Graph Page
From Peaksware Help Center
View Heart Rate, Power, etc.
Click on View and then check or uncheck the data series you want to view in your graph. You can also click on the down arrow beside the “D” icon on the toolbar at the top of the graph.
Linking Function
Linking Function Once you have created a bunch of ranges, you can “link” them together. By clicking on the button just to the left of the ‘named range’, a small “link” will appear. 1) Click on the ranges you want link together.
2) This prevents you from having to retype the name multiple times and it also will give you the rest period between each linked interval in your Summary Section on your Journal page.
3) Use the “eyeball” to highlight a range.
4) Click on the “eyeball” to highlight that range in your graph.
5) Click on the Named range to see the data for that range. Highlight the area of the Name, on that range to see the data below it.
Scale Your Data
This displays your data based on the time it took you to complete the ride or based on the distance that you rode. To scale your data, click on the >Scaling< button at the top of the page and choose either: by elapsed time or by distance.
Fast Find Function
Fast Find Function This is an amazingly awesome feature that allows you automatically find specific times when you went over a certain amount of watts and for how long ! So, want to know how many “matches” you burned in that race last weekend?
Well, for you a “match” may be every time you go over 400 watts for 1 minute. With this knowledge you can automatically “find” these areas! Here’s how:
1) With your Graph open, go to Edit and then select Find. Here you can find specific areas of interest automatically.
2) You can select the area you want to search at the top of the window - Range of Interest.
3) Then under leading edge, select the amount of watts you want to use as your “floor”. So if you are looking for all your efforts OVER 300 watts, then place 300 watts here.
4) Now, under Trailing Edge, select the amount of watts you want to determine that “de-selects” the ‘Find’. So, if you want to see all efforts that you did that were over 300watts, and you want to see when dropped below 200watts afterwards, this is where you would place 200watts.
5) Select the time duration you want to determine for your efforts. Click on Find.
Fix Heart Rates
Click Edit and then select Fix Heart Rates. This will fix heart rate dropouts very well if the dropout lasted less than 5 samples. After that, you may want to choose to edit your HR manually through the Raw Data option.
Fix Erroneous Data Points
To fix other data points, click on the Raw Data Button at top in your toolbar.
Use Fast Find
Click on Edit and then select “Fast Find”. Or use the keyboard shortcut - Ctrl + F. This allows you to find periods of time you select to see based on the watts that you produced in your ride. This will help you pick out your 'matches' that you burned.
“Undock” the Navigation Box
Right-click the “gripper” above the text ‘CyclingPeaks Home’ or right click in the gray below the “gripper”. You can uncheck “Allow Docking”.
Hide the Navigation Box
You can hide the navigation bar by checking the hide button. To return the navigation box to the left side of the graph, click View and then select Navigation Bar.
Cut, Copy and Paste
You can cut out a section of the graph if it is not good data or you don’t want to view it. Click and drag your pointer to the right to highlight the area you want to cut. Then go to Edit/Cut. Your data will be cut out of the graph.
You can also use Copy in the same way, if for some reason you want to copy the data out of the graph and open a new workout, and paste it into the new workout. This is a great way to handle the problem of two rides downloading, because you weren’t able to download after the first one. Then you can just Cut the first ride out and Copy it to a new workout.
Ranges
The data displayed on the Graph page can be divided into ranges. By using ranges, you can review distinct events within the data.
“Undock” Your Ranges Box
You can undock your ranges box and let it “float” in the graph window by right clicking on any gray space on the ranges and unchecking “Allow docking” or double clicking on the “gripper” of the ranges box.
Hide Your Ranges Box
You can hide the ranges box by checking the hide option. To return the navigation box to the left side of the graph, click View/Ranges Bar.
Highlight an Area on the Graph
Place your cursor on the graph and left click (hold down left click) and drag cursor across graph to where you want it. Release left click. Now, in the Ranges box (bottom left side of the graph), you will see the text “Selection” highlighted. Your data for that selection will be in the data box below.
AutoRanges
You can auto select Peak ranges based on the following categories/Icons in the toolbar: 1) Power 2) Cadence 3) Heart Rate 4) Speed 5) Pace
Show Range
By Right Clicking on the grey boxes next to a range you can show that specific range as well as hide other ranges or Zoom on that particular range to study it.
Create a New Range
Create a Range 1) Place your pointer on the area of the graph you want to highlight.
2) Left click and hold down on the left button.
3) Drag to the right or left to ‘highlight’ the area.
4) Let go of the left button.
5) Notice in the ranges window, there is now a “selection” highlighted. You can see the details of this “selection” in the bottom half of the ranges window. Use Control + R to create a “New Range” OR go to Edit/Create Range. A new range appears in the list and you can label that range however you wish. For example: 10minute LT interval.
Naming a Range
Once your range is created then you can you name it by typing in the range. You can also double-click the selection in the ranges window to rename the selection.
Linking Ranges Together
Once you have created a bunch of ranges, you can “link” them together. By clicking on the button just to the left of the ‘named range’, a small “link” will appear. 1) Click on the ranges you want link together.
2) This prevents you from having to retype the name multiple times and it also will give you the rest period between each linked interval in your Summary Section on your Journal page.
3) Use the “eyeball” to highlight a range.
4) Click on the “eyeball” to highlight that range in your graph.
5) Click on the Named range to see the data for that range. Highlight the area of the name, to see the data below it.
