Tacx Fortius Wired to ANT+

Details

Written by Administrator

Created: 28 January 2018

Last Updated: 28 January 2018

Hits: 7169

I have an old T1942 Tacx trainer that has a wired USB connection.  To make it work, I wrote some code to convert the measurements (wattage, speed and cadence) from the Tacx Fortius to ANT+ format and transmit them out an ANT+ stick.    It compiles and runs in Linux but you can run it in a VM or on a $10 Raspberry Pi Zero.

So, you will need an extra ANT+ dongle (for a total of two) and either a VM (Virtualbox or VMWare player running Linux) or a Raspberry Pi. 

https://github.com/pepelkod/AntBridge

I plan to add a Raspberry Pi image complete with compiled code and auto start in the near future.

Cognoscenti Cycles

Details

Written by Administrator

Created: 01 December 2017

Last Updated: 01 December 2017

Hits: 5935

A Canadian wheel builder with a fine balance of artistry and utility.

http://www.cognoscenti-cycles.com/

Spoke Tension howto video

Details

Written by Administrator

Created: 28 November 2017

Last Updated: 28 November 2017

Hits: 6010

Shows how to use the spoke tension app.

Quick Spoke update

Details

Written by Administrator

Created: 27 November 2017

Last Updated: 27 November 2017

Hits: 5386

Update to the spoke length calculator Quick Spoke is submitted.  It has a new database of hubs and wheels, some layout and bug fixes and of course works with the latest iOS.