Yesterday I took my new Lynskey R300 outside for a PowerPod calibration ride and today I rode the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route to get acquainted with the new bike. Riding 33.77 miles gave me time to compare the Lynskey to my Canyon Endurace CF SLX.
The two bikes ride different and feel different. One of the first things I noticed are the handlebars: the Canyon’s oval bar gives my fingers plenty of area to wrap around while the Lynskey’s round bar is not as generous. Another difference was the gearing. Before the ride I didn’t think to see what the gears were and selected the gears I use on the Canyon and shift up as the ride progresses. I found that my speed was slower than the corresponding rear cog position on the Canyon so I will look at the gears. I think riding the Lynskey I will need to use the big chainring on the crank which I rarely do on the Canyon.
When I started today’s ride I thought the PowerPod was ready to use but it didn’t want to connect to the Wahoo Elemnt computer. What I wrote on the Velocomp forum after the ride.
Yesterday I did an O&B calibration ride and everything looked okay. After the ride I connected the PP to Isaac and it found a new profile but as it downloaded older ride files it kept asking if I wanted to change the ride profile to the new one which I did not because it was not the new bike. I selected “cancel” and the file downloaded and went to the next ride and repeated the process. Is it possible to add another choice like “No”?
I checked the new profile and it had the new sensors’ ANT+ wireless numbers.
Today I took the new bike for its first ride with the PP. I pressed the PP start button after waking the speed and cadence sensors (Wahoo wireless) but it would not connect to the Wahoo Elemnt. I went ahead and started riding hoping the movement would waken the PP. No change. I pressed the PP start button several times and no change. Then I pressed the button 5 times but no success. Then I held the PP start button for about 15 seconds. The PP connected to the Elemnt and worked as expected the rest of the ride. I am not sure what I did but it was frustrating not being able to see what the PP wanted or was doing.
It sure would be helpful if there was an app on my Pixel 3 XL phone that connected to the PP and let me manage it, see what the settings are and add a new bike with sensors. The PP connects to Isaac why not a phone app?
As to be expected the Lynskey and Canyon are different but not a “bad” different. I need more rides on the Lynskey to know how to utilize its features.
Weather during today’s bike ride: start 75 (29% humidity, 40.4 dew point), a few clouds, wind SW 14 mph. Finish 76 (29% humidity, 41.2 dew point), a few clouds, wind S 10 mph. After Zwifting each day this week I was ready for sun and the outside. This was the answer. Monday’s forecast calls for cloudy, 74 and a chance of rain. I plan on riding the Lynskey R300 for more learning.
I saw several other cyclists today. One pair I saw twice, once each time I was riding on W. Lake Houston Parkway as they whizzed by me in there green and black with red taillights blinking.
