Stryd S+ app

herlas

Used Stryd S+ for the first time today… my feedback:

pros:

long awaited/requested S+ app finally arrives!
able to see 4 new Stryd metrics on the fly on the watch (ILR,LSS, GCT and VO)
ILR= Impact Loading Rate rotates in top right field with LSS= Leg Spring Stiffness
GCT = Ground Contact Time
VO= Vertical Ocillation
SA displays 4 Stryd metrics in workout summary (Air power in watts,GCT, VO and LSS), ILR is not display in SA, however it’s recorded in FIT file and its sent over to Stryd.

cons or maybe bugs?

in order to connect Stryd via the S+ app you need to disable Stryd for footpod or power meter, otherwise won’t be detected.
Watts displayed on regular activity screen other than the S+ app screen itself, comes from the watch wrist-power instead of Stryd, bug or expected behavior?
On the Stryd platform we end up with two workouts that are no longer merged by Stryd because one is Suunto’s own wrist power and the other Stryd’s after the offline sync.
We just can’t skip the offline sync on Stryd side because not all metrics are recorded by Suunto via the S+ app, we’re missing Form power, Form power ratio and Air power (Stryd uses % as the value for this, Suunto is showing Watts instead ). Not saying this was supposed to be the end of the offline sync , but just providing feedback.

Anyways, that was my experience on first use

far-blue

@herlas Thanks for the feedback. That possibly puts the brakes on my using the app because my 5 peak doesn’t have wrist-based power. I’m guessing this means power will only show in the app screen and I won’t be able to use power-based targets or the power-based intensity zones. If offline sync is still beneficial then maybe the app isn’t giving enough benefits for me to compromise on the features I’ll miss.

Ivan De Rasis

@herlas P3er utilizzare l’app Stryd con SV è necessario avere il misuratore di potenza Stryd?

A Former User

@Ivan-De-Rasis Yep!

Ivan De Rasis

@robis Grazie molte

Seb77

Tested today with a Suunto race. I confirm the feedback from @herlas .
Really I don’t understand why they release this app if all the metrics are not recorded .

seanvk

Stryd should consider supporting syncing structured workouts with Suunto. The support is there for third parties.

herlas

@seanvk I’ve been requesting in their official forums, got this reply recently :

"Thanks for your feature suggestion.

We do not have immediate plans to implement this feature. However, we will keep it in mind as we plan out our future road map"

Wouldn’t hurt to keep requesting. Anyone is welcome to keep that thread moving:

https://club.stryd.com/t/when-will-suunto-users-be-able-to-execute-stryd-workouts/25613

or via stryd FB group etc

chee ee jordan lo

@TyreseJ4 I had dropouts with ambit 3 sport. No more dropouts with 9pp

chee ee jordan lo

@herlas just wanted to add to the thread to give the team some kudos on releasing this app. Nice to see the Stryd metrics finally in the Suunto app. However, I mainly use the Stryd for treadmill, but if I activate the Stryd s+ app then it seems I lose the pace from the Stryd pod. So I will probably use the s+ Stryd app only for outdoor runs and use the Stryd as a foot pod for indoor track runs and treadmill runs.

Does that sound right for my use cases? Happy to get inputs from others who have tried the Stryd s+ app.

herlas

@chee-ee-jordan-lo there’s no use case for the S+ Stryd on treadmil runs at all, no pace, distance, cadence or power from the Stryd pod as you need to disable the footpod or power meter in order to be able to connect the S+ Stryd app.

Outdoors is up to the user decide whether or not using the S+ Stryd app is worth it.

Current implementation of the Stryd S+ app is not optimal, you only gain 4 stryd metrics on the fly displayed on the S+ app screen and saved to the fit file.

On the other side, you lose the intensity zones feature, distance, pace, cadence and power from STRYD when you disable the footpod, or/and lose Stryd’s main core feature which is an accurate, responsive, reliable power recording when you disable the power pod (remember, STRYD is hardware designed to capture your power generation independent of GPS signals) and if this isn’t bad already, you end up with an activity that has two power sources, watch own (S9PP SV, SR) and the Stryd power stream, which complicates and breaks the offline sync merge feature from Stryd that’s been in place and working fine for some years now.

Determine what matters in your case and decide accordingly

herlas

@chee-ee-jordan-lo Suunto’s SA doesn’t show drop offs, they’re suppressed
To be sure, check in Stryd’s powercenter to confirm that’s the case.

herlas

FYI, I’ve opened a new thread in the Stryd forums providing my feedback about the Stryd Suunto + app. Anyone interested, please feel free to chime in, idea is to hopefully keep building momentum with Suunto-Stryd partnership.

https://club.stryd.com/t/stryd-suunto-plus-app-feedback/26194

seanvk

@herlas said in Stryd S+ app:

FYI, I’ve opened a new thread in the Stryd forums providing my feedback about the Stryd Suunto + app. Anyone interested, please feel free to chime in, idea is to hopefully keep building momentum with Suunto-Stryd partnership.

https://club.stryd.com/t/stryd-suunto-plus-app-feedback/26194

Based on the reply - it was Suunto that did the app, not Stryd:
“This app is all developed by a Suunto team…”

Hassanai

@herlas said in Stryd S+ app:

@Seb77 apparently you have to disable the footpod before the activity for the Stryd S+ app to work and connect to your Stryd.

May i know how to disable footpod before using Stryd S+ app

herlas

@Hassanai in the pre-workout screen, scroll to sensors and uncheck footpod and/or power pod, that should allow you to connect to the Stryd via the S+ Stryd app.

Hassanai

@herlas thank a lot. it’s work now.