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Micro-Accelerometer CycloComputer Bion CLINO 401
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Monitor road gradient while you are riding up-hill ! |
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Watch the Power you generate increasing with slope and speed !
(in the example above: 347 W, 369 W, 423 W, 489 W, 570 W,
at increasing slope and constant V= 9.9 Km/h) |
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How does it uniquely differ from competing instruments ?
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Other commercially available instruments claiming to measure road gradient and climbing power are in truth
only capable of measuring AVERAGE values. As a matter of fact, such competing instruments
are typically based on the accurate measurement of barometric pressure,
they can therefore compute average road gradient by measuring altitude increments
with respect to the linear distance travelled. However, vertical sensitivity for typical
barometric pressure sensors is limited to few meters.
This means that, when all sources of inaccuracies are duly taken into account,
to obtain a reasonable accuracy on said computed average values one typically needs
to travel a linear distance of at least few hundreds meters. Such type of instruments
CANNOT display variations in inclination meter by meter, or while stationary, or while being
held in your hands as in the example above. |
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Bion-CLINO CAN !
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This thanks to the application of recent advances in the
technology of micro-electromechanical sensors. The new Bion-CLINO 401 features one
of the last generation of micro-accelerometers, allowing the direct measurement of
gravity acceleration component along its main axis. A very simple calibration procedure
allows then to automatically compensate for any small offset which could be introduced
when mounting the instrument on the handle-bar (on a slope, just point the bicycle
uphill and press a button ... wait a little till display icon stops rotating ... point
the bicycle downhill and press a button ... wait a little till display icon stops
rotating ... DONE ). |
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