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130 won't connect to ANY of my 3 dual speed/cadence BLE sensors. Pairs, but no connect

Ok, I've read all the best practice post and many others and I need to get a straight answer here before sending this 130 right back to the seller. Is it true that that it will not connect to a dual speed/cadence BLE sensor at all? Pairs, but no connection. Blinking little icons never stop, no data. I've tried everything. THREE different sensors on different bikes, different brands, one is a common one, Wahoo (dual BLE/ANT+). Nothing. Don't start about ANT+, I am not going out and buying a bunch of new sensors when I already have 3 perfectly fine BLE sensors.

I thought maybe some Bluetooth interference somewhere. Turned off the Bluetooth on the phone, on the Connect app, etc. Removed a battery from an old bike computer that worked fine with all THREE, etc. Nothing.

I also have a Polar H7 BLE strap. That pairs and connects flawlessly, so sure seems to be related to the speed/cadence/BLE combination.

Finally, about the Wahoo dual speed/cad sensor .. it is also dual BLE/ANT+. So when I pair the Wahoo, it gives me two options, one is ANT, select BLE, pairs, but not connection, endless blinking. Select ANT+ .. boom. It works. I saw another post where someone asked Garmin and got a reply to the tune of "strongly recommend separate speed and cadence devices or going ANT", or something like that.

This to me is proof that dual Speed/Cadence BLE-only sensors are just NOT supported at all, none of them. Am I right?

  • I had the same problem. After a lot of anger and numerous e-mails to Garmin support I just gave up and bought a Garmin speed and cadence sensor.

    I don't understand how you can claim BLE sensor support and then don't care if it's working or not. What if I bought a new Samsung phone and my Sennheisser BT headphones was not supported??

    With the Garmin sensors no issues at all, it's just that the unit got 30% more expensive since I had to buy them. If I would have known that before it definitely would have affected my purchase decision.