Originally Posted by
sdmc530
[MENTION=466379]Iride01[/MENTION] Is correct. The power meter doesn't work with the Vivoactive HR. Or at least mine doesn't with Power Tap. Besides this if you are using a wrist based sensor for bike riding and you want the metrics and actually want to see them while riding the watch method would be just awful to use. Also the cadense/speed sensor that connects to the watches really SUCK. They don't always pair and drop a lot.
So if your wanting a wearable to see all the data and power meter you will have to buy the Fenix model, the high end watch levels. But for the price of that watch if I recall you can get the vivoactive HR and the 520. Fenix look so great but so darn spendy.
Ok that makes a little more sense if you need to upgrade to the Fenix to see power, but but I don't see the problem with with seeing stuff while I ride. I mount my vivoactive to my handlebars using an old Polar HRM mount I still had and I pair my cadence, speed, and HR to it. My speed sensor does give me issues pairing where I have to manually connect it via the watch just to get it going, but I only use speed when I am on the trainer. Outside, I let gps take care of the speed and distance. I have not had problems with stuff dropping though once paired that is unless I walk away from the bike too far to take a leak or something like during a charity or grand fondo type of thing. Don't you use the same cadence sensor to connect to your 520 and does that have pairing/connection problems for you?