Don’t quote me because I’m just paraphrasing something I remember reading on another thread, but the Assiomas wake up from the accelerometer that tracks cadence and not from the power strain gauge. From my experience that makes sense because it takes next to nothing for them to light up and pair. I agree that if it’s taking any kind of effort your should contact support.
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That is correct. Any spin of the cranks will wake them up. The LEDs make it easy to diagnose if the issue is one of waking up (or not) or one of re-connection with the head unit. @angel71 confirmed the pedals do wake up, so there’s an issue with re-establishing the (BLE) connection with the (Polar V650) head unit.
I haven’t had any connection/re-connection issues so far. I connect via ANT+ to a Garmin Edge 520 head unit outside, and dual ANT+/BLE to dongles on a Win10 PC to run Zwift and TR inside.
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I do not use a garmin head unit so is it possible to use the cycling dynamics data via app or so? As TR is not supporting an analysis of the data I still would like to use it somehow.
Favero have said the auto-cal has no impact on the power calculation/accuracy. I’ll confirm it won’t be auto-cal’ing while you’re clipped in… or stopped while on the bike. A manual cal/zero will always override the auto. If you want to do a manual cal/zero it’s best to do it before taking the bike from inside to out, or do it after 10-15mins of being outside.
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Cool yeah that’s what I was thinking. Didn’t know there was a confirmation from Favero on this, although if the auto-cal did affect other things I guess they wouldn’t have released it lol.
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I started to get wonky power readings three rides ago, starting off fine and then going haywire mid-ride. Stopping and recalibrating seemed to fix the issue. I narrowed it down to the right pedal from viewing the L/R power data.
I took the pedal bodies off and cleaned them and regreased before today’s ride, but now manual calibration fails entirely (I need this to work because I switch between bikes regularly). Power was way off from the start of the ride. I ended up converting to single left only and completing the ride, but power is several percent higher than expected for sure due to my more powerful left leg. I expect I’ll be sending back to Favero as soon as I can part with them (I’ve had them 1.5 years).
@GPLama and others, any other troubleshooting ideas I haven’t thought of?
That sounds like the issue I have had with my pedals a number of times…each time resulted in favero sending me a new spindle unfortunately.
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Ping Favero support on this one. They should be able to look at things from the app/logs and nail it from there.
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Done, thanks. I hoped there was some way I could fix it myself but sounds like a replacement spindle is likely necessary.
Looking to get a pair of Assiomas, and coming from Time pedals, I borrowed a set of Look Keo Classics to see if I wouldn’t mind the Look/Favero cleat system. While I liked the range of float, I found it too slippery for my liking.
Do the Assiomas have the same free slippery float, or does it have more drag?
Coming from Speedplays, I find the float very draggy. The contact area is pretty small - that metal plate on the pedal is it. I just went and cleaned that and sprayed some silicone to see if it will help.
I just came over from Looks and find the float a little more slippery. I’m using my same Look red cleats. Haven’t tried the Assioma cleats.
I love the power meter but the Assioma pedal is not an exact copy of a Look. A little bit of a step backwards, at least in my configuration. In terms of the cleat/pedal interface, I loved my Looks but I only like my Assiomas 
In terms of the cleat/pedal interface, I loved my Speedplays but I tolerate my Assiomas 
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Anyone cover up their cranks (plastic bag and tight rubber band) or completely take off the pedals when cleaning the bike?
Or am I just being paranoid? I know they’re water proof etc and I’ve ridden them in the rain numerous times, but for some reason when cleaning bike and using a high pressure cleaner I prefer to take them off or at least cover them up
I never wash the bike with a high pressure cleaner to start with - I’m more paranoid about blowing the grease out of the bearings than about the pedals. Damp cloth.
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I keep the pressure very low though… and always spray from front or back instead of the sides.
And also finish of with a blower to get rid of excess water.
To follow up on this, this is a good reason to use the app to calibrate the pedals at least on occasion, and definitely if you are having issues. The app logs data from the pedal and transmits that to Favero, which will allow them to see information about your pedals, and make it easier for them to support you.
Pulled the trigger and got the Garmin 830 - finally. Made my ly life so much easier.
I just hope that now that I got the 830, Garmin is not releasing the 830 PLUS model any time soon. I know it might sound selfish, but I have to protect my investments
I would not be putting the high pressure sprayer on the pedals you will be replacing the bearings soon the bearings only have a shield and no seal. on my previous pedals had to change the bearings because of this so I just fitted 2rsr bearings instead of 2zr which i have removed.
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The manual says to make sure have 2mm space between the shoes the the pod, Mine only has somewhere between 1.5-2mm space. Will this be a problem or will i have to buy some shim to make more space?