The patch below updates existing computrainer 3d v3. Just, the legendary computrainer smart trainer was set to cease as a model. Racermate computrainer download information about the. How to export your computrainer files from racermate one into trainingpeaks. Does anyone know if the registered racermate software will upload, even though i only have the obsolete pc1 software for my computrainer lab. 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. Classic multirider may be retired with the advent of other 3rd. 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. A look at computrainers new racermate one software suite. Windows may attempt to open them rather than download them if you simply click the link. 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. 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.
Keep in mind that even if the extension is supported by the racermate computrainer, it does not necessarily mean that we will be able to edit the data in this program. 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. Note the instructions below for downloading the racermate one rmc courses. Youll need a usb to stereo cable with the ftdi chipset. 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. Handlebar controller options for computrainer users with perfpro studio the rider has total control of their ride using the ct handlebar controller. Provides the ability to maintain and update a mysql database with the results obtained from the html output of racermate. 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. Classic multirider may be retired with the advent of other 3rdparty applications. Support for your velotron in the way of software updates is typically limited to. Racermate one advancing athletes online sports store. If youre running legacy ct software, ergvideo or perfpro studio what we use most, any chipset seems to work. The first release supported computrainer home users 1 or 2 computrainers. Many 8001s still had the prolific chipset in the cable and that wont work.
Up for auction is a racermate computrainer pro 8002. When it appears ergvideo cannot find your computrainer, generally you have done something wrong, misconfigured something, or there are broken wires. An update on the computrainer racermate one suite dc. Racermate computrainer pro 8002 with 3d software hi. 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. Computrainer setup guide disc computrainer software installation dvdpacked with original shipment computrainer racermate one v4. 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. Racermate establishes replacement parts program for computrainer owners. The real course videos offer many of the great computrainer software features, such as. Computrainer came out with a long awaited upgrade to their software a couple weeks ago.
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. Racermate, computrainer, and velotron trainingpeaks help. I am the original owner and the trainer has only been used with one bike. Glad to have trainerroad and sufferfest up and running. Racermate one allows for eight trainers to be connected. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing windows programs manually. Totally new software experience for computrainer and velotron racermate one is the next generation of software for computrainer and velotron. Ive been playing around with it the past few days and really like what im seeing. 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. Courses are available for use in racermate one rmc version, legacy 3d software 3dc version and multirider crs version. Until racermate one is a replacement for all previous velotron software applications, the following links are to support the current software supplied with velotron.
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. As the first firm in the market, ct excelled at the actual product and, with little competition, did not have to develop quality. 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. Wahoo kickr worth the upgrade over a com putrainer.
Some news on the original pioneer in the smart trainer market ceasing production, and some insight as to how the kickr came into existence. Our builtin antivirus scanned this download and rated it as 100% safe. Disclaimer the text above is not a piece of advice to remove computrainer coaching software 1. Computrainer is set to announce a very compelling variation on the extended warranty. There is i believe quite a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about the calibration of this cycle trainer. A look at computrainers new racermate one software suite dc. Rather than opening the software to the public, the software hardware for the most part was proprietary which hampered any innovation by outside vendors. The exception will be for wingate software, which the only update you will see is a patch for and not a. 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. Racermate one is a work in progress as time and funding allows.
I bought my first ct in 2008 and within minutes had it connected to an old dell laptop spinning to racermate s original software. This free program is an intellectual property of racermate inc. From my understanding another issue that plagued racermate was their desire to control the computrainer s software. Racermate shuts down computrainer business 2017 gear. Racermate one is a replacement for all previous software applications created for computrainer. Solution is to simply move yourself back to the first position. One final thing to look out for is the usb to stereo cable. Are there any alternatives to the computrainer that do a decent job of allowing you. I then hook up my mac to a 40 inch led screen via hdmi.
By this evening i was able to confirm those reports directly with the company, as well as get a bit more detail. 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. Hello, i was trying to calibrate 4 of my computrainers in the racermate one software, only two. 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. Computrainer by racermate is perhaps one of the longest running training products on the market. Open up your racermate one software and click the file saving tab. 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. Second, make sure the connections are per racermate instructions from pc to handlebar unit. Support for your computrainer or velotron in the way of software updates is. The racermate software aged for sure but there are other software options available. The parent company, racermate, and sales of the velotron bicycle ergometer, will still keep going, as will its sister company floscan. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Upload to trainingpeaks account via one of the following methods. However, for those diehards weve got a new solution on the old block. Download the appropriate computrainer ftdi driver for your trainer. The exception will be for wingate software, which the only update you will see is a patch for and not a full version as for all other applications. 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. Originally making its debut in 1986, its the first electronic bicycle trainerergometer with interactive motivational software and course creation all. 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. I had engaged computrainer to ask about a firmware upgrade.
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