Calculating average power
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There are still issues with the Karoo miscalculating/registering the average power, the average power the Karoo displays is always higher than what I register on a Garmin device and the difference is bigger if there is a lot of coasting for instance when taking a lot of corners.
This can be very off-putting if you plan to use the Karoo for training purposes, and can be a decisive factor for people who are considering buying a Hammerhead device. I strongly recommend and hope you will resolve this before people wil recieve the Karoo 2.
Best Regards Anders
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Hope you all are doing well.
Currently, Karoo does not consider zero averaging when it comes to speed, cadence, or Power calculation, unlike Garmin. This is something we are looking to tackle in the next few months as we realize that zero averaging would be a valuable feature for us to add.
Let me try to explain zero averaging with the help of an example.
For a 60 second time period, you coast for 30 seconds and pedal at 100 rpm for the other 30 seconds.- With 0 averaging, your average cadence would be 50.
- If 0 averaging is not considered, your average cadence would be 100.
The same is applicable for Speed and Power. -
Thank you for the answer. I think it is the correct aprroach to implement it soon, so the Karoo will perhaps have a broader appeal to the cyclist looking for a capable training tool as it possess a lot of features that are very good for training purposes. Where I personally think that the average power calculation is the only major miss.
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