Quarq Riken (ANT+ only) With A Dumb Mag Trainer

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I use an old dumb mag trainer and load the workouts to my MacBook Pro. I have been using a bike with a Quarq Dzero (Bluetooth) flawlessly. However, I just rode my TT bike for the first time in a while and need to train on that more. Problem is the TT bike has an older Quarq Riken which is only ANT+ compatible.

Is there a way to use the Riken+dumb trainer+MacBook Pro? If yes, what do I need to make this work?

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An Ant+ dongle. If you have the newer MBP, you’ll need a USB-C to A adapter.

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I 've used the SUUNTO one for 4+ years. Very reliable. At Amazon

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I do have the newer MBP. So, will the USB-C to A adapter power the dongle? For example we have a superdrive (to burn a CD) that won’t work with a newer MBP. Works fine with my wife’s desktop which has a USB-A port.

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I use:

This adapter with this dongle and it picks up Ant+ signals. I haven’t used the TR Mac app in a long time since I’ve using the mobile app, but it should work just fine.

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Awesome! We have that adapter and just ordered the Suunto…Thanks!

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@ExpertOrBust @stevemz worked flawlessly with the Suunto! So stoked. Thanks!

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@KorbenDallas - Happy Intervals!

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