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thanx guys and gals for this magic forum!!!!

I need advice from the clever okes please: I used to download my training sessions from my Garmin 945 onto the laptop (using Garmin Connect and Express). Now I can’t download it and then found the Garmin ANT+ stick that was plugged into the laptop, is missing! Is that the reason why it does not download? Why does Bluetooth (which is on) not sync it? I prefer not to use the sel phone but rather the big screen laptop. Please advise this platkop toppie.

I am sure this is a boring question that had been asked before. If “yes” just refer me to some links – thanx. Using a Saris H3.

Thanx guys! I bought the H3!

OK, all settled. I finally got hold of someone at Garmin who cares about his customers and the image of his company. He heard my whining and supported me with a free-of-charge chest type HRM. Pity they automated communication to such an extent that “the damage is done” by the time one gets to deal with competent employees. Thank you Garmin SA Rose bank!

Need to know something about cycling? Ask to slim okes on the HUB. So here goes: I sold my old faithful IDT Wahoo Kickr Snap (through the HUB nogal) because I am itching for an upgrade. Suspended my Zwift membership meanwhile. I was about to buy the Wahoo Core (as planned) for R16k, when the shop tells me he can sell me a Saris H3 for the same price. Wot you sink?

I challenge anybody to try talk to someone from this here number of Garmin Support 011 251 9999

I have an ongoing dispute with Garmin SA. They are in Rosebank and I am in PE, so it has to be done by remote communication – impossible!! The telephone reaps no results “we value your call … all our consultants are busy …” The only e mail available on their web site is that of so-called “support”. Mr. Support does not read my mails properly (or does not understand?) and gives nonsense replies. Every time I connect with them there is another Mr. Support on my case. Does anybody on this forum perhaps have the contact details of some senior people in Garmin? This is fast becoming a legal dispute and it is only fair to have them make informed choices with full knowledge of the risks.

Thanx all! this is what one would expect from this forum! take care on the roads

Thanx guys for informative response. Just another thought that crossed my mind: maybe the surface area (read “smooth” for worn Gator Skin) of a tyre plays a role too? Difficult to set the pressure between tyre and IDT without letting slip happen and not damaging the bearings. Powering hard in granny gear requires quire a tight setting …. ? thanx again

I have a Wahoo Kickr Snap – the one with the bike’s tyre running on a steel wheel. Software Zwift. Besides plenty other Zwift-related irritations, I sometimes find that my power output varies substantial from one day to another, yet heart rate and perceived effort is the same (and route is also the same). Watt readings can vary + and – 20% for no reason known to me. Yes, I check the tyre pressure, and try to keep the wheel to IDT slip resistance constant. Yes, I do a “spin down” every few rides …. What else should I do to achieve more constant power output?

NAV World Pretoria is something superb! I bought my 910 there and several others straps and stuffs over time. They are knowledgeable and helpful. regretting I did not buy it from them, but during lockdown level one they recommended that I go to Garmin Rosebank - never again!!!

Thanks guys for all these responses – what we got used to on this forum! Yes, factory reset, Express firmware updates, tried the lot. If only I could find one person – just one knowledgeable and supportive person – at Rosebank to talk to on the phone then he/she can hear all my issues, experiments I did, etc and advise whether to send back under warrantee or just buy a strap or whatever. I live in PE so can’t just go there. Thanx again

Please advise who at Garmin (anywhere in the world!) I can contact to communicate with in a sensible/logical way in order to try solve my problem. Their customer support system in Rosebank is practically non-existent: school boys sending FAQ and standard answers - completely clueless. I regret having gone the Garmin way!! My technical problem is simply this: the wrist HR monitor on my brand new FR945 gives ridiculous readings and whatever I tried does not work. (I realise that the wrist types are not as accurate as chest types, but this one reads easily 150% wrong.) Question: should I not simply buy a chest type HRM and go old fashioned way?

Thanx for the advice guys!

On behalf of a friend who has (like me) limited computer skills. Which application is most advisable for a simple web site that needs no animations and special stuff? I used Wix some time back and it worked well - and is free too. The old MS Frontpage was still the best but not available any more? any advice?

