WYÛRing Suunto for Cycling Sensors
Dragging a watch to a lake of sensor data
There’s an overlap of people, bridging the gap between the Golden Age of Technology, and the present day, and some of them are Suunto users. When Suunto was the Nokia of the sports watch world, bike sensors were limited: it was a big deal to have a speed sensor, let alone speed and cadence, and power meters were in their infancy.
Present-day, a common gripe about Suunto watches is that their approach to sensor connection hasn’t changed, and it’s true: it hasn’t. This isn’t about that. This how to connect your modern bike’s sensor suite, including a speed sensor, and a combined power/cadence sensor, to your recalcitrant Suunto.
What is a WYÛR?
A WYÛR is basically a magical thing that allows you to take discrete data from discrete sensors, and fuse them into a virtual sensor. FusedSENSOR, if you will. Gorydamn brilliant.
How do I make the thing?
Buy a WYÛR, made by NPE. I know, it’s annoying, but it’s the only solution, and they work very well.
Before you activate your WYÛR, pair your power sensor to the watch.
Activate your WYÛR, and install the ConfigurEZ app that manages it.
Select the outdoor bike profile.
Scan for sensors, connecting to your bike’s power/cadence sensor, and your speed sensor (or, use the WYÛR as the speed sensor). I like to use ANT+ for this connection, for what amounts to superstitious reasons.
Save the config
Go somewhere away from your bike, and probably away from other sensors.
On your Suunto, open Settings, then Connectivity, then Pair sensor. Pair bike POD.
You should hear the WYÛR make a happy chirp, and your Suunto should now be paired.
Attach the WYÛR to your bike.
That’s it, done! Enjoy your data of power, cadence and speed from a speed sensor.
