{"id":38483,"date":"2018-01-13T12:23:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T18:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=38483"},"modified":"2018-01-13T12:23:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T18:23:07","slug":"another-dead-battery-slows-indoor-trainer-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/01\/13\/another-dead-battery-slows-indoor-trainer-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Dead Battery Slows Indoor Trainer Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally the sun shine arrived but temperatures are well below my outdoor bicycling threshold of 60 degrees. It was 28 degrees when I made it to the breakfast area around 7:15 AM. By the time I got ready to ride the Cycleops Fluid Trainer after 10 AM it warmed up to the lower 40’s. I need to ride outdoors to see if I can still balance the bike!<\/p>\n

Speed sensor battery problems continued this morning. I thought I was okay when I spun the rear wheel and saw the little blue LED flashing but by the time I got on the bike the sensor stopped. To complicate the matter the Elemnt computer did a firmware update too. I removed the speed sensor to check the battery. Yesterday I drove to Humble to the Batteries Plus store to buy a battery tester and more 2032 batteries. I figured their batteries would be fresh. I got Duracell and Rayovac and the tester.<\/p>\n

Taking the battery out of the speed sensor and checked it with battery tester. It indicated the battery needed to be replaced, too weak. This was a battery that had only been used once during yesterday’s workout. I decided to use a Duracell 2032 and checked it with the tester, it showed a strong “good”. I put it in the sensor and the sensor back on the rear hub. It was flashing a strong blue.<\/p>\n

Now after the firmware update the PowerPod sensor connected to the Elemnt but the speed and cadence would not. After trying several ideas I turned the Elemnt off. I had rode 1.52 miles while trying to get all of the sensors talking but the PowerPod and speed sensors did not look like the data had recorded so I deleted the ride and started over. Now all of the sensors connected after a delay while my phone and the Elemnt paired. I was ready for the workout. From there the workout went as planned.<\/p>\n

More cold weather on Sunday so an indoor workout is probably the only option.<\/p>\n

SportTracks Indoor Workout Summary<\/h2>\n

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