Stoooopid me again! I used Zwift for 2 years and stopped it n August 2019. Now took up their 30 day free bee for Wahoo users. All set to go? NO! I now want to ride but can’t get it going, forgot how to start. I still have Zwift Companion on the cell phone. I can remember I opened it on the PC and then opened Zwift Companion on the cell phone and made sure the Wahoo was on and ANT stick in pc and then all was OK. Now that wont wont anymore. Detailed advice to this old toppie please!

Great forum this! as always there are answers to dumb question. thanx guys!

My needs? One virtual course that I can ride over and over (e.g. the Figure 8 on Watopia Island of Zwift – of which I stopped membership some time back because of the high cost) I need no fance latest hotshot IT gimmicks, neither racing in groups, all over the world …) cheap and simple. My choices for free trials on my newly purchases Wahoo are: Sufferfest, Zwift, Strava Summit, Trainer Road, Fulgaz, Rouvy Listening thanx

ChrisF, have a look at this. It relates to your issue with the high HR and burn shortly after start. Unfortunately races all start rather fast as the guys scramble for position/bunches https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a20859327/why-cant-i-run-faster/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_rnw&utm_medium=email&date=062519&src=nl&utm_campaign=17240432&tpcc=email_offer

Thanx guys, you gave us some food for thought. Related: when I do my typical 2 times 1 hour laps on the IDT, I find that during the first 5 minutes of the second lap my legs are at the same level of “unpreparedness” as on the first lap – despite only about 5 minutes rest in between. It feels as if anaerobic, though the power output is at the same low level too! One would think that the first lap would give you enough time to warm up so as to expect a stronger start of second lap. This gets me to conclude that when you do a warmup on the rollers for a time trial, you should keep spinning right up to about 1 minute before your start. This is of course not always possible since the marshals want you to be in the que 10 minute before. My response to those negative postings above: we empathise with you if you do not quite understand this stuff. Intelligence is normally distributed after all, with a long tail on the trailing end. Also, it is quite ok if you rev your motorbike at the robot so people can take note of your presence on the planet. We were there too before we grew up. So, your postings did not hurt me as intended, because I took it from where it came. Love you too!

When racing/training endurance sport such as running or cycling, we observe 3 limiting elements: faster breath, tiring leg muscles, faster heart rate. These vary in intensity relative to one another. Example: I find that during an easy session on the IDT my HR would still be relatively low while legs are already tiring, with breath rate quite active. However, on an equally easy run HR would be somewhat high while legs are still feeling fine and breathing rate quite low. What do we derive from this?

Whether I get the ultimate answer or not, I’ve got to repeat this off-topic comment: “what an amazing forum!”

I have been with Zwift for almost 3 years - with Wahoo Kickr snap. Battled for many moons before I finally got it right without excessive power drops. ANT+ would simply not do it, but with Bluetooth on the cell phone in parallel (using the Companion app) I can use the laptop screen and keyboard for better display. Last few months were almost flawless, but last few days it is all over again: power drops … I have other issues with Zwift too, such as: when I climb a hill my heart rate goes up, breath starts pumping, legs feel the extra effort, by the power readings go down – at any cadence or positioning on the bike. And the other way around on down hills. Huh? Zwift does not respond to the help line support@gozwift.zendesk.com any more. The price had gone up by 50% from 10$ to 15$ per month. The more gadgets the more computer geeks join them. They are on a roll. Good for them as a business. I am not into computer games. I am into cycling. Gadgets do not impress me. Simplicity and reliability does. For example: I mostly only ride Watopia Figure 8. As long as there are flats and hills that require different gearing/cadence/effort I will not get bored. But I do need a visible route, not a blind “work out” that specifies xxx watt for yyy minutes, repeat … etc Please advise alternative software to replace Zwift on a Wahoo Kickr Snap

OK, I realise this is a massive question, so zooming in on my specific needs: I need a swim and bike and run facility (separate is ok). Bought a Garmin FR 910XT in 2012, to be replaced in 2015. Got used to its ways and can live with the shortcomings (meaningless open water readings, issues with HRM, ….) I do not need “the best”, just what can optimally provide for my training and racing needs Wot you sink?