peds Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 Hey all, couldn't really find anything on this here so the new thread. I have googled this and seen a couple of videos but a lot of it seems like guess work and a hack. Has anyone gotten this right? I would like to connect my spinning bike to Zwift but to do this I need cadence or power readings. If i were to connect a Garmin cadence sensor to the flywheel as some videos suggest, the speed would just not be accurate and to buy pedals with power meters is just too expensive. A Watt bike is also ridiculously expensive! So my my question is, has anyone got it right? how did you accomplish it and how did you find the experience?
mecheng89 Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 Hey all, couldn't really find anything on this here so the new thread. I have googled this and seen a couple of videos but a lot of it seems like guess work and a hack. Has anyone gotten this right? I would like to connect my spinning bike to Zwift but to do this I need cadence or power readings. If i were to connect a Garmin cadence sensor to the flywheel as some videos suggest, the speed would just not be accurate and to buy pedals with power meters is just too expensive. A Watt bike is also ridiculously expensive! So my my question is, has anyone got it right? how did you accomplish it and how did you find the experience?My 2c - If you have a VA membership and your local VA has Wattbikes, go there. For cadence problem, buy the new Garmin cadence sensor (not the old one with a magnet). No magnet, just an accelerometer inside the housing that counts your revolutions. Power - from what I recall, one of the PM manufacturers sells a spinning bike specific LH crankarm power meter, might be 4iiii.
Tatt Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 I have connected my Sigma cadence sensor and magnet to my spinning bike, and use the sigma heart rate strap, all is connected through the Wahoo app. I haven't added the speed sensor yet, planning to get round to it some day... Above option was the cheapest, as I use the Rox 10 on my bike. Tom
coppi Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 My 2c - If you have a VA membership and your local VA has Wattbikes, go there. For cadence problem, buy the new Garmin cadence sensor (not the old one with a magnet). No magnet, just an accelerometer inside the housing that counts your revolutions. Power - from what I recall, one of the PM manufacturers sells a spinning bike specific LH crankarm power meter, might be 4iiii. Not really, most are broken or not serviced properly.....................
The Guy in Pink Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 Cadence, The new Garmin Cadence sensor. I managed to fix the new type Garmin speed sensor to the hub of the flywheel just with a cable tie. Works OKHowever I did get the Garmin power pedals (now no need for cadence sensor the measure cadence as well. ) I have really enjoyed the pedals - worth it for me
finallygotabike Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 Not really, most are broken or not serviced properly.....................Ya, if you can find a WattBike working properly at a VA, good luck. Most of them have not been serviced in like forever
peds Posted May 25, 2017 Author Posted May 25, 2017 Thanks for the replies guys for some reason I got no notification of the posts here.
peds Posted May 25, 2017 Author Posted May 25, 2017 My 2c - If you have a VA membership and your local VA has Wattbikes, go there. For cadence problem, buy the new Garmin cadence sensor (not the old one with a magnet). No magnet, just an accelerometer inside the housing that counts your revolutions. Power - from what I recall, one of the PM manufacturers sells a spinning bike specific LH crankarm power meter, might be 4iiii. I agree here but sometimes i just cant get to the gym or would like to do a session at home in the evening. I have tried connecting zwift at the gyms but seems like they run the old firmware on them as zwift doest pick the bikes up (Tried 3 gyms)
peds Posted May 25, 2017 Author Posted May 25, 2017 Cadence, The new Garmin Cadence sensor. I managed to fix the new type Garmin speed sensor to the hub of the flywheel just with a cable tie. Works OKHowever I did get the Garmin power pedals (now no need for cadence sensor the measure cadence as well. ) I have really enjoyed the pedals - worth it for me what type of readings did you get? did you have to hack and change wheel sizes to get the speed to read correct? What and where did you get the pedals? that seems like it would work the best.
peds Posted May 25, 2017 Author Posted May 25, 2017 I have connected my Sigma cadence sensor and magnet to my spinning bike, and use the sigma heart rate strap, all is connected through the Wahoo app. I haven't added the speed sensor yet, planning to get round to it some day... Above option was the cheapest, as I use the Rox 10 on my bike. Tomdo you then just use Wahoo to spin or did you connect it up to zwift?
peds Posted May 25, 2017 Author Posted May 25, 2017 try - https://maximumtrainer.comthis looks interesting will have a look at it.
BicyclePower Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 If you have the cash have a look at the PowerTap P1 @ R18 995.00 or P1S (single sided) @ R11 995.00 pedals. The pedals will pick up cadence and power and that is all that is really need to get Zwift, CVT or TrainerRoad working. The P1 / P1S pedals do not require calibration on install and are like a normal set of pedals, install and forget. Get thing is they can also be used on your road bike on the weekends......
peds Posted May 25, 2017 Author Posted May 25, 2017 If you have the cash have a look at the PowerTap P1 @ R18 995.00 or P1S (single sided) @ R11 995.00 pedals. The pedals will pick up cadence and power and that is all that is really need to get Zwift, CVT or TrainerRoad working. The P1 / P1S pedals do not require calibration on install and are like a normal set of pedals, install and forget. Get thing is they can also be used on your road bike on the weekends...... effective but expensive option.
the_other_guy Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 If you have the cash have a look at the PowerTap P1 @ R18 995.00 or P1S (single sided) @ R11 995.00 pedals. The pedals will pick up cadence and power and that is all that is really need to get Zwift, CVT or TrainerRoad working. The P1 / P1S pedals do not require calibration on install and are like a normal set of pedals, install and forget. Get thing is they can also be used on your road bike on the weekends...... Been on the P1 pedals for a couple of months now and have been very happy. Truly seamless installation, you only need to set the crank arm length in the bike profile on the head unit when switching bikes.
Tatt Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 do you then just use Wahoo to spin or did you connect it up to zwift? Just use it to spin, looking at its sharing options, it seems to have everything there but zwift!
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