iBike iSport Manual

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“Fast Start” Setup and Instructions Summary
iBike®iSport®/iPro®/iAero®Wireless Power Meter
FW 424+
November 2010
“Fast Start” is the way to set up your iBike. Do these three steps, one time for each bike.
NOTE: MAKE SURE FW 424 OR HIGHER IS INSTALLED ON YOUR GEN III IBIKE.
TO GET THE LATEST FIRMWARE FOR YOUR IBIKE USE YOUR IBIKE
SOFTWARE; GO TO “HELP/CHECKOLINE FOR FW UPDATE”
1. INSTALL WIRELESS MOUNT AND SENSORS
1) Remove iBike battery door. Insert battery with + side showing. Replace door.
2) While standing behind the bike, place mount on the stem/handlebar so mount looks like this:
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o iBike o
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If mount is positioned incorrectly the iBike will point backwards when connected to the mount.
3) Stem mount: position mount so that wind sensor is located just behind front edge of stem.
4) Handlebar mount: Handlebar mount should be reasonably level. For small handlebars (26mm)
use supplied bulb-shaped adapter.
5) TT bike: refer to “iBike Mount Installation” instructions, pgs 7-9
6) Peel off one side of green sticker. Position a sticker on the top where mount will rest, and the
other sticker on the bottom, where u-shaped clamp rests. Peel off the other cover of each sticker.
7) Lightly set mount on the top sticker.
8) Connect u-shaped clamp to mount with 2 screws supplied; do not tighten screws.
9) Install iBike on mount, rotating iBike from 10PM to 12PM position. With iBike in the
position you want, tighten mount screws so that iBike and mount cannot move at all. Do not
over-tighten screws.
CRITICAL: PROPERLY FASTENED MOUNTS DO NOT FLEX OR ROTATE AT ALL
10) Next, attach speed (iSport) or speed/cadence (iPro/iAero) sensor.The speed sensor’s
magnetic area is beneath the black vertical notch, located in the upper right corner of the side of
the sensor with white lettering (speed) or top left corner on the side with battery (speed/cadence).
11) Using zip ties, loosely fasten speed or speed/cadence sensor on chain stay opposite the chain.
12) Position wireless speed sensor on rear wheel, near the rim (outside edge) of the wheel. Speed
sensor: white lettering faces inwards, towards spokes. Speed/cadence sensor: white lettering
faces outwards, away from spokes. Use zip ties to loosely fasten sensor to chain stay.
13) Speed/cadence sensor: Use zip tie to loosely fasten black cadence magnet to crank opposite
chain. Locate cadence sensor on chain stay, near pedal, so that cadence magnet sweeps by the
middle of the cadence sensor; fasten loosely with zip ties. Position cadence sensor so that cadence
magnet passes within 1-2 coin widths of cadence sensor. Tighten zip ties.
14) Position silver spoke magnet on spoke near rim so that magnet sweeps by the vertical notch
of the speed sensor. Tighten spoke magnet with screw driver (don’t overtighten). Position speed
sensor so spoke magnet passes within 1-2 coin widths of speed sensor notch. Tighten zip ties.
15) Check all zip ties to be sure they are tight, then cut excess material.
16) Wake-up speed (or speed/cadence) sensor by spinning wheel. With factory-calibrated units,
after a few moments you’ll see “SPD FOUND” (iSport)” OR “SPCD FOUND” and “HR
FOUND” (iPro/iAero). If “WLS FAIL” appears, make sure iBike is fully locked on to mount
(when locked-in a click will be felt), battery is installed in mount and iBike, then try again. If
“SPD FAIL” appears then see the Scan procedure on page 7.

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2. PERFORM “FAST START” SETUP SEQUENCE
1) Use a bathroom scale to measure the total weight of you, your bike, and bike equipment (water
and shoes).
2) Determine front wheel tire circumference (default is 700x 23c wheel, 2096mm). See detailed
instructions for other wheel sizes, or email us at [e-mail]
3) Enter “Set Up” by press-holding iBike’s UP arrow for two seconds (UP arrow for set-UP).
4) You should see the screen “Yes Fast Start”. If you don’t see this screen, detach the iBike
from its mount, remove the iBike’s battery, insert battery backwards momentarily, then reinsert
battery normally and replace battery cover. Place iBike on mount and enter Setup.
