One final thing to look out for is the usb to stereo cable. Support for your velotron in the way of software updates is typically limited to. While the company is no longer in business and still, nobody seems to know who purchased the computrainer assets specifically from racermate, there are undoubtedly many computrainers left in service out there. Our website provides a free download of computrainer 3d 3. I then hook up my mac to a 40 inch led screen via hdmi. This position change did not occur by any action on my part that i am aware of, but the computrainer folks recognized the problem immediately.
Rather than opening the software to the public, the software hardware for the most part was proprietary which hampered any innovation by outside vendors. Many 8001s still had the prolific chipset in the cable and that wont work. Check your adapters compatibility by going to racermates website other. This in turn leads to riders not getting the best out of these devices and often not. This free program is an intellectual property of racermate inc. Handlebar controller options for computrainer users with perfpro studio the rider has total control of their ride using the ct handlebar controller. Note the instructions below for downloading the racermate one rmc courses. Computrainer 3d the patch below updates existing computrainer 3d v3. From my understanding another issue that plagued racermate was their desire to control the computrainer s software. Originally making its debut in 1986, its the first electronic bicycle trainerergometer with interactive motivational software and course creation all. I have had my trainers since 2003, they make it easy to update and repair when needed, you can always speak to a live person when needed. Does anyone know if the registered racermate software will upload, even though i only have the obsolete pc1 software for my computrainer lab.
Earlier this year i decided to give the new wahoo kickr a try, and thought id share my thoughts on how it compares to the tried and true racermate computrainer ct. Download the appropriate computrainer ftdi driver for your trainer. Computrainer is set to announce a very compelling variation on the extended warranty. Youll need a usb to stereo cable with the ftdi chipset. Ive used a computrainer for a long time, but the computrainer software utterly and completely sucks at converting map data into ride simulations ing crashes. Computrainer setup guide disc computrainer software installation dvdpacked with original shipment computrainer racermate one v4. An update on the computrainer racermate one suite dc. The email was sent to all those who bought a computrainer directly from them since june of 2010, which qualified for the free upgrade that was when the new software suite was first announced. Disclaimer the text above is not a piece of advice to remove computrainer coaching software 1. Racermate one is a work in progress as time and funding allows.
If youre running legacy ct software, ergvideo or perfpro studio what we use most, any chipset seems to work. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Glad to have trainerroad and sufferfest up and running. Additionally, you can combine that with the dropdown to ride that section of the course forward, in reverse, and by doing it as an out and back. As the first firm in the market, ct excelled at the actual product and, with little competition, did not have to develop quality. Computrainer came out with a long awaited upgrade to their software a couple weeks ago. Solution is to simply move yourself back to the first position. Racermate one is a replacement for all previous software applications created for computrainer. I am the original owner and the trainer has only been used with one bike. Some news on the original pioneer in the smart trainer market ceasing production, and some insight as to how the kickr came into existence. Totally new software experience for computrainer and velotron racermate one is the next generation of software for computrainer and velotron.
The following list is a list of file extensions with which the racermate computrainer can operate, both in terms of editing data in files, as well as their conversion. Hello, i was trying to calibrate 4 of my computrainers in the racermate one software, only two. Provides the ability to maintain and update a mysql database with the results obtained from the html output of racermate. How to export your computrainer files from racermate one into trainingpeaks. My coach has asked me to purchase the racermate software, but it looks as though you need a registered version of the computrainer pc1 for it to work. I had engaged computrainer to ask about a firmware upgrade.
Racermate one advancing athletes online sports store. Windows may attempt to open them rather than download them if you simply click the link. Classic multirider may be retired with the advent of other 3rd. Racemate computrainer racermate computrainer pro used for indoor training works good do not have heart rate sensor comes with cadence sensor have not used for sometime probably needs software upgrade. The first release supported computrainer home users 1 or 2 computrainers. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing windows programs manually.
Wahoo kickr worth the upgrade over a com putrainer. The new software suite dubbed racermate one would integrate all of the existing software components together under one roof, while also cleaning up much of the under the covers programmatic detail to a far cleaner setup read. No software no power adapter for comoutreiner plus model 8002 what you see in picture is what i have it works great or your money back. Each bike course video comes on a separate dvd containing the video and interactive software used to synchronize the video playback speed to the rider speed. Racermate, computrainer, and velotron trainingpeaks help. A look at computrainers new racermate one software suite dc. Courses are available for use in racermate one rmc version, legacy 3d software 3dc version and multirider crs version. Our builtin antivirus scanned this download and rated it as 100% safe. Racermate establishes replacement parts program for computrainer owners. The racermate software aged for sure but there are other software options available. Upload to trainingpeaks account via one of the following methods.
Racermate computrainer resolves racermate one contract. Second, make sure the connections are per racermate instructions from pc to handlebar unit. Just recently i purchased the perfpro bridge that allows the computrainer to send wifi signals so it is controlled just like the newer trainers with i suspect most software training programs today. However, for those diehards weve got a new solution on the old block. Racermate one allows for eight trainers to be connected. Racermate computrainer download information about the. Earlier today racermate, which has long made the computrainer and other high performance trainers, notified sponsored athletes that the company is shuttering their computrainer product line, as initially reported by tom demerly. There is i believe quite a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about the calibration of this cycle trainer. Computrainer comes with everything in the picture you will need a pc to connect to in order to get full benefit or you can use handlebar. By this evening i was able to confirm those reports directly with the company, as well as get a bit more detail. Racermate shuts down computrainer business 2017 gear. Racermate computrainer pro 8002 with 3d software hi.
Just, the legendary computrainer smart trainer was set to cease as a model. Are there any alternatives to the computrainer that do a decent job of allowing you. Until racermate one is a replacement for all previous velotron software applications, the following links are to support the current software supplied with velotron. Computrainer by racermate is perhaps one of the longest running training products on the market. Classic multirider may be retired with the advent of other 3rdparty applications. Open up your racermate one software and click the file saving tab.
And aside from a handful connected with the once available kinomap water bottle solution, all the remainder are connected by a christmas trees worth of cables. Because this section is pretty cool i had the racermate guys go ahead and show you a walk through of this on a quick video. Up for auction is a racermate computrainer pro 8002. Support for your computrainer or velotron in the way of software updates is. The parent company, racermate, and sales of the velotron bicycle ergometer, will still keep going, as will its sister company floscan. Since then its been a long road for the seattle based company as theyve sought to bring the software to reality, but i was happy to learn today. I bought my first ct in 2008 and within minutes had it connected to an old dell laptop spinning to racermate s original software. The real course videos offer many of the great computrainer software features, such as. The exception will be for wingate software, which the only update you will see is a patch for and not a.
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