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Doing my first competition next week, could someone with some experience advise on the protocol on a couple of matters:
- When you first sit at the erg are you allowed to touch the controls - for example to "set drag factor" and take a few strokes? Or do you just need to play with the damper?
- Is it possible to link the erg with ErgData in competition, or look at the screen data metrics after the race - just to get performance data?

Thanks loads!

Yeah, you have a little bit of time to set the drag factor etc, which is on the PM5 display. You'll be told to put your handle down and sit ready when they're ready.

I don't think that you can link to Ergdata or any other app, but you can take a screenshot at the end (500m splits) and there might be an online graph showing pace, stroke rate etc.

Best of luck

When I used to run the Basingstoke competitions you couldn't attach any equipment to the PM4 (not even a logcard) - the whole set-up worked as a radio antenna and would crash at the slightest hint of static (it is better with PM5s) - it took about 10 minutes to reset 20 ergos. Your fellow rowers won't like you for that 10 minutes of unscheduled cool down before they race.

The PM3/PM4/PM5 shows your drag factor when the race isn't running. Set it as normal using the lever then when you're done put the handle down. Take a look around, see where your nearest rival is sitting, have a chat, etc. It's not a sterile environment (unless the organiser has some strange idea for the rules).

Read this: https://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/ ... ace-advice
If you need more info then read this: https://www.concept2.com/service/softwa ... pplication and read this: https://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/ ... ce-display (this is quite informative).

When the race organiser starts the race the PM5 will change the display from "startup" to "racing". You will see "Sit Ready", "Attention" then after a delay you'll see ROW. That delay is random to stop folks jumping the start. (99.9% of all races start normally - so don't worry about false starts.)

After the race you can get the four 500m splits from your PM5. Press "[UNITS]" and press "[DISPLAY]" - nothing can go wrong all the data is stored on the laptop running the race. The race saves every stroke from every PM5, so that stuff should be available.

Excellent answers - thanks