5) “Yes Fast Start” screen appears. To begin Fast Start sequence, click the up arrow.
NOTE: IF YOU SEE THE SCREEN “REL 4xy”(xy are numbers, 24 or higher) CLICK THE
UP ARROW ONCE TO RETURN TO “YES FAST START”. THEN, CLICK THE UP
ARROW AGAIN TO ENTER THE FAST START SEQUENCE.
6) The “UNITS” screen appears. To select English or metric units, click the center button. The
units screen will flash. Click the up arrow to select metric units (km/h will flash in the top
window). Click the up arrow again to select English units. When the screen flashes your desired
choice, click the center button. The message “done” flashes, indicating that your choice has been
memorized. The screen advances to “TIRE CIRC”.
7) “TIRE CIRC” (tire circumference) is pre-set to 2096mm (700 x 23C wheel). Click the center
button to check and enter the correct tire circumference. If needed, enter the circumference of
your tire in mm, using the left/right arrows to select the flashing digit to change, and the up/down
arrows to change the value of the digit. Click the center button. The screen flashes “done” and
advances to the next step, “TOT WGHT”.
8) Enter the total weight of you, your bike, and your equipment. Click the center button and use
the up/down and left/right arrows to enter your correct total weight. Click the center button to
accept. The screen flashes “done” and advances to “EST AERO”.
9) To start the “EST AERO” (Estimate aerodynamic drag) steps, click the center button. Enter
your height (in inches or cm, depending on Units choice), then click the center button. Next,
enter your body weight. Next, select your NORMAL riding position, the position you ride in
most often. Choose between Hoods, Drops, and TT. The first choice is “Hoods”. The word
“No” flashes. If you normally ride on the hoods, select “Yes” with the up arrow, then click the
center button. If you do NOT normally ride on the hoods, then click the center button to select
“Hoods No”. You will see “Drop No”; select your choice with the up/down arrow, then click
the center button to accept. The final choice is “TT” (time trial); select Yes/No. As soon as you
select “Yes” for one of the three choices, your aerodynamic drag is estimated automatically for
the ride position chosen, “done” will flash, and the screen advances to the “TILT” calibration.
NOTE: “FAST START” ACCURATELY ESTIMATES YOUR DRAG COEFFICIENTS. SEE
OWNER’S MANUAL FOR COAST DOWN CALIBRATION THAT MEASURES DRAG
COEFFICIENTS.

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10) Tilt Calibration
A) Make sure your iBike is fastened to your mount and that your mount is ROCK SOLID tight.
B) Find a reasonably smooth, rock and crack-free place to set your bike. Point bike straight
ahead and note exactly where each wheel touches the ground.
C) Jam your foot in front of the rear wheel so that the bike can’t move forwards or back. Point
front wheel straight ahead. With the screen saying “TILT”, click center button to start tilt
calibration. During calibration hold bike upright and VERY still.
D) When you see “turn 180o” turn the bike around and set each wheel on the same place. Lock
foot in front of rear wheel. Point front wheel straight ahead. Click center button to continue.
Hold bike upright and VERY still.
E) When you see “turn 180o” turn bike around a second time, back to its original position, with
wheels on marked places and front wheel pointed straight. Click center button. Hold bike
upright and VERY still. When finished screen says “good tilt” if calibration is good, or “Bad
Tilt” if bike was moved. If “bad tilt” repeat steps A-E.
F) When the tilt calibration is “Good” the screen automatically advances to “CAL WIND”.
11) Wind Calibration
A) Find a non-windy place, or cup your hands over front wind port to block wind.
B) With the screen saying “CAL WIND” click center button. The number at top of screen will
drift to (approximately) 00, the “Done Wind” message will flash and the iBike will automatically
exit Setup.
Setting up a Second Bike: Repeating the Fast Start Sequence
The Fast Start Sequence is performed only one time per bike. After completing the Fast Start
sequence, if you enter Setup again and scroll to “Fast Start” the screen says “No Fast Start”
(NOTE: USER and RACR are other, optional sequences). When a sequence is set to “No,” the
sequence’s steps are hidden.
