Can the Edge 830 connect to two power meters at the same time when riding a tandem?

My wife and I are tandem riders. I currently have an 830 and new Favero dual sided power meter pedals. Can the 830 simultaneously connect to a second pair of power meter pedals?

JoeRuge

0 aweatherall 4 months ago

No is the short answer.

0 JoeRuge 4 months ago in reply to aweatherall

Not the answer I was hoping for but thanks for the reply.

0 JoeRuge 4 months ago in reply to aweatherall

I found this AI answer, which sounds plausible:

"Yes, even if you can only display data from one power meter at a time on your Garmin Edge 830, the device will still record data from a second power meter that is paired with it, meaning all the power data from both sensors will be stored in the activity file on your Garmin Connect account."

0 aweatherall 4 months ago in reply to JoeRuge

The connection logic only allows one device of any given type to be connected at one time.

0 torsoli82 10 hours ago in reply to aweatherall

I just want to add that the above information is incorrect. You can indeed connect and record two power meters using the same bike computer, such as the Edge 830. You have to use a Garmin Connect IQ data field such as this one: apps.garmin.com/.../70f1aea3-f1d3-47f6-b7aa-23f029a75e3b

0 aweatherall 9 hours ago in reply to torsoli82

My answer was based on using standard Edge software

0 JoeRuge 4 hours ago in reply to torsoli82

Hey, Thanks. I will look into that. I have been running a cheap man's hack over the last few months; Since I have dual sides Favero pedals, I use one on the back crank and the other pedal on the front. Now admittedly, it's not perfect but over a number of rides and switching the pedals front and back, left and right, I can get a pretty good picture of who's doing what. It's a bit of trouble, but the only tricky part is to find another set of pedals with a very similar stack height. Easy-peazy, and cheaper than buying another set of powr meter pedals. However, I will look into the software update you suggest. Thanks again.