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Powertap Powercal Bluetooth/Ant+ Heart Rate Strap


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Introducing PowerTap PowerCal, the world's first-ever power meter calculated from heart rate. For years there has been a widely recognized correlation between power and heart rate. In a lab one can predict power output or intensity by knowing heart rate, and vice versa. But once you leave the lab and enter variables such as hills, wind and fatigue, the relationship gets a bit trickier. This is why many cyclists and triathletes use both a heart rate monitor and a power meter in training.

Through the use of these tools and the analysis of tens of thousands of power files over the years, the experts at PowerTap and the University of Colorado Boulder have identified patterns which can correlate an athlete's heart rate to power across all real world conditions. We've utilized this knowledge to create a technology which provides power based on this correlation; in the real world and in real time.


Unlike a standard heart rate monitor PowerCal contains an algorithm that is sensitive to acute changes in heart rate (HR) and can account for rapid changes in power output. It translates these conversations into the vernacular of power training: watts, kilojoules, peak power, FTP, etc. A PowerTap hub directly measures power through strain gauges on the torque tube, which is a direct measurement of power. PowerCal is an estimated value derived from HR

So you may ask how after all these years of saying HR alone is not the best measurement for training, can you now measure power from HR? There has always been a correlation between HR and power, it's just that it varies depending on conditions. PowerTap have simply designed algorithms which predict power based on HR monitoring. Think of the PowerCal as a super accurate HR device benefitting from the supply of wattage data.

The beauty of this set-up is that even if you’re already a fully signed up member of the PowerTap wheel club, you can jump on an alternative ride (where you’re unable to derive feedback from a hub based power meter) using the PowerCal strap for uninterrupted training load data. Effectively PowerCal takes the role of bridging device for racers who are using a non PowerTap wheel but crucially need to keep TrainingPeaks, PowerAgent and other training resources fully up to date with acute and chronic training loads, i.e short and long term loads.


  • Signal Transmission: Bluetooth Smart  (Cycling Power Service, Heart Rate Service, Device Info Service) or ANT+ (2.4 GHz)
  • Operational Temperature: 0-40C/32-103F
  • Battery Type: CR2032
  • Battery Life: 400 Operational Hours (Bluetooth); 600 Operational Hours (ANT+)
  • PowerCal BLE is compatible exclusively with the PowerTap mobile application on iPhone 4S or higher.
  • PowerCal ANT+ is not compatible with cervos (little yellow computer) or older grey indoor cycle consoles.

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