Cadence and/or Speed Sensors
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Cadence and/or Speed Sensors
I started riding my bike as an indoor trainer and purchased a Saris Fluid2.
I'm pretty Lo-Fi and use my Apple Watch for my heartrate monitor and YouTube "road" videos to get some scenery paired with some rocking' playlists to motivate my workout.
I think I want to add a Cadence sensor. Will that give me the watts readings everyone is talking about? I can get the Wahoo Speed and Cadence sensors as a set but wonder if I need both and if so where would I mount the Speed sensor? On the rear tire hub, right?
I'm pretty Lo-Fi and use my Apple Watch for my heartrate monitor and YouTube "road" videos to get some scenery paired with some rocking' playlists to motivate my workout.
I think I want to add a Cadence sensor. Will that give me the watts readings everyone is talking about? I can get the Wahoo Speed and Cadence sensors as a set but wonder if I need both and if so where would I mount the Speed sensor? On the rear tire hub, right?
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It depends on the sensor. Older sensors had a magnet on the wheel and a pickup on the frame. Newer ones are on the wheel.
It will not give you power, but it should improve the estimate some.
It will not give you power, but it should improve the estimate some.
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I started riding my bike as an indoor trainer and purchased a Saris Fluid2.
I'm pretty Lo-Fi and use my Apple Watch for my heartrate monitor and YouTube "road" videos to get some scenery paired with some rocking' playlists to motivate my workout.
I think I want to add a Cadence sensor. Will that give me the watts readings everyone is talking about? I can get the Wahoo Speed and Cadence sensors as a set but wonder if I need both and if so where would I mount the Speed sensor? On the rear tire hub, right?
I'm pretty Lo-Fi and use my Apple Watch for my heartrate monitor and YouTube "road" videos to get some scenery paired with some rocking' playlists to motivate my workout.
I think I want to add a Cadence sensor. Will that give me the watts readings everyone is talking about? I can get the Wahoo Speed and Cadence sensors as a set but wonder if I need both and if so where would I mount the Speed sensor? On the rear tire hub, right?
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When I first started Zwifting, I wasn't convinced I was going to like it so my friend lent me a wheel on dumb trainer and I bought this product on Amazon. Unfortunately it's no longer available as a bundle but it was speed & cadence sensor and it worked great. i was able to use it to simulate speed and power in Zwift and then used outdoors with an app. on my phone to do the same. Super simple.
I have since upgraded to a smart trainer and fully embrace Zwift and no longer use the sensors.
I have since upgraded to a smart trainer and fully embrace Zwift and no longer use the sensors.