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** 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]]
** Pair as a normal footpod(don't pair as a bike power pod if your using a higher end Amibt).
** 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.)
** If you follow the Stryd instructions for the Ambit3 you'll get power but won't get pace/distance from Stryd. The only way to get power is from "power-in-cadence" as noted above.
** The Ambit3 & Ambit2 both do quite a bit of smoothing of pace information, so it's not quite as quick to respond as other some other watches.
** 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.
