I wonder if anyone could chime in with optimal TR/Garmin Connect tweeks? TR appears to be importing the essential data; but Garmin Connect doesn’t seem to give “credit” for everything. Specifically, it doesn’t give me mileage credit for challenges (even though miles are shown under “Cycling Activities”). My Activity also isn’t updating the 7-day Load, even though the Exercise Load is calculated (and VO2max is updating). I’m also not getting a “Training Benefit”. I can live without all this (although I’ll miss participating in Challenges), but if there are tweeks to help, that would be nice to know about.
My set-up: Keiser m3i, Garmin HRM-Pro, TR running on iPad. I also have a FR945; but TR doesn’t seem to like me running that as a separate connection, and it hasn’t seemed necessary because everything uploads to Connect. The TR workouts are loading to Connect as an Indoor Cycling Activity.
Garmin connect does not count virtual miles anymore for challenges unless you use tacx training app which means you also need a tacx product. That changed around 6 months ago.
You could record on your garmin if you have a speed sensor I think still but not 100% sure on that one.
Got it, thanks. It’s odd that the Loads are calculating (based off the HRM-Pro), but not updating anything. Like I said though, that’s all “fun to know” info, but not anything I hang my hat on for training.
For a while when I was on zwift I was dual recording from the kickr to my garmin head unit and to zwift on my computer. Garmin gave me metrics when I did that. Didn’t really give me anything valuable, so I stopped
Thanks for the input. Bottom line for my specific issue, I can’t dual record from the Keiser computer (new model) to the Garmin FR-945, and from Keiser to TR; which would solve the missing data problem. I’m not smart enough to understand why this is. I used to dual record from Keiser to 945, and Keiser to mPaceline; so I can only reach the conclusion this is a TR shortcoming related to the Keiser computer. It could be solved by adding power pedals because that would eliminate the need for the Keiser computer. But that’s a hefty investment to simply include the Garmin 7-day Training Load, Load Focus, 7-day Training Load, miles in challenges, and Training Effect.
Sorry, different setup, I’ve got a cyclops wheel on trainer.
But took me a few frustrated starts to work out that I needed to get TR app happy with my sensors, and on my way, before I tried starting any activity on my watch.
Yeoh - the new keiser computer (m-connect) bluetooth connection will only connect to one device at a time using its newer compatible Bluetooth, - previously you likely connected your garmin watch to this compatible bluetooth (single connection type) and then Mpaceloine likely connected to the older bluetooth the computer also has called ‘keiser direct’ -which allows multiple connections but is less compatible with apps. The problem now is your app and watch now need to connect to the more compatible bluetooth on the bike.
Alternatively - you could just get a ‘K2pi ProM’ keiser converter for your M3i (google it) - it’ll connect to bike computer and provide a single compatible bluetooth connection for your apps eg TR or zwift, and then also provides multiple Ant+ connections for your garmin watch - so will provide Power, Cadence and speed. (although keiser speed/distance will likely vary to virtual speed and distance you see in the TR app)
