Pace Boat / PaceRider on Concept2 PM5
When a workout in ErgZone includes a pacing target, that target is sent to your Concept2 PM5 to set on the PaceRider (also called PaceRower or PaceSkier, depending on the sport) to help you stay on track.
Important Note About Pace Display Mode
After extensive testing, we’ve found that the PM5 will not display the Pace Boat if your machine is set to show Watts or Calories/hour.
To ensure the Pace Boat target is set on the PM5:
- Set the PM5 to display pace (/500m).
- Then, reconnect the workout in ErgZone.
This is a limitation of the PM5 display logic and applies whether or not you’re using ErgZone.
We are currently working with Concept2 in hopes of resolving this behavior in a future update
PM5 Limitation
- For Constant Intervals workouts, as shown in the example below, where all intervals/splits, and rest are the same length, the PM5 applies the pace from the first interval /split to all subsequent intervals.
The PM5 firmware determines this behavior—ErgZone cannot override it.
For example, the following workout:
5 rounds
30secs: row /1min: rest
PM5 will set a 2:10.2 pace to the PaceRider for all intervals, even though the workout specifies differently.
How to Set Different Paces Per Interval
The PM5 requires the workout type to be an Interval Variable to assign different paces to each interval. To make sure ErgZone is setting such a workout, at least one interval or rest period differs (e.g., one rest period is one second longer), as shown in the image below.
