable value...
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    Fair enough. I'll resist the urge to throw up my hands till I have a few FIT files under my belt. But first, I should design some...
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    mschwett replied to the thread Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?.
    it's interesting that the .fit file contains headers for almost every cycling parameter you could imagine, including "ebike_assist_mode"...
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    mschwett replied to the thread Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?.
    The free gotoes website i posted above is super easy, drop the fit file and get a csv back, ready for excel. i have many thousands of...
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    mschwett replied to the thread Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?.
    i haven’t tried exporting a .fit file from the ride app, but the ones made by the website have all the data you need in them! click on...
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    mschwett replied to the thread Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?.
    in terms of moving the bike forward, yes! but remember that the system measures the torque at the crank, or rather in the motor, and...
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    mschwett replied to the thread Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?.
    the options referenced are on the web version, not the app : https://ride.specialized.com/en/ you already have an account if you're...
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