VDO Z2PC Link Heart Rate Monitor and Cycle Computer with PC Syncing Cable and Training Analysis Software

VDO Z2PC Link Heart Rate Monitor and Cycle Computer with PC Syncing Cable and Training Analysis Software Review

VDO Z2PC Link Heart Rate Monitor and Cycle Computer with PC Syncing Cable and Training Analysis Software Feature

• Wrist-style cycling computer with heart rate monitoring
• Download data to PC for analysis with included software; USB docking station; compatible with Windows XP/Vista
• Current heart rate in % of personal maximum heart rate; audible signal if above or below limit settings
• Two presettable wheel circumferences, six selectable timers; lap-timer for 50 laps
• Backed by 5-year warranty

Elegantly designed, the wrist-style VDO Z2PC cycle computer will keep track of your training with integrated heart rate monitoring as well as calorie consumption and fully digital wireless transmission for speed, heart rate, and cadence (with optional accessory). The Z2PC offers data storage and the ability to download it to your PC for analysis with the included software. It also features ANT+Sport wireless signal coding that transmits to your computer without interference from other training computers nearby. It's backed by a five-year warranty and includes a USB docking station.

PC Download Features

• 100 hours storage capacity (maximum 100 individual trips of 1 hour each)
• Download of all cycling, cadence, heart rate data to PC
• Lap data individually flagged for easy identification and analysis
• Graph or spread sheet-display of trip (either on time axis or on distance axis)
• Training-Analyzer-Software (by week, by month, by year)
• Docking-Station with USB connection, compatible to Windows XP and Vista

Timing and Heart Rate Monitoring Features

• Current speed and distance; average speed
• Real time comparison of actual and average speed, indication by arrows showing speed difference of +/- 1 km/h
• Second, individually programmable distance counter; either forward or backward counting possible
• Cadence Data (optional, with cadence sender equipment installed)
• Two presettable wheel circumferences (wheel sizes)
• Six selectable timers
• Current trip timer (up to 24 hours)
• Current heart rate (permanently displayed), ECG-precise measurement
• Average/maximum heart rate
• Current heart rate in % of personal maximum heart rate
• Time in % of total training time:
  • within the preset heart rate limits (Limit Zone)
  • below the preset heart rate limits (Limit Zone)
  • above the preset heart rate limits (Limit Zone)
• Calorie-consumption on current trip
• Recovery time or recovery heart rate measurement (adjustable time or heart rate)
• Lap-timer for 50 laps with data for lap time, average speed and average heart rate
• Audible signal if current heart rate is above or below limit settings.
• Personal data presettable (age, weight, sex, personal maximum heart rate)
• Automatic calculation or manual setting of upper/lower limits for each of the three training zones
• Current time, selectable 12- or 24- hour display
• Alarm function

For the cyclist that wants a heart rate monitor that is designed mainly with cyclists in mind! Z2 PC Link comes with PC docking station, USB cable and training software so you can record, download and analyse your bike and heart rate data. Cycling functions include: current/average/max speed, ride time (total bike 1/bike 2/bike 1+2),Trip (total bike 1/ bike 2/ bike 1+2), 2nd trip distance, cadence current/ ave./ max (with purchase of separate cadence kit), 5 different training timers can be selected. Heart Rate functions include: current/average/maximum heart rate, heart rate as a perchentage of personal max heart rate, 3 training zones can be set, training timers can be selected, lap timer for 50 laps, calorie consumption, recovery measurement (time or target rate.) Further features: Digital wirless on 2.4 Ghz with Ant+Sport protocol, 6 functions at a time on display, sleep mode, clock/alarm, service interval indicator (programmable), can be warn as a wrist mounted sports watch, 5 Year warranty.