To set up a second bike, or to reveal the hidden steps and perform the Fast Start sequence again,
click the center button while on the Fast Start screen. The word “No” flashes. Click the up arrow
so the screen says “Yes Fast Start”. Click the center button to accept the choice “Yes Fast Start”.
Now, when the up arrow is clicked, the Fast Start sequence steps will be shown.
The above procedure applies to all sequences (FAST START, USER, AND RACR).
NOTE: AFTER STARTING A SETUP SEQUENCE (FAST START, USER, OR RACR),
THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE SEQUENCE IS TO CLICK THE UP ARROW UNTIL ALL
STEPS ARE COMPLETED, OR TO EXIT SETUP COMPLETELY.
IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE BIKE, YOU’LL NEED TO CREATE AN IBIKE
PROFILE FOR EACH BIKE. A PROFILE INCLUDES ONE-TIME “FAST START”, “CAL RIDE”,
AND WIRELESS “SCAN”. USE “SETUP/ SET PROF” TO CHANGE FROM PROFILE 1 TO PROFILE
2. AFTER CHANGING TO THE NEW PROFILE, PERFORM A NEW “FAST START”, “CAL RIDE”,
AND “SCAN” FOR THAT PROFILE.
CRITICAL: AFTER COMPLETING THE FAST START STEPS, FOR BEST RESULTS
DO A CALIBRATION RIDE.

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3. PERFORM ONE-TIME CALIBRATION RIDE
1) If you haven’t done so already, perform the Fast Start sequence prior to doing the Cal Ride.
2) Wear your usual biking clothes and remain in your normal ride position for the entire Cal Ride.
3) Place iBike on mount. Ride to the place where you’ll do your Cal Ride; the iBike will
automatically detect the wireless sensors.
4) Press-hold the top arrow to enter setup. Click the up arrow twice to select “CAL RIDE”.
Click the center button to begin the Cal Ride steps.
5) If you performed Tilt and Cal Wind steps more than 30 minutes before starting the Cal Ride,
you must perform the Tilt and Cal Wind steps again; the iBike automatically guides you through
these two calibrations.
6) When your iBike is ready for the Cal Ride the word “Start” will flash. Click the center button.
7) The top window shows speed, middle window shows distance, bottom window says “Out”.
8) Ride out for one mile at a leisurely pace. The center window shows the distance traveled.
It’s OK to stop during the Cal Ride but it’s best do the Cal Ride in light traffic and light winds.
9) Once you have traveled a little over 1 mile, the iBike flashes “go bac, turn 180o”. SLOW
DOWN, STOP, and turn around safely. The iBike says “BAC” without flashing. Ride back to
your starting point on the same route. As you ride back the center window will count down until
zero distance is remaining. At the end of your iBike will return to “CAL RIDE”. Press-hold the
up arrow to exit Setup.
NOTE: IT’S OK TO RIDE MORE THAN ONE MILE BEFORE TURING AROUND. THE “GO BAC,
SLOW DOWN” MESSAGE WILL FLASH CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL YOU SLOW TO LESS THAN
10 MPH. IF YOU RIDE MORE THAN ONE MILE BEFORE TURNING THE ACCURACY OF YOUR
CAL RIDE WILL IMPROVE.
Your iBike is now ready to ride. Consult the “iBike Detailed Instructions” on the many features
of your new iBike, as well as “USER” and “RACR” sequences that can fine-tune your iBike’s
performance even more.
“USER”, “RACR” SEQUENCES, AND DAY-TO-DAY SETUP SCREENS
In addition to “FAST START”, your iBike also has “USER” and “RACR” (racer) sequences.
The USER sequence includes date, time, absolute wind, and display settings, as well as coast
down, fitness test, and indoor trainer settings. Performing the USER sequence is optional but
recommended.
The RACR sequence includes ESTIMATE CRR, TSS/IF/NP display, FTP configuration, CDA
display, (iAero only) and TOTAL HOURS and DISTANCE log. Performing the RACR sequence
is optional.
For your daily riding, in setup you can conveniently and immediately access CAL WIND, TILT,
CAL RIDE, BATT VOLTAGE, ALTITUDE, TOTAL WEIGHT, SCAN (WIRELESS SCAN),
SET PROFILE, RECORD INTERVAL, ERASE DATA, AND FIRMWARE VERSION
SCREENS.

