• The Echelon2 Calories do not take into account any biological factors such as age, weight, and gender.
• The Echelon2 Calories also do not take into account Calories burned due to a person’s normal metabolic rate.
• Heart rate monitors use heart rate, age, gender, and weight to estimate how many calories a person burns.
• Since there is not a direct correlation between heart rate and Caloric burn, heart rate monitors do not as accu-
rately estimate Caloric burn compared to the Echelon2.
• Heart rate monitor manufacturers use their own algorithms to estimate heart rate, and so the Caloric burn will
vary from brand to brand. Heart rate monitors that measure heart rate at the wrist do not measure heart rate as
accurately or consistently as heart rate chest straps.
• Tests done using dierent heart rate monitors (i.e. MYZONE, Polar A360, Polar H7 and Garmin) have shown some
estimate Calories higher than the Echelon2, and some estimated Calories lower than the Echelon2.
• The CAL display can be turned OFF in the Service Menu if desired.
Heart Rate
• Heart rate will only display when the rider is wearing a compatible heart rate strap and follows the instructions
in the section above titled “Pairing a compatible heart rate monitor.”
Total Ride Time, Distance, and Average Power
• The total ride timer will start timing once the rider turns on the console and begins pedaling.
• The timer will continue timing in Pause mode.
• The timer will stop timing once the console goes into Summary mode.
• Total ride distance can be set to display miles or kilometers. See the section below on Echelon2 Service Menu
Navigation and Operation.
• Distance is calculated using an algorithm that is based on power and not based on revolutions of the ywheel.
• The user must use resistance and actually put power into the pedals.
• Starting with rmware version 1.7, the algorithm is based upon a 165 lb rider riding a 20 lb bike on a at rode
with no head wind and tail wind. Typical values for wind resistance and rolling resistance are incorporated into
the algorithm, so distance will not increase linearly with an increase in power.
• Since distance in the Echelon2 console accounts for only one typical case of outdoor riding, it should be used
solely as a performance indicator for an indoor workout.
• Total average ride power is the average power the rider rides at for the entire ride.
• Average power is updated every second.
• At any point if the rider wants to see the maximum power she/he has reached during the rider she/he can press
the AVG/MAX button twice to see their maximum ride power.
Stage Ride Time, Distance, and Average Power
• The stage ride timer will start timing once the rider hits the STAGE button.
• The timer will continue timing in Pause mode.
• The timer will stop timing once the rider hits the STAGE button a second time.
• Stage ride distance can be set to display miles or kilometers. See the section below on Echelon2 Service Menu
Navigation and Operation.
• Distance is calculated for the stage only using the same algorithm that is used for total ride distance.
• Stage average ride power is the average power the rider rides at for that stage.
• Average power is updated every second.
• At any point if the rider wants to see the maximum power she/he can press the AVG/MAX button twice to see
their maximum ride power
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