Power POD AND Bike POD

[A Former User]

Hi,

I’m using power meter (STAGES 6800 2nd gen) on my bike and I can see power data, however this power meter comes also with cadence sensor, don’t matter what I do, I can’t get cadence part working , tried to pair as bike pod1.

The same is also with garmin speed sensor, it could be that this one is connecting to watch, but still I have impression that GPS speed is shown.

any experience on this? anyone?

thank you
Jasmin

[dombo]

@jasmin-klipic I have the same issue. Cadence from power meter should work if no bike pod sensor is paired. As soon as I pair also speed sensor as bike pod, cadence from power meter is ignored. Based on my observation watch expects cadence data from bike pod even it is only speed sensor.

edit: I have Suunto9 baro. not sure about ambit.

[A Former User]

@dombo thank you…well, at end I can live with separate cadence sensor ,and don’t need speed sensor (which does not work either)…some compromises need to be accepted

[Jamie BG]

@jasmin-klipic
Original review on it seems to have been hit and miss on sensors (not sure if Suunto has since worked on that and how much has changed since the move from their web platform), but maybe this link re the smart sensors may help you: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/ambit3-multisport-review.html
I know it uses bluetooth - so not sure it supports multi-sensors or only one.

[A Former User]

@jamie-bg woow, thank you this is one of the best reviews which I have saw (not sure how I missed this one)…yeah combo power-meter + cadence is not mentioned and in the practice not supported, now I at least understand sense of using additional separated speed sensor

[zadow]

@jasmin-klipic Hi, I have inpeak power meter, paired as power pod. This wattmeter has both: power sensor and cadence sensor and I am receiving both informations and can see them both in real time on my watch. No issue. My watch is S9b.

[dombo]

@zadow try to add speed sensor to your setup (imho speed sensor is very important to have logged rapid change in speed - sprints/brakes and correct distance)

[A Former User]

@zadow said in Power POD AND Bike POD:

@jasmin-klipic Hi, I have inpeak power meter, paired as power pod. This wattmeter has both: power sensor and cadence sensor and I am receiving both informations and can see them both in real time on my watch. No issue. My watch is S9b.

do you add cadence sensor separately as bike pod?

[zadow]

@jasmin-klipic nope, I added just a power pod. Cadence is somehow there, reported together with power from the powermetter. I can see it realtime directly on the watch during the activity.

[isazi]

@zadow most power meters also transmit cadence. The only issue here is: if you pair both a power and bike pod, the watch will get cadence from the bike pod, not the power pod, even if the bike pod transmits an empty cadence stream.

[zadow]

@isazi I got it, but me personally, I see no reason for bike pod, when I have power pod. For me the power is crucial. Secondly it is cadence. Speed is a nice to have info, so the speed from GPS is enough for me. When I am focusing on my workout, most important metrics is power and cadence, as I said.
Well, I have a bike pod, which I have on my MTB bike (cadence only) and I have powerpod on my TT bike. While powerpod can provide both, power and cadence, I see no reason to pair also bike pod together with power pod. However, as I said, that is my view only as I do not see speed as an important metric for my training…

[isazi]

@zadow I agree with you, but just pointing it out for general knowledge, so people know that if they pair both there is no cadence from power pod anymore.

[A Former User]

@dombo said in Power POD AND Bike POD:

@zadow try to add speed sensor to your setup (imho speed sensor is very important to have logged rapid change in speed - sprints/brakes and correct distance)

I can add speed sensor or cadence, both of them work separately…but no chance to get them working together, does not matter what I am doing (speed as pod1, cadence on pod2 or vice versa)

[A Former User]

@zadow said in Power POD AND Bike POD:

@jasmin-klipic nope, I added just a power pod. Cadence is somehow there, reported together with power from the powermetter. I can see it realtime directly on the watch during the activity.

I need to try this, indeed, I had separate cadence sensor on that bike

[A Former User]

@jasmin-klipic said in Power POD AND Bike POD:

@zadow said in Power POD AND Bike POD:

@jasmin-klipic nope, I added just a power pod. Cadence is somehow there, reported together with power from the powermetter. I can see it realtime directly on the watch during the activity.

I need to try this, indeed, I had separate cadence sensor on that bike

woow, worked, thank you @zadow

[A Former User]

@jasmin-klipic said in Power POD AND Bike POD:

@dombo said in Power POD AND Bike POD:

@zadow try to add speed sensor to your setup (imho speed sensor is very important to have logged rapid change in speed - sprints/brakes and correct distance)

I can add speed sensor or cadence, both of them work separately…but no chance to get them working together, does not matter what I am doing (speed as pod1, cadence on pod2 or vice versa)

ah this is so lame:

Pair your Suunto Ambit3 Sport with Bluetooth Smart compatible bike, foot and Power PODs to receive additional information during exercise.You can pair up to five PODs at a time:

three bike PODs, these can be speed, distance and/or cadence bike PODs, **but only one can be connected at a time**
one foot POD
one power POD

why???

[A Former User]

@dombo said in Power POD AND Bike POD:

@zadow try to add speed sensor to your setup (imho speed sensor is very important to have logged rapid change in speed - sprints/brakes and correct distance)

that will not work…like figured today out…
Also Suunto AP3 supports just one bike pod and as such is really unneeded because if I add speed sensor, suddenly the cadence part from power/candence crank does not work anymore…and also adding more as one pod does not work , since you can not have more as 1 pod working (well you can add 3 pods…which is bs, since just one pod can communicate) damn…this is really bs