Hello Mike,

I too have had the same issue of not being able to get the cadence sensor as close as optimal, and also have had to lean the sensor a bit. Last night I tried to adjust it again, and found that if I place the magnet almost all the way to the end of the crank arm, that I can wind up with little lean to the sensor. We'll see how that does this morning.

On the docking station, no, they have not been released yet for the 1909 (per Brian Orloff, Managing Director, Sigma-USA). I had ordered one previously through Amazon, but the supplier came back and canceled the order, as they weren't available.

Yes, I like the promise of all the features of the 1909, and don't know what other HRM to go to. When I read other reviews on Amazon and REI, it appears that many of the others have just as many problems. So I don't want to go from bad to worse.

I'm tempted to get a Polar, as their stand alone HRM/watch has worked flawlessly for me over the last 3-years. It's fidelity is outstanding, so I'd like the 1909 to operate similarly. After all, what's the sense of downloading my rides for analysis, or to gage improvement over time, if my (peak) HR readings are bogus?

If you go to something else, what are you looking at?

Thanks,

Terry