QA1 Do Pioneer Power Meters have Bluetooth transmission? Our newest SBT-Series pre-installed and kits support Bluetooth data
transmission to Apps like Zwift and our Cyclo-Sphere Control App for set-up, maintenance as well as our Live Pedaling Viewer when the
sensors are in Pedaling Monitor Mode.
QA2 What cranksets will support the SBT-Series Sensors? Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 and Ultegra R8000 cranks and arms are compatible
with the SBT-Series Cranksets, Arms and Kits (sensor model # SGY-PM930H). Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 and Ultegra 6800 are ONLY
compatible with the non-bluetooth SGY-Series Kits. (Sensor Model # SGY-PM910ZW/V/H).
QA3 Do I need to use the magnets provided with the power meter? The magnets are not required when the power meter is in it’s
default ANT+ Mode, you can install on the bike and pair it to any ANT+ compatible cycle computer as “power”; spin the crank to
wake the sensors and the system is ready to pair and transmit power data. The magnets and the magnet calibration process are
ONLY required when the power meter is switched to the Pedaling Monitor Mode and used with a Pioneer or Wahoo ELEMNT series
cycle computer.
QA4 What is the Pedaling Monitor and Efficiency Display? When used with the Pioneer SGX-CA500, SGX-CA600, Wahoo ELEMNT,
ELEMNT Bolt, and ELEMNT ROAM cycle computers, the “Power Meter” can be Mode switched into its “Pedaling Monitor” Mode. Mode
switching can be done directly from the cycle computers or from the Pioneer Cyclo-Sphere Control App via Bluetooth (SBT Models).
Switching to Pedaling Monitor Mode engages 3 additional strain gauges per crank arm (totaling 4) and raises the transmission
frequency to 12x per revolution. Each sensor will now measure all of the forces on the crank arms and transmit the combinations of
“positive” force and “negative” forces, 12 x per revolution, where they are represented as “Force Vectors” on the cycle computer.
Pioneer’s “Efficiency” metric is calculated by dividing the total amount of N forces (positive and negative) by only the positive N
forces; physics, not an algorithm. Pioneer Cyclo-Sphere has after ride tools to analyze pedaling efficiency in comparison to a wide
range of cycling metrics over a single ride or cycling career.
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QA5 What is the benefit of seeing these “Force Vectors” and the Efficiency Metric? In real time (while riding), the force vectors will show
you the direction and amplitude of the forces being applied to the crank arm(s) clearly showing the rider where positive power is being
produced but more importantly, where forces are “wasted” but valuable kilojoules. This “visual” cue along with the corresponding
Efficiency number or avg. become additional power metrics that provide a powerful tool to maximize energy conservation and
improve pedaling techniques for a wide variety of real world cycling scenarios. For post ride analysis, Pioneer’s Cyclo-Sphere website
offers tools to view a riders Force Vector chart over time or distance and compare what their pedal stroke “looked like” and how
Efficient the pedal stroke is relative to other ride metrics over the riders entire cycling career. Ie. During a section of high power,
efficiency was lower this month, force vectors show an excessive amount of “wasted” force at the 6 o’clock position. Improving
pedaling efficiency is intuitive and quickly becomes second nature.
QA6 How long is the battery life on the power meter? Pioneer has 180 hours of battery life. CR2032 batteries are easily replaced the with
no additional service required. In the event that a battery expires on one leg during a ride, Pioneer has a unique feature that
automatically doubles the "Live" side so you can still receive data from that ride event. When you return home and replace the battery,
the power meter will return back to dual leg mode.
QA7 Does Pioneer's Power Meter work on 10 Speed Dura-Ace or Ultegra cranksets? Pioneer's Power Meters are only compatible with 11-
speed Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 & R9100 and Ultegra 6800 and R8000 cranksets.
QA8 What is the warranty on Pioneer Power Meters? Pioneer has a 2-year limited parts and labor warranty on its cycle sports products.
QA9 If I purchase a Single Leg Power Meter or kit, can I ever upgrade to a Dual Leg power meter? Yes. Pioneer provides a very easy and
value added upgrade to dual leg at a later date with the ‘Kit” models. When adding the second side, the power meter will easily
reconfigure as a dual leg power meter or pedaling monitor.
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