Heart Rate Monitors and Cadence Monitors

[Ian Watts]

Hi
I have a smart phone that does not have ANT+ but has blue tooth, and I use endomondo to track rides. Are there cadence monitors and heart rate monitors that work on bluetooth and fit in with endomondo. I have aksed on their site too - just wanting a breadth of opinion. (Also looking for the cheapest option)

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Which version of bluetooth

 

[Ian Watts]

Bluetooth 4

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

You want http://eu.wahoofitness.com/

 

[Ian Watts]

They seem to only support iphone - or that is what they seem to suggest.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Iphone accessories are their market - the hardware is compatible.

 

[Ian Watts]

Cheers mate - i'll check it out

 

[Moda]

What phone? Lots of newer phones can do Ant+ but it's just not switched on.

 

[Ian Watts]

Sorry - LG Nexus 4 - according to LG website it has Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, but all of the sport accesory sites say that it is not supported. It does not support ANT+

 

[Ian Watts]

OK - just discovered that Bluetooth 4.0 was activated on the LG Nexus 4 during the last update - that should mean I can go for the wahoo fitness stuff or the polar Bluetooth smart stuff. Thanks guys.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Samsung S3 and S4 are going to be updated soon as well and support Ant+ along with low power blue tooth stuff..... about as technical as I get

 

[Ava]

You can get a Viiiiva BT Smart/ANT+ heart rate strap and never have to worry :P Plus it can bridge other ANT+ stuff to Bluetooth like cadence sensors.

Most people tend to prefer ANT+ because its more flexible about pairing with multiple displays but they both get good battery life still.

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/curiositysurvey-different-cycling.html

 

[uclown2002]

Forget the phone mate; treat yourself to a garmin edge for xmas

 

[Ian Watts]

Forget the phone mate; treat yourself to a garmin edge for xmas

I had thought about that but it seems like extra expense when my phone does a lot anyway. I have a Garmin Oregon 300 too, but not quite an edge. It does speed, GPS etc, but not cadence or heart rate. I can just imagine my wife's response to me wanting something else!!

 

[uclown2002]

I had thought about that but it seems like extra expense when my phone does a lot anyway. I have a Garmin Oregon 300 too, but not quite an edge. It does speed, GPS etc, but not cadence or heart rate. I can just imagine my wife's response to me wanting something else!!

Garmin Edge 500/510 you need; you won't regret it.

Some get by with a phone but has a lot of drawbacks. Get something purpose built for what you need!

I have a Garmin Edge 800 which is fantastic but more than I need; should have got the 500.