Anyone Pair a PowerTap G3 Hub With Garmin Edge 1030?
03-12-20, 10:57 AM
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Anyone Pair a PowerTap G3 Hub With Garmin Edge 1030?
Garmin is discounting the 1030 right now, but I want to be sure I can pair a PowerTap G3 hub with it before trying to fix what isn’t broke (my current setup— Edge 510, G3 Hub— is working fine). Can anyone confirm if this is possible?
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The PT uses ANT+ right?
I think the 1030 can use BT also, many newer Garmins can.
I think the 1030 can use BT also, many newer Garmins can.
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The one I have is ANT+ only, I am pretty certain. They have later versions which are both ANT+ and Bluetooth, but if I want that I’d need to upgrade the cap, $150 at Wheelbuiilder.
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I searched for Powertap on wheelbuilder.com and didn't find anything about a replacement cap. Of course, they went through and redesigned the site so old people can't read it. It's impressively bad
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Head units aren't programmed for specific power meters, there's a power data profile that PMs implement and head units read. So you should have no problem. (But I have a different PM and a different Garmin, so I can't say much from personal experience.)
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I still haven't paired mine, but there are very few ant+ issues with Garmin. Wahoo has problems with one version of SRM power meter because of some differences in clock frequency. I see no similar messages in the wattage google groups, which is where you would find out about such things if they were a problem
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All Garmins work with ANT+, you don't need BT also.
Head units aren't programmed for specific power meters, there's a power data profile that PMs implement and head units read. So you should have no problem. (But I have a different PM and a different Garmin, so I can't say much from personal experience.)
Head units aren't programmed for specific power meters, there's a power data profile that PMs implement and head units read. So you should have no problem. (But I have a different PM and a different Garmin, so I can't say much from personal experience.)
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If you're going to buy it, get it from a place with a good return policy.
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Wise advice.
Regarding Wheelbuilder, great people. I met the owner when I went up there, really seems like a stand-up guy.
Regarding Wheelbuilder, great people. I met the owner when I went up there, really seems like a stand-up guy.
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Horrible to resurrect a dead thread, I know. But I upgraded to a Garmin Edge 830 and it works great with my G3 hub.
