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My turbo journey took a slightly unexpected twist when a V2 kickr popped up not too far away at a really good price, a perfectly timed eBay £1 seller fees deal shifted the the Tacx I had bought originally and provided a newfound obligation to justify the hasty upgrade with some hungover exertions...
All going well so far - after messing around with Tacx / RGT at first, I decided to give sufferfest a go & throw myself into some kind of structured plan rather than randomly choosing any old course based on time / effort available, actually quite enjoying it which I didn't expect, even 2hr sessions aren't quite as boring as I would have thought & are a great way of justifying another half pannetone.
Only issue I'm having is the cheap ant+ dongle I picked up to get my Garmin vivoactive to talk to the app (Mac) to get some kind of hr data - first few times I used it the connection was a bit temperamental but now I can't find anything at all - have made sure Garmin connect etc. aren't running in the background & checked the Mac is recognizing the dongle (sometimes yes, often no) - sounds like the dongle is knackered eh? The Bluetooth connection to the kickr / cadence is solid, but it's a nightmare getting anything connected via ant+ it's not just the Garmin it won't find, its the trainer & cadence sensor too - have tried an extension cable / swapping the ports around but nothing seems to make any difference, it seems like pure luck whether it connects or not - anyone any ideas before I fling it in the hedge?