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[Stefan Mikes]

How do I get rid of that green GPS staus tab blocking my bottom 2 (clock and battery) data fields? I think it stayed there during yesterday's test ride.

It will disappear as soon as you press the Start button.

Please detect HRM from the ACE device. Disconnect the Specialized App connection (forget sensor there). Bluetooth usually can serve one channel only.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

It will disappear as soon as you press the Start button.

Thanks! Correct.

Please detect HRM from the ACE device. Disconnect the Specialized App connection (forget sensor there). Bluetooth usually can serve one channel only.

My cheap HRM may be at fault here. Connections to the Specialized app were getting intermittent pre-ACE, even with a new battery and cleaned electrodes. The Wahoo app pairs with it (after unpairing with the Specialized app) but can't hold a steady connection.

Guess it's time for a new HRM. Any advantage to the Wahoo HRM?

 

[DaveMatthews]

Guess it's time for a new HRM. Any advantage to the Wahoo HRM?

It's a little big for an implant...

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Morning, Jeremy!

I think I know how you can determine your true FTP! As you know, Wahoo app synchronizes with ELEMNT post ride. Please watch your completed ride in the App carefully. There is a Power Curve chart. Just have a look at your leg power after 1 hour: that is what you can use as your FTP. It is the most depressing in my case as my bad legs can produce just 60-70 W!

Sometimes, the Wahoo Cloud experiences a hiccup. In such case, you'd get your ride synchronised only after several hours (it has happened to me twice). Eventually, all will be sorted (the older app/device didn't depend on the Wahoo Cloud).

Guess it's time for a new HRM. Any advantage to the Wahoo HRM?

I have used a Polar OH1+. It is one of very few reliable HRMs that takes a form of a wristwatch and provides the data online (ANT+). However, I haven't used it with the ACE as I don't need an HRM. I can test it for you today (I meet Tommy on a group ride and he's wearing my Polar). Now, I know nothing about the Wahoo HRM.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I think I know how you can determine your true FTP! As you know, Wahoo app synchronizes with ELEMNT post ride. Please watch your completed ride in the App carefully. There is a Power Curve chart. Just have a look at your leg power after 1 hour: that is what you can use as your FTP. It is the most depressing in my case as my bad legs can produce just 60-70 W!

Thanks! It'll be interesting to see how that FTP estimate compares with the 2x8-minute test result of 185W I'm using now. Given the great variation in my rider power over a typical ride, and the near-zero chance that I'd ride an hour without stopping, hard to see a credible estimate coming from your method.

What's the evidence for it? The 2x8-minute FTP test can't give more than ballpark estimates but some online coaches find uses for it.

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Some athletes and coaches ask me about the rationale behind the two 8-minute efforts that make up the CTS Field Test. My field test is unique in its brevity; it’s not a 60-minute or even a 20-minute time trial because I’ve found that I don’t need to put athletes through such an effort to gather...

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Realistically, it's the best of the shortcut tests that I can actually perform outdoors from home.

I have used a Polar OH1+. It is one of very few reliable HRMs that takes a form of a wristwatch and provides the data online (ANT+). However, I haven't used it with the ACE as I don't need an HRM. I can test it for you today (I meet Tommy on a group ride and he's wearing my Polar). Now, I know nothing about the Wahoo HRM.

Sticking with a chest strap, so dithering between the Polar H10 and the Wahoo Trackr.

Similar cost. Both can hold 2 or more Bluetooth connections at once. Cyclingnews and similar online reviews give both high marks, but both get spotty Amazon reviews — especially on reliability and longevity.