![]() I’ve had media loaners of both sets of pods for…well…a lot of months now, so plenty of time to get into the details and nuances of how they all work (actually, way…way…way more time and detail than I ever wanted to know). Yup, the little pod gained a brain and can now remember any rides you complete sans-GPS, transferring them to Garmin Connect (or even Strava) afterwards – perfect for bike commuters. However, what might be unexpected here is that the magnetless speed sensor actually has a bit of a party trick: It can record rides even when you don’t have an app or device actively connected to it. The goal of all these new sensors is making it easy to use them with apps like Zwift or TrainerRoad on smartphones, or Apple TV. An update was somewhat expected however, given Garmin’s announcement of a dual ANT+/BLE heart rate straps three months ago. Today Garmin finally announced dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart variants of their magnetless speed and cadence sensors, which had previously been ANT+ only. This post will be part ‘finally!’, and part ‘as expected’. ![]() In the highly unlikely event that you didn’t get enough Garmin news today with the announcement of two brand new head units ( the Edge 530 and Edge 830, see reviews at those links), you’ve also got yourself some new sensors to toss on the to-read pile.
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