Originally Posted by
JerryZ
I am planning on upgrading my trainer to smart, most likely the Kickr Snap and also Zwift. I will be using my laptop with Zwift. Question: How close must my ANT+ dongle be to the smart trainer to pair reliably? Will it connect with my laptop on a tray in front of the bike or will I need an extension to get the ANT+ closer?
Thanks!
I have no problem with the dongle being 6' away, however that's on a short USB cord that moved the dongle away from the PC.
My PC that is upstairs and through a couple walls connects to the SNAP via Bluetooth as if it were sitting right next to it.
The old PC I took out to the garage to run Zwift has pretty sad frame rate so I'm looking for ways to stream the video from the gaming PC elsewhere in the house. Bluetooth control of the trainer is do'able, but I do want to pick up my existing ANT+ Powertap, cadence, and heart rate sensors as well. I'm going to experiment with putting the ANT+ dongle on an extension cord immediately above the trainer and hope that's enough (and look around for some network or wireless USB bridge if not).