Can I get speed from a Kickr Core paired to my Fenix 5S? I already have power & cadence from Garmin Sensors.

I’m trying to get speed from a Kickr Core that I just purchased. I’m using a Fenix 5S and have Vector 3 pedals paired too. I want to keep my Vectors connected to get all cycling dynamics, but since I went to the Kickr Core I have no speed readings - and thus no distance for my training sessions. I can sync from Zwift to Garmin Connect, but these trainings don’t get me VO2 max, performance condition or training status, which I value a lot.

Thanks!

0 Former Member over 4 years ago

Hi Andres, did you solve this? I have the same issue on my Fenix 6. Power only, no speed, and like you that means no distance when I record an indoor training session

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Figured it out. Connect the Kickr via Ant + as a power meter and the speed and cadence then work. If you do it as a smart trainer via BLE it doesn’t work

0 Andres S over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

I got frustrated and connected the Kickr using ANT. I got cadence, power and speed from the Kickr, but disconnected the pedals, so lost the other metrics. Were you able to get power and cycling dynamics from the Vectors after setting up like this?

Thanks

0 nord0296 over 4 years ago in reply to Andres S

I think there’s no way around this for Wahoo trainers. They don’t separately broadcast speed/cadence via ANT and Garmin devices (Fenix, Forerunners, Edge devices) can not connect simultaneously to multiple power meters (in order to get different date fields from each)

I don’t have experience with them, but DCRainmaker’s review of the latest Kickr noted that trainers from Elite and Tacx DO offer a separate ANT+ Speed/Cadence broadcast so with those trainers you could achieve what you are after

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Andres S

Yeh, you can’t have 2 power meters connected at once, so you will lose your vector data