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Here's my notes on the testing I've done so far. I've had occasional issues with devices connecting to Stryd at the beginning of a run. I've not found any pattern to this, and it seems to impact both Bluetooth and Ant+ devices, so make sure you have a connection before starting your run. I've also occasionally forgotten to turn off auto-calibrate, which is another gotcha.
* [[Garmin Fenix 3]], [[Garmin Fenix 5X]], [[Garmin Epix]]
** Pair as a normal footpod. Settings -> sensors -> add new -> footpod. Under the sensor, set speed=always, distance=always, calibration -> auto calibrate disabled. (There's a full description of the process for the F5X on the review page.)
** These watches have the best Stryd support, but note that Garmin has abandoned the Epix, so there's no firmware updates.
** The [[Connect IQ]] data field gives power display, and it records all the other Stryd data like Ground Contact time. ** Pair the Fenix 5X via Ant+, not Bluetooth for the Connect IQ to work.
** You can set the speed and distance to always come from the footpod so you still get GPS. This is obviously important for navigation and the mapping features of the 5X and Epix are key reasons for buying those watches.
** These watches support Stryd for cycling power, but I wouldn't use that unless you want alerts for power being out of range.
** I found some smoothing and rounding of the pace data, but not much.
** Occasionally I'll find the watch won't detect the Stryd at the start of the run. In those situations, I have to go into settings, sensors, Stryd, and select "connect", which time the watch connects fine and the connection persists when I go back to start the activity.
** Note there are credible reports that the Fenix 5 and 5S (but not the 5X) have Ant+ connectivity issues. I'd recommend connecting them as Bluetooth Footpods, which means you will not get the Connect IQ support.
* [[Polar M400]]
** Pair as a normal footpod. Settings -> General Settings -> Pair and Sync -> Pair Other Device. Then go to Settings -> Sports profiles -> Running -> Stride Sensor. Calibration=manual, factor = 1.0, sensor for speed=Stride Sensor.