Make a Range Visible/Invisible on the Graph Tab
Click the box to the far left of the range text. The “eye” will be displayed. The range will now be displayed on the graph.
Select a Range Within the Range Box
Click on the text area of a range (white area with text). Or click the ranges window so it has input focus, and then press the up or down arrows, pgup, pgdn, home, or end to move the selection.
Change the Name of a Range
There are multiple ways to change the name of a range. You can double click a range, right click a range or select Rename Range menu option.
When finished, press Enter to save changes, or ESC to cancel changes.
Delete a Range
Press the DEL key to delete the currently selected range or right click a range and select “Delete Range” menu option.
Change the Start or Endpoints of a Range
Right click a range and select “Edit Range” menu option. While holding the shift key, move the blinking cursor forward or backward with the arrow keys. Press Enter when finished.
Zoom a Range
Right Click on the text of the range you want to highlight in the ranges box. Select Zoom range. This will ZOOM in on that area and ‘fit it to size’ in your screen. You can continue to do this until you get to the actual three-four data points that completely fill your screen.
Hide a Range or Hide all Other Ranges
Right click on the range and select Hide Range in order to release the highlight of that range.
Discover a Range
To automatically discover a range in the graph window, click the “eye” first, then click the text of that range to ‘highlight’ it . This will automatically move the window to make that range inside your viewing window.
For example, you might want see in a 5-hour ride, where your peak 5 minutes occurred. Click the “eye” on, across from the –Peak 5 min- text. Then click the text itself and the program will auto-scroll to that effort.
Google Earth / Garmin
You can import your Garmin Data into Cycling Peaks and then Export to Google Earth 1) You can either drag your files into Cycling Peaks as follows:
or use your existing Garmin Data from Calendar. 2)Select an Athlete to Import the data into:
3) Goto the workout you want to see, then goto the Graph page and right click on the range or Entire workout and select Export to Google Earth ( http://earth.google.com )
Auto Split Range
This feature is especially helpful to runners who would like to find out the pace of each mile run. Here you can select and Auto Split a range by first Right Clicking and then dragging to highlight a specific range, release the click and select Auto Split Range.
The examples below show you what the screen looks like during and after Auto Split:
Zones
There are 3 different types of zones and you have the ability to create custom zones.
- Training Zones - Power Zones - Heart Rate Zones
Create New Zones
To create new zones, click on Options , and New Zones. You can now edit the effective date range. The date that you will put in, will be the BEGINNING date of your zones. This zone will exist from your beginning date to the start of the next zone.
So, you will input Jan. 1 2003 for your first zone, then to end that zone at Jan.31, 2003, Create another new zone starting at Feb. 1, 2003.
Calculate Zones
Options/Calculate Zones, then select your zone methodology you prefer.
View Heart Rate zones
Options, View Heart Rate zones.
Create Custom Zones
Simply change the numbers inside the zones text in the From , and you will create your own custom zones. You can name them however you wish.
Create a Gridline
1) Move your pointer to the FAR left or RIGHT sides of the graph.
2) This will put your pointer in the “Legend” part of the graph, where watts,HR, speed, etc. are detailed. Let’s create a power gridline as an example.
3) Left click and hold down the left button while pointer in the yellow power legend.
4) DRAG pointer onto graph and place gridline on the desired value.
5) You can see the desired metric now displayed on the bottom left hand side of the screen.
To create a gridline for any of the other legends repeat the above process.
6) You can also create gridlines by double clicking on the legend part and then clicking on the white box and typing in the # that you want. MAKE SURE the “eyeball” is turned on first, or it will not create a gridline on the graph.
Stacked_View
This is the default view in CyclingPeaks Software. Click the Stacked View icon (green button with two yellow lines in it) located on the toolbar. It shows your data at one data point per pixel on your screen. This shows your true and actual data the way it was recorded by your power meter. You view your data in its true form.
Horizontal View
In this view, your data is smashed. All of it is pushed together to fit in one screen. However there are really cool features associated with both of these graph configurations. ZOOM in and RIGHT Click. Drag the pointer to the right to highlight the area of interest. Let go of the right button and a small window will appear. Select Zoom Selection. This will then ZOOM in on that area and ‘fit it to size’ in your screen. You can continue to do this until you get to the actual three-four data points that completely fill your screen.
Zoom Your Data
When in Graph mode, Select Zoom then click IN ( F5 ) or OUT ( F6 ) to increase or decrease the zoom.
You can use the shortcut keys Ctrl +> and Ctrl +<, or you can use the F5 to zoom out, or F6 to zoom in.
Finally, you may right click on the text in the ranges box and choose Zoom Range.
“Smooth” Your Data
There are 3 options to "smooth" the data.
1) Click on Smoothing and then check “more or less” based on how you want to view it.
2) You can also click on the up or down arrows that are to the right of the 0:00 box located on the toolbar. This is the time period that you are smoothing.
3) Finally, you can use the keyboard shortcuts > ctrl + ] < for more or > ctrl + [ < for less. Or use F3 to smooth more or F2 to reduce smoothing.
View Your Raw Data
Click on the 123 button at the top of the page in the toolbar. This will display your raw data where you can change any erroneous data.
View Distance and/or Time
Click on the View and then check or uncheck Elapsed Time and/or Distance. You can also click on the “T” or “D” icons on the tool bar at the top of the program.
