Power Meters / Powermeters (SRM, Powertap, Quarq, Ergomo, Vector, Stages, power2max, P2M, 4iii, InPower, Cinch)

Does he use the ANT+ Wasp thingy that DCRainmaker uses?

If you dev a garmin app, no reason you can't push the data out of the garmin?

That sound interesting, will have to drop a PM when i start looking at it seriously.

My understanding is that Garmin's cycling products use a closed platform with no published APIs for third party developers.

arf that would be a bummer...i saw a dev section on their support forum so assumed you could get an API, will search into that.

Not sure how it works but that look promising:

http://developer.garmin.com/garmin-connect-api/overview/

"Near real-time data pushed directly to developer server"

That's marketing speak, no? As far as I know, and I've not looked into this in detail, but I work in this field, you can't upload an ongoing activity to the server. You have to wait until the activity is finished before you upload it.

Could you not use the live -tracking thing that the *10 models have?

ok so hacker mode on then... wouldn't be the first time. Didn't look at it in details either so i will dig deeper to see if that is possible.

No idea, another solution maybe

So, thinking about it, why do you need the Garmin at all? You need a way of getting either ANT+ or BLE/Bluetooth Smart data from the powermeter to the laptop. I think you could do that with the right Android device or iPhone, then use wifi or cellular data to get it from the phone to the laptop.

Added: so what @danstuff said at the top of the page.

Power tap Track with the BLE cap, app on the phone, bosh.

I can already see real time data on my laptop screen from my power meter and hr strap and could add speed sensor as well while on trainer road, no idea what the range is but presume it's c.10m

Not enough if you want it to work all the way round a 250m track then...

Very good thinking outside of the box, would have been nice to do that via a garmin but an android would be just fine. Then send the data to a server via GSM (so no wifi range issue) to then treat the data directly on the laptop.

EDIT: and I already have a real time pull data system

Getting the real time data out is only 20% of the job, then getting those data to speak is the real deal but i have few ideas for that, i do exactly that all day.

ANT+ stick in Raspberry Pi and then off there with Wifi.

Raspberry Pi can be powered by USB battery pack, all of which could be gaffer taped underneath a saddle.

I presume the format of the power data over ANT+ is fairly generic and understood.

Just serviced my vectors and replaced pedal bodies, the look and feel awesome, but I guess the proof will be seeing if they return to full working order orbits eBay for them and an order for a p2m

That is a much more cost effective solution indeed. If you dev an app android, you need an android phone for any user but a pi cost nothing....good idea.

Bollocks - 240hours of training since last FTP test and 4W gain ie same. Had hoped for more as in training HR is now greatly reduced for same power up to about 85% FTP

Presumably aerobic base improved but moar anaerobic required to improve FTP? (which is likely of marginal use in 12hr racing)

@andyp don't want to sound like your boss but when are we seeing the fruits of your labour?

@santino the data interpretation job has been done to an extent, read: training and racing with a power meter

@owlz already did that and you can push way further than that. But you need to find a way for the application to analyse in real time so compare series of exercise (without action from the rider), patterns analysis and detection maybe (got the algo for that so can try).

Yes I use WASPs and we get power/cadence/speed/heart rate and then CdA etc. live beamed to track centre.

The ANT+ range is better than you think, if you are in the absolute centre of the track you can pick up a Powertap with a Garmin 500 all the way round for example, but the WASP uses WIFI

My TSS for this week is 666.6.

How did you get a reasonable fthr reading out of interest? I really struggle with knowing what my Bpm is actually telling me

@ewanmac not one drop out as far as I can tell all ride on Saturday post servicing, I do really suspect that the upgrade kit contains all the parts needed but its exceptionally easy to do, and rather satisfying to have shiney working pedals again...