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Jeffro5

Regular
Location
Berkshire
Device returned Firmware update (3.06) available. BSIM confirms Firmware 3.6. No doubt, just a little sloppy programming.

Any ideas what changes the latest firmware brings?
Rpm and cadence are more stable. Not jumping from 80 to 145, back down to 45 for example. When you actually on a steady 90.

Bkool should include a list when they prompt update, showing what the update repairs. Like most other firmware updates do.

Still not perfect tho, so I will get a garmin ant+ cadence sensor.
 
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Bkool

Active Member
That great!

As you know we here not only enjoy using out Bkool trainers but are advocates for the whole hardware/software system you have set up. Its not without its problems though as others here can testify! It would be really good if you were to be able to listen to what we think is clunky or not working and try and get the system working as smoothly and straightforwardly as possible. Thats where I think the quality and therefore value lies in the whole Bkool experience. Oh, and i personally would really like to see an open Ant+ fec protocol adopted. I don't think it will affect your software sales and certainly not the hardware sales.

Welcome:hello:


Thank you Bobinski, that's the reason why we joined so that we can listen to what all the users are saying and act faster. Regarding the open ANT+ it's something that we don't have any further information, but should this change we will inform all our users.
 

Bkool

Active Member
I uploaded a second route that I completed a while back and this is the response I got from bkool....

"Unfortunately your route for Whinlatter & Newlands Pass 27.65 mile could not be validated and turned into a 3-D route because it has gradients that are too steep or that don’t match reality The GPS data file you sent contains areas with extreme gradients that don’t match the altimetry values that Bkool has for those areas".

It has gradients that are too steep lmao. Wtf...

Hazie, the simulator cross references your GPS file with real data - should it find that all the slopes are correct, your route will be uploaded automatically. If it finds gradients that don't match, unfortunately the route can not be uploaded. Thanks
 

Bkool

Active Member
Well, i was going to ride tonight and tomorrow morning as last minute prep for my Alps trip but bkool say they cannot take payments from my account and have disabled the machine! Very strange given bank say they didn't stop a payment and if i use the link from the bkool email to make a payment my browser throws a hissy fit warning me its not safe! Have emailed bkool and await a response.

Please wait for a response from us via email - I have given the operations team the heads up that you've emailed them.
 

Bkool

Active Member
Just picked up my replacement bkool from Evans. Just got home set it all up and have seen a prompt for update firmware to 3.6. Never got this once with the faulty one. But now the update keeps failing to install, that's with a usb extension cable and the ant+ touching the bkool unit . Bkool is harder work off the bike than on it.

Bkool you should also ask your distributers to handle the boxes a bit better, my new one looks like it's been run over by a truck.

Yayyyyy I'm updated to 3.6. Had to move laptop next to bkool and remove the usb extension cable to update.:bicycle:

Hi Jeff, could you please send us some pictures? That way we can see the state of the boxes and speak to the distributors directly. Thanks!
 

LBHIFI

Veteran
Location
Liseleje
Well, here I am again with some BKool analyzing (Me on vacation in poor weather stuck at home is a dangerous thing :-).
I've been trying to figure out what could cause the abnormalities, which seems to happend quite often. My theory was that the system was vulnerable to (unintentional) "Time doping", because it was based on pc time in stead of pc ticks (pc ticks are number of ms since system was startet). I made a few test and voila! I was able to make a ride with both higher total speed and watts than the average speed and watt, just by setting the clock just before ending the session.
Many pc's are configured to update time via a time server, and every time that happens during a session, there's a great risk of screwing up the session.

There are other abnormalities to investigate, e.g. how J.MONTESINOS could be almost a minute behind Pep in "Percorso Monguzzo - Lurago d'Erba" in such a short event, even though he put out more watts. I'm out of vacation though, so I'll leave that to BKool :rolleyes:
 

RickB

professional procrastinator
Location
Norn Iron
Well, here I am again with some BKool analyzing (Me on vacation in poor weather stuck at home is a dangerous thing :-).
I've been trying to figure out what could cause the abnormalities, which seems to happend quite often. My theory was that the system was vulnerable to (unintentional) "Time doping", because it was based on pc time in stead of pc ticks (pc ticks are number of ms since system was startet). I made a few test and voila! I was able to make a ride with both higher total speed and watts than the average speed and watt, just by setting the clock just before ending the session.
Many pc's are configured to update time via a time server, and every time that happens during a session, there's a great risk of screwing up the session.

There are other abnormalities to investigate, e.g. how J.MONTESINOS could be almost a minute behind Pep in "Percorso Monguzzo - Lurago d'Erba" in such a short event, even though he put out more watts. I'm out of vacation though, so I'll leave that to BKool :rolleyes:
^_^ Get back to work rather than driving yourself crazy!

Very interesting though that you've discovered this 'flaw'. Does that mean we can now all be top of the league rankings if we so desired? :whistle: :dance: Was wondering what you were at when I saw three short runs coming up on the bkool site from you. :addict:
 
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