SW 9.71 - Wheel magnet fell off, the F5X stopped incrementing distance, HR, and elev

The wheel magnet on the GSC-10 fell off at around mile 8.80. The fenix stopped incrementing distance, HR, and elevation, yet maintained recording the track. It should have ululated distance from GPS from thereon.



  • Doesn't work that way. If the watch knows you have a RPM/Cadence sensor and connected this is what it uses for recording distance, not the GPS. Had an issue a few months of with my sensor and it would never record any distance traveled until I figured out what was going on with it. Until I figured out what was wrong with the sensor I deleted the sensor from the watch and then it used GPS.
  • Then this is a bug. I also rode with an Edge 1030 and once the magnet fell off, there was a very short period of no speed, but then it switched to recording speed again using GPS.