Sorry if this is a bit complex but I have questions for the Polar rep and/or anyone who has used the ‘Plan Training’ feature in PPT5 and the CS400/600 computer with multiple bikes. Searching the available documentation for the CS600 and Polar Pro Trainer 5 (PPT5) has not resolved my questions as the docs point you in a direction but don’t answer many questions. I used the Trainning Program feature in PPT5 to upload two exercises - a recovery ride and interval ride training session but am unclear about (A) how to start a Training Program ride, and (B) where the ride data should be added when uploaded to PPT5?
As far as setup, the CS600 is used on 3 bikes: Bike 1 - mountain bike; Bike 3 - road/crit bike; Bike 2 - TT/Tri bike with W.I.N.D. Power sensor and having riden a moderately high intensity group training ride on road on Tuesday, I planned a TT bike recovery ride for yesterday and TP intervals this afternoon. Yesterday when I tried to start the training program per Polar CS600 instructions, I selected Today > Exercise view (name of the exercise) > OK and the computer changed into exercise mode but after a few crank revolutions I noted that there was no speed/cadence being displayed/recorded. Prior to starting the ride, I had run through the setup to set Bike 2 as the ‘active’ bike but when I stopped the computer and went into Settings/Bike, apparently starting the exercise from the ‘Training Program’ set Bike 1 as the active bike so no speed or cadence. My question here is should I start a Training Program ride in this manner or use the instructions for ‘Start training’ where the user is able to select the exercise?
The other question is in regards to how PPT5 software displays the uploaded ride data in the calendar/diary once the ride is complete and the data is uploaded. When I created the exercises as part of the Training Program, a new tab was added to the ‘Daily’ view for the effected day and after the ride, uploading the data to PPT5 adds a new tab titled Exercise and here is what I would like to know? Should the uploaded exercise data be added in a new tab or should the data fields on the Training tab for the selected day in the calendar be updated to now include the exercise data or will PPT5 always add an exercise tab for each recorded exercise?