I got mine a couple of months ago…have yet to be able to get it show up on my Garmin, so I had kinda forgotten about it.
Will dust it off again this week and see if I can figure it out.
The IQ data field just worked without tinkering on my 1030. There is an updated version dated Jan 3. Do you know how to assign/display the field once you’ve installed it?
Yeah, it is on my screen, but nothing comes up, even though the Sensor page showing it paired.
I’m going to remove everything and just start over and see what happens.
Reusing an old thread. @chad, saw you experimenting with the CORE sensor on some of your Strava rides. Is this for your personal interest or part of AI/ML integration?
Its on sale now:
Still not sure how I’d use the info. Now if it was fed into the AI maybe…
Anyone (still) using this sensor? Just got one a few days ago, “poor man’s altitude training” and some Waterloo experiences in hot races caught me. However, I’m a little bit puzzled by the first results.
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Reviving a really old thread as my ride this weekend in the “heat” (heat for living in San Francisco that is) and my lingering affects got me thinking about getting a Core sensor.
Questions:
- How are people finding this?
- What are you using to analyze / look at the data? I use WKO5, so would this pull in the data?
- I’m about to receive my Edge 1040, what data field are you using to view / capture the Core Info?
- And the biggie: would you buy this again?
- For those in the US: where did you buy your Core sensor? I can only find it either on the Core Website or The Feed
I find it useless, not practical and I would not buy it again.
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Agree. I’ve had mine >12 months and was fascinated at first. But really all you get is a temp # to associate with what you’re doing. If you want to heat acclimate, ride inside with no fan in z1-z2 and increase time spent over weeks - slowly the power should increase for the same HR. Sitting in a hot tub ~110 degrees Fahrenheit has also assisted with my perception of the heat when I go out on the bike or run. Having the core sensor provided no real additional benefit.
For reference, I live on SE US coast and the heat/humidity combination is pretty bad from mid May through mid October. I wanted it to be a game changer for me, but it wasn’t.
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Thanks. Good to know before I plunk down $$$$ to get one
I’m surprised by those comments - obviously not discounting them, but I don’t agree with them. I was part of a study (https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.14814/phy2.14849) that tested performance after heat training. I had a very strong response to the heat training.
I bought the core temp sensor soon afterwards and began monitoring core temp during all my rides and runs.
I have not gone about simulating the heat training block because it is very hard to get a room hot enough - but what I do instead is now train without a fan until I hit the heat zone which is appropriate for me. When I hit the right temperature I put the fan on and moderate the fan to stay in the right temperature zone. For me this is around 38.5 degrees during my inside training rides.
This is quite hot really and for recovery rides etc I don’t bother because you can’t get your temp high enough; but it works well for SS and above.
Outside rides and runs is when I really want to perform (not get dropped!). I have found that when my core temp goes above 38.3 it is easy to really suffer. If I get above 38.5 then I’m in trouble.
I use the readings to control my clothing choices, hydration intake, etc. It is just one more thing to guide what you do on the bike - open your vest, remove your skull cap, what ever it is, it can make a meaningful difference to your core temp.
Can you prepare yourself to ride in hotter conditions - absolutely. Does it make you faster - it certainly can, and I have science to prove it 
Will it make you 5w/kg, not likely unless you are already 4.9 and need a little extra to tip over the edge 
Obviously I’d buy it again, but here is maybe my biggest takeaway. I’ve found training indoors with fans, and open windows, like I used to; my core temp was quite a bit lower than in important races on the open road. In other words doing intervals inside does from a power perspective provide the same loads as outside, but for me, my body got hotter outside. Training with fewer fans and monitoring temperature I now find I perform better outside because I’m more prepared for the environment that really matters - outside.
Just my 2 cents
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Would you care to elaborate. I recently listened to an interview with Matt Hayman’s coach on the benefits of heat training blocks (indoor) and the use of devices like this to get your heat zones right.
I’d be really interested in getting one of these, but £240 GBP is a bit much.
I have, over the last year, done some indoor testing into ambient temp, intensity and fluid loss to try to establish how my fluid loss varies based on conditions, and I think this could add to that.
In addition, as I get into a winter of long Z2 rides on the turbo, I am seeing some cardiac drift (which I am trying to minimise). I’m trying to play around with ambient temp, airflow, as well as hydration, feeding, etc. It would be great to see if there is a strong(er) correlation to my core body temp rising and cardiac drift (so I could do something about it).
They are expensive but from my experience they really work with repeatable results. Ambient temperature is not much of an input from my experience. My room temp can change by about 20 degrees c from winter to summer. But because you get used to hotter weather in summer (my non scientific explanation) my core temp isn’t affected nearly as much. For what you are doing you really want a core temperature measure. Sadly the only ‘cheap’ options aren’t very comfortable or something you’d willingly do for each session!
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@sryke @pvolb
Any chance these will be in the ‘pay it forward’ equipment thread soon?? Asking for a friend 
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This seems like the primary use case for this device. Various athletes seemed to be talking about heat training prior to the Olympics in Tokyo.
So unless one is really willing to ride in a hot room on a trainer, it’s probably not worth the cost of the device. One could also do the heat training without buying the device.
Just like you can get fit and fast without a power meter… but is that the best way….
The real issue is they are very expensive- no avoiding that but this type of tech should get cheaper with time.
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This is going to be a marginal gain though. I think most of us could find a heat training protocol and just do it and get 99% of the benefits. My understanding is that getting hot enough is the biggest challenge. One probably needs a sauna - unventilated trainer ride + sauna.
I really want a Moxy sensor but I’m not sure it’s worth the $800-1000 as I’m certainly not an elite looking for that last 2% improvement. I think it would be fun to use to find thresholds but I can still come close enough with other methods.
I train outside in the dry heat of California, and also see a strong response to heat training. After some adaptation period in temps of 90-100F / 32-38C, I’ve learned that effective intervals can be done in temperatures between 88-92F / 31-33C.
The hardest intervals I’ll get up early and do them when temperatures on 70-80F / 21-27C. There is a noticeable boost in performance in these lower temperatures.
For myself, it takes 2-3 months to truly adapt. This year I’m going to try and extend the adaptations by taking a sauna bath 2-3 days/week. Looking at the 30 day forecast, I plan to start using the sauna in mid October.
You want to keep track of intensity and duration in heat zone. One of the protocols is to reach 39.5 and turn on the fans.
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