Third ride with the F5 and my P1. To make it short - the F5 is not working. Tons of signal drops. Normalized power is way off when compared to my Edge 1000. Does anybody else have experiences with the F5 ad the P1?
Third ride with the F5 and my P1. To make it short - the F5 is not working. Tons of signal drops. Normalized power is way off when compared to my Edge 1000. Does anybody else have experiences with the F5 ad the P1?
On ANT it was horrific, swapped to a BT connection, better now
Mine would connect but show no power at all. Tried many things (ANT+, BLE, reconnecting, ect) but had to reset default settings on the F5 to make it suddenly work. Yeah, ANT+ is pretty bad for me too. I hammered up a hill for ~30 sec for a power check expecting to see a sustained XXXX power and it showed nothing, then reconnected right after. Pretty frustrating when an all-out 30 sec sprint wasn't even registered lol. I will try the BLE again, but once it finally started working, I didn't want to mess with it!
ANT+ is transmitted from the left pedal to the watch, which has to get through your foot and your wrist (if palms down). ANT+ seems to have issue with traveling through/around the body and can easily be blocked. You can see this by simply covering an ANT+ chest strap with your hand and it will often lose signal.
Mine would connect but show no power at all. Tried many things (ANT+, BLE, reconnecting, ect) but had to reset default settings on the F5 to make it suddenly work. Yeah, ANT+ is pretty bad for me too. I hammered up a hill for ~30 sec for a power check expecting to see a sustained XXXX power and it showed nothing, then reconnected right after. Pretty frustrating when an all-out 30 sec sprint wasn't even registered lol. I will try the BLE again, but once it finally started working, I didn't want to mess with it!
ANT+ is transmitted from the left pedal to the watch, which has to get through your foot and your wrist (if palms down). ANT+ seems to have issue with traveling through/around the body and can easily be blocked. You can see this by simply covering an ANT+ chest strap with your hand and it will often lose signal.
That's what I had with the F3 and stages just a nightmare. So far BT seems tobe less affected.
If you are using 2 Garmin devices to the P1 pedals make sure that cranklength is identical on both. At one point I had my Edge 1000 and Fenix 3 on different crank lengths and had massive drop outs.
If you are using 2 Garmin devices to the P1 pedals make sure that cranklength is identical on both. At one point I had my Edge 1000 and Fenix 3 on different crank lengths and had massive drop outs.
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Are you using ANT+ or BLE because in are stats you have left and right balance and I don't. Is there any difference in data between Ant and BLE
ANT +. I have both my F5 and Edge 1000 recording when I'm outside. That being said, the F5 drops the P1 pedals more often then the Edge 1000. Not enough to make a significant difference, but can be annoying during more intense and brief intervals.
A bit off topic but I'm new to powertap P1 pedals. What is the deal with calibration? What specific steps do you all take with calibrating?
The powertap manual says the pedals are already calibrated at the factory. Should I still run a calibration on the device anyway? What exactly is a zero calibration and do I need to do that and if so, when?
I used to calibrate before every ride or mid ride if I felt my numbers were off my perceived effort. I haven't calibrated in a while as the pedals auto calibrate as you ride. My numbers have been very consistent with performance.