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USING YOUR WIRELESS IBIKE
At the Beginning of Each Ride
Set your iBike on your wireless mount. Make sure the iBike fully locks into position. Wake up
your iBike from sleep. The iBike performs an “Auto Cal Wind” calibration. CUP YOUR HAND
OVER THE WIND PORT during this calibration so that wind won’t strike the wind port.
TIP: THE “CAL WIND” STEP CAN ALSO BE PERFORMED AT ANY TIME. ENTER
SETUP; “CAL WIND” APPEARS. CUP YOUR HAND OVER THE SENSOR, THEN CLICK
THE CENTER BUTTON. “DONE” FLASHES AND THE IBIKE EXITS SETUP.
After completing the “Cal Wind” step you’re ready to ride!
iBike Buttons
1) Center button: Click to alternate between bike computer (speed, distance/watts, trip time)
and Power Meter (speed, power, cadence/heart rate).
2) Top arrow: Avg/Max. Click: average values. Click again: maximum values.
3) Left arrow: Trip Totals/Lap Timer. Click: trip kilojoules (KJ), total vertical climbed. Click
again: Total odometer distance and time. Click again: % ride memory usage (100% is full).
Click again: total distance and time of all rides. Click again: aero and frictional drag. Optional
(from Racr setup): NP/IF/TSS measurements. Press-hold: Lap Marker and lap stats.
4) Bottom arrow: Wind/Hills/Auto-Hill. Click: hill slope displayed continuously. Click again:
wind speed. Press-hold: Auto-Hill on-off.
5) Right arrow: Environment/Fit Train. Click: hill slope, wind speed, current elevation. Click
again: temperature, time. Click again: date, year. Press-hold: Fitness Training (see below) \
Trip Reset
1) Press-hold center button. “Trip reset” appears. Click center button to confirm reset.
2) Trip Reset starts a new trip and zeroes trip distance, trip time, KJ, calories, vertical climbed,
Lap Timer, and all avg/max values. New ride file begins for transfer to PC/Mac.
Erase All Ride Data (iPro and iAero only)
1) Use iBike software to erase ride memory from your iBike. Consult iBike SW instructions.
2) OR, on your iBike go to Setup/Eras Data. Click center button, select “yes” with up arrow then
click center button. Wait until “Eras Data” returns.
Lap Timer
1) Lap 1 begins automatically after a Trip Reset is performed.
2) Press-hold left arrow to end current lap and start immediately a new lap.
3) With each left arrow press-hold, the iBike shows the lap number just completed, then average
speed, average watts, and time length of the just-ended lap. After a few seconds the main screen
returns.
4) At the end of your ride, to reset Lap Timer to “Lap 1”, perform a Trip Reset.
5) Markers are placed in the ride file for each lap.
Fitness Test
1) Enter Setup, scroll with up arrow to “User No”. Click center button, use up arrow to select
“User Yes”. Click center button to accept. Scroll to “Fit Test”.
2) Click center button. Previous test results are shown: W/KG score, 1-10 fitness rating. Click
center button to start new test.

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3) Enter body weight ONLY. Click center button to continue.
4) Choose sex: “FE NO” is male (female “no”); “FE YES” is female “yes”. Click center button.
5) Screen flashes “test start”. Warm up, then click center button to start test.
6) Cycle as hard as you can for 20 minutes. Average and instantaneous watts are displayed.
7) To “Hold Test”, click center button. Click again to resume. To cancel test, press-hold center
button; “ABRT TEST” (abort test) will flash.
8) At end of test your W/KG score and 1-10 fitness rating will be shown. Exit Setup.
Fitness Workouts
1) Perform Fitness Test, or enter your known FTP number in Racr screen (Setup/Racr/Yes/FTP
CFG).
2) While in main screen press-hold right arrow to enter fitness workout “FIT TRAIN”.
3) Select workout type with left/right arrows (“Fat” burn, “Cardio”, “Strength”, “User”,
“iB3”). Select workout intensity with up/down arrows. Click center button to start workout.
4) Target wattage for each interval is shown in top window (143is 143 watts), actual wattage and
intervals remaining are shown in middle window, time remaining for current interval is shown in
bottom window.
