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Stryd distance issue

ReliefPL
over 3 years ago

Hello,

I am having a problems with Fenix 6X and Stryd. Since Stryd support is useless, because they are always telling that the footpod is perfect and those are users who can't set it up properly.

For some reason Stryd cuts a distance (so, is showing much better pace than reality), BUT it seems that on FR45 that I also have, everything is right. Or maybe issue is just random.

Examples:

 - 5 kilometers tempo run with F6X, set for Stryd pace and distance and calibration factor 100. When I measured course with maps it showed me 5.3 km. I tried to calibrate with this data, entered a calibration factor of 5300/5000 = 106 into FR45, and next run I was running with two watches: F6X (GPS pace) and FR45 (Stryd pace). FR45 showed me distance that was over 1.5 kilometers longer than 14 kilometers that I really ran.

 - Half marathon over well measured (certified) course. I was running with GPS and F6X showed me exactly 21.09 kilometers. However, I synced offline data from Stryd and it showed me 20.48 kilometers.

Recently in addition I did two tries on athletic trial (400 meters certified) to calibrate this little ***.

First: I did Stryd hard reset. I measured distance on 5 laps on FR45. I showed me perfectly 2030 meters, which were perfect (every step on line between lanes 1 and 2 - so 1 lap was 406 meters). I went with both watches(F6X - GPS, FR45 - Stryd) for a run and both showed exactly the same distance.

I thought that probably hard reset helped, so next day morning I was doing an easy run with only F6X, set for Stryd pace and distance, calibration factor 100 and auto-calibrate disable. This time I was about 1 kilometer short on a 10 kilometers run.

Second: I went to track with only F6X. Running on line between lanes 2 and 3 (lane 1 was off at that time) it showed me 2940 meters instead of 3302. So I calculate a calibration factor: 112.3, entered into watch, and went for another run - not on track, but on other measured course of 2.2 kilometers. Watches showed exactly that distance.

So running a fartlek with Stryd today. I was pretty sure I got problems resolved. Watch F6X, calibration factor as calculated on track 112.3. It showed me 15 kilometers of distance. But map is showing only 14.27 kilometers. Moreover, raw data from Stryd shows 13.47 kilometers. 13.47 * 1.12 = 15.08 - not matching perfectly, but pretty decent.

What should I do? Anyone experienced such problems? Could it be Stryd issue? Or maybe Fenix? It seems that calibration I've done is valid, but on the other hand - when Stryd is connected to FR45 it's working fine without calibration. I have enough of this - I have a pretty expensive hardware, that websites like DC Rainmaker, The 5K Runner of Fellrnr consider to be perfect, but as for me I can use it as a paperweight at this moment.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 3 years ago in reply to ReliefPL
    ReliefPL said:
    but then they shouldn't advertise Stryd as something perfect.
    ReliefPL said:
    so I am really suprised that such "perfect" product
    ReliefPL said:
    DC Rainmaker, The 5K Runner of Fellrnr consider to be perfect

    Will you show us where Stryd, DCRainmaker, 5K Runner or Fellrnr said it was perfect? 

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Former Member

    I don't really understand why some people seem so upset about having to enter a calibration factor for their Stryd. Sure, it would be great if it just worked perfectly right out of the box, but honestly it isn't hard to calculate the % it's off by, and enter the appropriate calibration factor to correct it. After you do that, it honestly IS pretty close to perfect.

    Even though I had to enter a calibration factor of 106 because my Stryd was off by A LOT out of the box, I'm extremely happy with my Stryd purchase and I'm very impressed with how well it works now that it's properly calibrated.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to C.sco

    The really impressive thing about Stryd is how consistent it is across a range of paces. I checked mine out on a straight section of path that's about 700m long, steadily faster paces from about 11mm to 7mm, consistent to 1% across that. Garmin's foot pods were never that consistent across different paces.

    The thing that bugged me was that the calibration factor changed from shoe to shoe, and I switch between shoes all the time (road, trail, pair of road shoes that lives at work...).

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    My experience: Stryd is never accurate out of the box. It’s even less accurate than GPS if you trust that gadget.

    next: if you go to the track (if you have one) maybe they tell you that the track is inaccurate Rofl
    next: you have to buy a measuring wheel. If not they will tell you to do so. So the very expensive tool gets even more expensive. Great.

    and then. If you identified a good calibration factor you maybe will buy a new shoe. Then the trouble begins again.

    I am not satisfied at all with that gadget and in addition to that with the very bad support.

    Ok. Then you are realizing: Not usable at all for pace and distance.

    What about power? Is it helpful on the flat? Not at all. Is it useful downhill? Neither because then you are dead after the downhill section. On trails? Nope. Running uphill on none trails. Maybe. But that is really easy to learn.

    And I am not talking about the subscription thing Rofl

    This tool is a gadget. Safe the money. Less stress.