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Here's another way of looking at the options. I've ranked them in the order I'd use them, which is accurate pace & distance is the most important thing, then having GPS tracks for navigation, then having the power estimate, and lastly having the extra Stryd data.

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Here's a mapping of the modes above to specific watches. In all cases, I've prioritized accurate pace/distance information over either GPS data or the power estimate.

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** Pair as a normal footpod. Settings -> sensors -> add new -> footpod. Under the sensor, set speed=always, distance=always, calibration -> auto calibrate disabled.

** These watches have the best Stryd support, but note that Garmin has abandoned the Epix, so there's no firmware updates.

** 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.

* [[Garmin 920XT]], [[Garmin Vivoactive]], [[Garmin Vivoactive HR]], [[Garmin 235]]

** Pair as a normal footpod.

** Connect IQ gives power display, and it records all the other Stryd data like Ground Contact time.

** You can't get distance from Stryd with GPS active, which means you have to run in indoor/treadmill mode. (The 920XT/235 can have pace from Stryd with GPS, but not distance).

** You have to choose between cadence and power display. (Power-in-cadence requires the iOS Stryd app and this feature may be removed in the future.)

* [[Suunto Ambit3]], [[Suunto Ambit2]]

** You have to ensure that the sports mode you're using is set to use a footpod. If you don't see the Ambit3 search for a footpod when you start the exercise, you need to change the configuration on the Suunto web site. (I've tested the Ambit3 Run/Ambit2 R versions.)

** If a footpod is found, the Ambit3 & Ambit2 will get pace and distance from the footpod and override the GPS data. (This means you can use the Ambit2/3 in the lowest GPS accuracy mode to extend battery life while getting accurate pace & distance from Stryd.)

** You have to choose between cadence and power display. For the Ambit3 (Bluetooth), you get 210 watts displayed as a cadence of 21. The Ambit2 (Ant+) is rather unusual in that it will halve the value of the power, so 210 watts will be displayed as 105. (Power-in-cadence requires the iOS Stryd app and this feature may be removed in the future.)

** With the higher end Ambit 2/3 (above "Run" models) you can use the Stryd in bike mode and get the power estimate that way. However, I strongly believe that accurate pace and distance is vastly more useful than an estimate of power, so even the higher end watches should be used in run mode with power in cadence.

* [[Suunto Spartan Ultra]]

** If you have a sports mode which uses both footpod and power pod, then the Spartan only uses it as a footpod. Therefore, you can't have the native power display in the Spartan and have distance/pace from Stryd. Therefore, you have to choose between cadence and power-in-cadence mode, and as this is Bluetooth, you get 210 watts displayed as a cadence of 21. (Power-in-cadence requires the iOS Stryd app and this feature may be removed in the future.)

** Like the other Suunto devices, there's quite a bit of dampening that reduces responsiveness.