5) Pedal bike so that actual watts are close to target watts; center bar will show if you’re
above/below target wattage. Hold target wattage until timer counts down to zero.
6) At the end of the first interval the targets for the next interval will be shown. Intervals
remaining will decrease by “1”. Continue workout.
7) At the end of the final interval the screen will say “done”.
8) Depending on workout selected, workouts will last 40-80 minutes
9) To exit Fit Train, press-hold right arrow.
Customized “iB3” Workouts created with iBike Software (iPro and iAero only)
1) Create interval set on PC/Mac using iBike software. Upload interval set to iBike.
2) Press-hold right arrow to enter “FIT TRAIN”.
3) Click left/right arrow to select “iB3”. Your customized workout will be selected.
4) To start workout, click center button.
5) To exit Fitness Training, press-hold right arrow.
User Workouts (great for Time Trials)
1) Select “User” in the“FIT TRAIN” screen
2) To start the User interval, click the center button
3) Average watts are shown in top window, actual watts in middle window, elapsed time in
bottom window
4) To start a new user interval, click the center button. To pause the interval, click the left arrow.
To resume the interval, click the left arrow again.
5) To review results from earlier User intervals, click the up arrow.
6) To reset User intervals, perform Trip Reset.
Obtain iBike Serial Number (USB Adapter and Software ships with iPro and iAero only)
1) Connect your iBike and USB Adapter; launch iBike software. Go to Device/iBike SN & FW
version...
For more details on any of these steps, please refer to the “iBike Operating Instructions”
and “iBike Mount Installation” instructions on your iBike DVD

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WIRELESS “SCAN”
The process that teaches your iBike your unique wireless sensor codes is called a “Scan”.
Whenever a battery is removed from the separate speed sensor and cadence sensors (model
BKM3), their wireless codes change, so a new Scan must be performed.
NOTE: The iBike model BKM4G combined speed/cadence sensor does not change its wireless
code after a battery change, so a new Scan does not need to be performed.
1) Make sure there is a battery installed both in your iBike and in your wireless mount.
2) Attach your iBike to your wireless mount. Make sure the iBike clicks solidly into place.
3) Activate (wake up) all wireless sensors you use:
A) Activate your model BKM3 speed and cadence sensors by waving a spoke magnet
past each sensor’s pickup notch, located at the top right corner of the side with white
lettering. Listen for a clicking sound, indicating that the sensor is activated.
B) Activate your HR strap by attaching it to your chest.
C) OPTIONAL: If you own an ANT+ combined speed/cadence sensor not manufactured
by iBike, activate it by waving a magnet past it.
D) OPTIONAL: If you have an iAero and are using with an ANT+Sport DFPM (SRM,
PT, CinQo), activate the DFPM by spinning the crank a few revolutions.
4) Perform the wireless “Scan”:
A) Press-Hold the top and bottom arrows simultaneously for two seconds. The word
“Scan” appears and the Scan process begins. The top window flashes a number.
B) During the Scan the top number flashes. As each sensor is found you’ll get a
message when the sensor is found, and you’ll also see the top window number
increment by 1. So, you might see “SPD FOUND”, “CAD FOUND”, HR FOUND”
and the top window flashes “3”, meaning that 3 sensors have been found. The
message “SPCD FOUND” appears when a combined speed/cadence sensor is used.
C) Depending on your iBike model and sensor combination, the top window may
continue to flash, indicating that your iBike is still looking for other wireless sensors.
For any sensors your iBike does NOT find, you’ll see the message “xxx OFF”, where
xxx is the name of the sensor it did not find.
D) When the pairing process is finished the top window will stop flashing. Your iBike
will memorize the wireless IDs for each wireless sensor, and then your iBike will
automatically exit the Scan screen. The Scan process has been completed.
CRITICAL: To make sure your iBike scans wireless sensor signals only from your bike, make
sure you are at least 50 feet away from any wireless sensors that are attached to any other bike.
DO NOT PERFORM A “SCAN” WHILE WHEN NEAR OTHER BIKES, SUCH AS IN A
GYM OR AT A RACE START LINE.
NOTE: IF YOUR IBIKE INDICATES THAT IT DID NOT FIND ALL OF YOUR WIRELESS
SENSORS YOU’RE USING, PERFORM THE “SCAN” AGAIN.