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Training Tacx Films

- 1 - 16 oktober 2013

Tacx Films

The Tacx films are divided into the following categories: cycling classics, mountain stages, training

with the pros, Cycletours, Climbs Collection, triathlon, download films and Citytrips. On

www.tacx.com you will find information about the films. Here you can order the DVDs through the

online shop.

The Tacx Films are Slope/Distance training rides. The speed of the film is influenced by your cycling

speed. When riding uphill the brake will generate so much resistance that you can really feel the

incline. The i-Genius Multiplayer will accelerate itself in a descent. ErgoVideo stands for power

training (in Watt/Time) with the pros. It is an efficient way to improve your fitness and cycling

technique in a remarkably short time. All films are shot in widescreen and linked with Google

Earth’s 3D maps. You can install the film on the hard drive or play it from the DVD.

You can distinguish the ErgoVideos and Real Life Videos from one another through the icon that is

displayed in front of the title.

Real Life Video

ErgoVideo

Choosing a film

Recent

The quickest way to start a training session is through this button. A list with the last training rides

of the selected user will appear via the menu on the left. These are training rides (with or without

opponents) that you have completed in the past and may want to repeat. At the bottom you will see

Films with an article number lower than T1956.30 are not compatible with Tacx Trainer software

Summary of content (11 pages)

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Training Tacx Films Tacx Films The Tacx films are divided into the following categories: cycling classics, mountain stages, training with the pros, Cycletours, Climbs Collection, triathlon, download films and Citytrips. On www.tacx.com you will find information about the films. Here you can order the DVDs through the online shop. The Tacx Films are Slope/Distance training rides. The speed of the film is influenced by your cycling speed.
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Training Tacx Films an image and to the right information about the program. Select one and press the Select for training button to start. Recent implies that the settings of the training ride are also saved. If no image of the film’s starting point is visible on the screen, the Search button will appear in the Video tab. Click this button. A browse screen will open that allows you to search for the film file (that might be stored in a different location) in the PC or DVD player.
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Training Tacx Films Select info box With this function you can select info boxes (text messages). In the leftmost box, select the info boxes you want to use during training. Info boxes provide you with information en route. You can also add them yourself: Training > New info boxes Opponents An opponent is someone who has once completed the same program. That could be you, or a score you have downloaded through BikeNet (see Import). You can select a maximum number of 19 opponents in this screen.
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Training Tacx Films More information: Tacx Trainer software > First time use Pausing during training If you stop training before crossing the finish line, a Pause pop-up will appear on the screen. It contains the pause time and current heart rate. All rider data are held during the break. When you start cycling again, the computer’s calculations will be based on these data. Finish After finishing a pop-up will appear with your time and the time of the opponents.
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Training Tacx Films Screen 2: Combination Screen 3: GPS -5- 16 oktober 2013
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Training Tacx Films Screen 4: Graph Through the Enter button (VR interface) or right arrow (Bushido/Vortex/Genius computer) you can call additional functions. A pop-up will appear where you can adjust the settings of the screen in question using up arrow en down arrow. Video Zoom You can choose from two different picture settings: Best fit The software automatically determines which format best suits the user’s image resolution. If suitable the video will be displayed full screen.
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Training Tacx Films Info Detailed reproduction of the training data, including averages per unit.
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Training Tacx Films Rest.
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Training Tacx Films Rider positions The position of the user in the program is indicated by a vertical line. The positions of the opponents are also visible. Top left you can see the bar with the names of the opponents and the differences in Time or Distance between them. You can also zoom in on the position display. GPS display If Google is enabled in the settings and GPS information from the film is available, you will see a screen dump here with the Google Earth map.
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Training Tacx Films Working ranges When the current value is displayed in red, it means you are not actually performing as indicated at that time. Because the trainer’s roll will not turn by itself during a descent in the terrain, like it would in real life, the software contains ‘virtual speed formulas’. In order to imitate reality as much as possible, the rider’s speed is artificially increased during descents and decreased uphill.
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Training Tacx Films The Bushido and i-Vortex have a head unit that cannot work without connecting it to a PC. The i-Genius and i-Flow always need a computer to work. On the Bushido you can preset Slope-Wattage-Heart rate training. On the i-Vortex you can only manually adjust during a ride. The Bushido does not need electricity to operate. A generator in the brake makes it possible to train. The Bushido is easy to set up and move to any place you want.