What's the easiest way to get clued up on what Stryd is and how to work with it? To be a little more specific what I'm thinking is how do I use it on a run with my f5, I've seen people mention a Stryd ciq app and a Stryd data field but I don't understand the difference. Also once you've captured the data from a run what do you do with it? I'm guessing it doesn't show on Connect and that the majority of people use TrainingPeaks. If that's the case do you need to pay for TrainingPeaks to get the most from it?
I second the question... have Stryd dropouts been resolved with 3.30 on the Fenix 5 series? I'd like to purchase Stryd to replace my current Garmin Footpod, not just for the metrics but the enhanced accuracy in pace/distance even on treadmills but not if it is flaking like it did for 2.90 and earlier...
Hello Agnus.
I use stryd as a speed source for outside activity. Should I also set it as a distance source?
Regards
Hi TheIncredibleFlash,
Stryd is ready to go out of the box without calibration. You only need to pair Stryd to the watch and tell it to get speed and distance from Stryd. We recommend leaving the calibration settings as a default 100 value and disabling auto calibration. This tells the watch to take the speed and distance from Stryd without adjusting the values to match GPS or other methods.
I second the question... have Stryd dropouts been resolved with 3.30 on the Fenix 5 series? I'd like to purchase Stryd to replace my current Garmin Footpod, not just for the metrics but the enhanced accuracy in pace/distance even on treadmills but not if it is flaking like it did for 2.90 and earlier...
This is my question too. I would consider Stryd but am cautious right now for two reasons. Firstly there are reports of ant+ connectivity issues (see sticky thread). I would not want to spend all that money on Stryd unless the connection is rock slde. And secondly, there may be issues with CIQ data fields causing problems with scrolling of the map screen. Having a smooth scrolling map showing a course is of higher importance to me than Stryd data so unless that issue is resolved too, would be wary about getting Stryd.
No the dropouts have still not been fixed with FW 3.30. This was my run this morning and you can see five occasions when connection has been lost. I've reported this to Garmin and all they come back and say is that as Stryd is a 3rd party device then it's not their problem and that Stryd no longer have the F5 or F5S on the compatibility list. Only the 5X works flawlessly at the moment (as long as other non F5 devices of course). I had one last try today but am now resigned to having to go back to the Garmin footpod for reliability.
I think I've been quite lucky with my f5 and I don't think I've had all that many issues. Hopefully when my Stryd arrives it'll just work but if I experience disconnects hopefully garmin will be quick to sort it.
