In part 2 of this two part series of videos, Karl wraps up his overview of trainers with a quick glimpse at the 1up trainer, the Tacx Cosmos, E-Motion Rollers, and the Lemond Revmaster fitness bike.

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Karl Etzel of Silicon Valley Cycling Center

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With the autumn fully upon us, and winter headed our way soon, most of us are looking for indoor training options to retain the fitness we’ve been working so hard to achieve all year. Karl Etzel of Silicon Valley Cycling Center is going to be going over a few trainers and other indoor training options you might like to try.

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Karl Etzel of Silicon Valley Cycling Center

SVCC Teams Up with Garmin for an Evening of Product Demos and South-Bay Riding

Campbell, CA – Silicon Valley cyclists interested in learning more about the Garmin product line and its applications for training and cycling should make plans to visit Silicon Valley Cycling Center on Monday, October 6th for an evening of product demos and test riding, giving riders a chance to see the latest products in action.

“There’s been a tremendous growth in the market for high-tech training tools” said SVCC co-founder Karl Etzel. “Unfortunately a lot of riders either buy products and fail to take full advantage of their features, or they avoid them altogether out of frustration with the time it takes to learn. We’re trying to lower the barriers by focusing on consumer education and support, and we’re very excited to have Garmin’s support in this effort. ”

Riders should plan to arrive at SVCC by 6:00 p.m. ready to ride. After a brief product intro and route download, the group will roll out for a 1 hour ride over a local favorite training loop on Shannon-Kennedy roads before wrapping up with post ride data analysis and refreshments. If you can’t make time for the ride, stop by the studio at 6 for the product demo and Q&A.

Further details are available at the SVCC website - www.svcyclingcenter.com

About Silicon Valley Cycling Center
Silicon Valley Cycling Center (SVCC) carries high-end products and services for the discerning cyclist. As a studio focused on bike fitting and custom pro-builds they offer products from premium brands such as Look, Lynskey, Zipp, Reynolds, SRM, and PowerTap. They offer innovative services such as their BikeConcierge bike rental program, an extensive saddle and wheel demo program, as well as more traditional equipment sales and service.

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In this latest edition of our Power Meter series, Karl Etzel from Silicon Valley Cycling Center spends some time showing us the software that comes with the various power meters. Up this time is the PowerTap Power Agent, which comes bundled with CycleOps PowerTap. The only software bundled with power meters that is both Windows and Mac compatible.

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In this latest edition of our Power Meter series, Karl Etzel from Silicon Valley Cycling Center spends some time showing us the software that comes with the various power meters. First up is the SRM Power Meter, which comes bundled with SRM Win.

SRM Win requires Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME,2000, XP or Vista.

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Karl from Silicon Valley Cycling Center continues our series of intros to power meters by giving his next brief introduction, the CycleOps PowerTap SL 2.4.

The PowerTap measures torque and rotational velocity much like the SRM Powermeter, only it does it wirelessly from the rear hub. Because it’s wireless it presents a very clean and easy installation. The hub unit also determines your cadence by looking at the fluctuation in power levels and calculates the cadence. A speed/cadence sensor is available from Saris for the chain stay that will measure it more accurately via a magnet on the crank. Pricing for the wireless unit is about $1500 MSRP. Saris does offer a wired version that retails for $900.

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