racman Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Just checking as I see conflicting reports on the web - some say one can just buy the powertap hub and use the Edge 705, while others say no - which is it?
fandacious Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 I speak under correctyion, but i think a powertap hub isnt ANT SPORT 2.4+ compatible, which means it wont work with a garmin. Check out garmins webpage for a list of compatible devices.
Canaris Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 I don't know if the two devices are compatible on the bike, BUT sporttracks(www.zonefivesoftware.com) has some interesting add ons that may /may not satisfy your purposes in a post ride analysis.
mrmed Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 The new Powertap will be compatible, just not sure when it's going to be launched. I believe you may be able to upgrade the 2.4 system in the future?
bruce Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 At the moment they are not compatible. The new 2008 product range will be compatible, to be released in a couple of months. Older 2.4 units will be upgradeable to Ant+ and be compatible with the 705, the upgrade does not require the wheel to be sent in, i.e. the owner can do the upgrade.
JasonW Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Older 2.4 units will be upgradeable to Ant+ and be compatible with the 705' date=' the upgrade does not require the wheel to be sent in, i.e. the owner can do the upgrade.[/quote'] That's aweseome. Any idea when and how existing owners can start upgrading?
bruce Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Older 2.4 units will be upgradeable to Ant+ and be compatible with the 705' date=' the upgrade does not require the wheel to be sent in, i.e. the owner can do the upgrade.[/quote'] That's aweseome. Any idea when and how existing owners can start upgrading? Should be in the next month or two. The upgrade process was done on the Garmin-Chipotle team before the tour, so the technology is working.
Cruxpearl Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Older 2.4 units will be upgradeable to Ant+ and be compatible with the 705, the upgrade does not require the wheel to be sent in, i.e. the owner can do the upgrade. Yipeeeee!!!!!!
racman Posted July 14, 2008 Author Posted July 14, 2008 Bruce, any idea whether they are going to upgrade/improve the Powertap head unit in the near future so that it will not be necessary to purchase the 705.
bruce Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Older 2.4 units will be upgradeable to Ant+ and be compatible with the 705' date=' the upgrade does not require the wheel to be sent in, i.e. the owner can do the upgrade.[/quote'] Yipeeeee!!!!!! Purdy sweet huh! Now, give me the upgrade kits already!!
bruce Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Bruce' date=' any idea whether they are going to upgrade/improve the Powertap head unit in the near future so that it will not be necessary to purchase the 705. [/quote'] Still waiting for clarity on this issue. Strong market pressure for a new CPU that at least has an altimeter function on it, and a removeable memory card would also be very nice. I suspect they will have a bit of a pricing problem, because the current CPU is nearly R2k. Won't be much of a market if the price is too high, people will go for the 705 instead. Note that the upgraded hubs will still be backward compatible with the older CPU's.
Cruxpearl Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Older 2.4 units will be upgradeable to Ant+ and be compatible with the 705, the upgrade does not require the wheel to be sent in, i.e. the owner can do the upgrade. Yipeeeee!!!!!! Purdy sweet huh! Now, give me the upgrade kits already!! Bruce, will it be a hardware upgrade or Firmware & software upgrade
bruce Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Older 2.4 units will be upgradeable to Ant+ and be compatible with the 705' date=' the upgrade does not require the wheel to be sent in, i.e. the owner can do the upgrade.[/quote'] Yipeeeee!!!!!! Purdy sweet huh! Now, give me the upgrade kits already!! Bruce, will it be a hardware upgrade or Firmware & software upgrade Firmware/software upgrade. They'll provide a small tool (like a memory stick) that connects to the battery connector inside the hub and injects the new firmware.
Windbreaker Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Bruce' date=' any idea whether they are going to upgrade/improve the Powertap head unit in the near future so that it will not be necessary to purchase the 705. [/quote'] Still waiting for clarity on this issue. Strong market pressure for a new CPU that at least has an altimeter function on it, and a removeable memory card would also be very nice. I suspect they will have a bit of a pricing problem, because the current CPU is nearly R2k. Won't be much of a market if the price is too high, people will go for the 705 instead. Note that the upgraded hubs will still be backward compatible with the older CPU's.And it won't be long before some bluetooth phones will be compatible.
The Doctor Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Bruce - Where did you get all this info? It seems like Saris has been very tight lipped about this.
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