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Hi
I've recently bought an elite crono mag trainer and also downloaded some Sufferfest videos.
Loving it, but am not using any sensors etc for real power output.
Any suggestions for a really cheap sensor setup e.g. Virtual Power. It doesn't need to be totally accurate, just enough to push me harder in my workouts...
Cheers for any advice...
Any ANT+ cadence/speed sensor and a compatible dongle should do it.
I bought a Mio cadence/speed sensor cos that was the GPS system I was using at the time. They didn't do a dongle, so I bought a Garmin dongle.
I was a bit sceptical of two manufacturer's kit working together even if they did both proclaim to be ANT+ but Trainerroad did its stuff and they paired up straight away.
There are more compact dongles than the Garmin one though (Suunto maybe?), and I wish I'd bought a more compact one that I could leave plugged in all the time, rather than the memory stick length Garmin which I remove after every session to stop it getting bashed.
On ebay, it looks about £30 - £40 for the sensor and between £7 and £30 for the ANT+ dongle/usb stick depending on if you want to buy from UK or China etc.
The new Garmin dongle that came with the Vector pedals are tiny.
Cheers mtbtomo for the info...
I got the new micro ANT+ usb for £16 on eBay the other week from a UK supplier and it works perfectly with the HR belt from my Garmin Edge, don't have the cadence sensor but planning on picking one up at some point soon.