Cadence sensor

darrell1967
darrell1967 Posts: 470
in Road buying advice
I’ve bought and lost 2 Garmin cadence sensors over the last couple of years and I’m now wondering if any generic cadence sensor will pair up with my Garmin head unit.

TIA.

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  • redvision
    redvision Posts: 2,958
    If it's an ant+ cadence sensor then yes, any will pair fine.

  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,154
    I think some Garmin head units will also work with BLE (bluetooth) sensors.
    Asda of all places had some BLE speed/cadence sensors reduced to £10 a few months back.
  • StillGoing
    StillGoing Posts: 5,211
    Wahoo speed and cadence sensors are BTE and ANT+ and work fine.
    I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.
  • redvision
    redvision Posts: 2,958
    Reason I say ant+ is simply because the OP didn't state what model Garmin they have and the older ones are not BTE compatible.

  • darrell1967
    darrell1967 Posts: 470
    edited January 2020
    redvision said:

    Reason I say ant+ is simply because the OP didn't state what model Garmin they have and the older ones are not BTE compatible.

    It’s a 520.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,804
    The Wahoo one worked fine with my 520.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • davebradswmb
    davebradswmb Posts: 466
    I would say get a dual BT/ANT+ sensor, that way it will pair up easily with your phone/pc in case you want to use it for indoor training, which TBH is they only time a cadence sensor is much use.
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,154
    Recycling the thread...
    Are there any cadence sensors with a built in rechargeable battery?
    Mine uses coin cell batteries which only last a couple of months before they need replacing.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,804
    edited February 2020
    thistle_(mbnw) said:

    Recycling the thread...
    Are there any cadence sensors with a built in rechargeable battery?
    Mine uses coin cell batteries which only last a couple of months before they need replacing.

    I'd check that yours is not being woken accidentally and draining the battery, or that the unit is not faulty, or that the batteries are of decent quality.
    Mine last so long that I forget how long they last.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,154
    pblakeney said:

    thistle_(mbnw) said:

    Recycling the thread...
    Are there any cadence sensors with a built in rechargeable battery?
    Mine uses coin cell batteries which only last a couple of months before they need replacing.

    I'd check that yours is not being woken accidentally and draining the battery, or that the unit is not faulty, or that the batteries are of decent quality.
    Mine last so long that I forget how long they last.
    It goes flat even if it's not on a bike. The batteries are half decent - not pound shop ones.
    It's not a well known make so it might have some "features".
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,804
    Well, you've eliminated most of the possibilities and highlighted the likely culprit. 😉 FWIW, I'm happy with my Wahoo RPM.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.

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