Other Learning Cadence and Garmin Montana

[JayMartin]

Hello,
Got my first ride in today on my first eMTB, a 2021 Levo Comp. I have been reading how the motor prefers me pedaling at 70-90 rpm and am therefore looking for an inexpensive way to learn about my cadence. I have a Gamin Montana which under Setup has ANT Sensor and then under that Bike Cadence Sensor. If I could get the bike to communicate with the Montana, it would display cadence. All I would need to buy is a handlebar mount for it. Anyone know about this or have a different suggestion altogether?
Thanks,
Jay

 

[Gyre]

Levo owners report that all you need to do is to go to your "Add sensors" screen on the Garmin while the Levo is switched on.

 

[Zimmerframe]

You could also go with a cheap phone mount and either run Mission Control, which will show cadence or Blevo, which will also show cadence.

It's also interesting in the early days to see how the motor responds power wise to your input on different gradients and at different speeds whilst in different assistance modes. To learn about efficiency, you can see wh/km to get an idea of where your battery power is going. (or wh/miles for you..)

This is from Blevo on a steep technical climb for instance :

 

[Konanige]

I wouldn't worry too much, all this figure watching sucks the fun out of riding, just get out and enjoy the bike you'll soon get the feel of what works best for you!

 

[KennyB]

I have a simple bike computer. To learn how the right cadence feels I just used a screen with a timer and counted pedal revolutions over 12 secs, then multiplied by 5.

 

[JayMartin]

Levo owners report that all you need to do is to go to your "Add sensors" screen on the Garmin while the Levo is switched on.

Yes, it worked! I couldn't believe it would be that simple. Thank you!

 

[JayMartin]

You could also go with a cheap phone mount...

I would like to see more stats than is possible with the Montana. Is there recommended phone mount? Or an entire thread somewhere on that?
Thanks,
Jay

 

[Zimmerframe]

I would like to see more stats than is possible with the Montana. Is there recommended phone mount? Or an entire thread somewhere on that?
Thanks,
Jay

Just search Phone mount and there's dozens of threads on them.

I went with a cheapo GUB one as it's not something I planned to use every ride but in fairness it's been bullet proof.

Cheap Phone Mount

OK, so this won't appeal to a lot of you as it doesn't have the necessary "0" or "00" added to the price to make it "bike" suitable .. Despite that, it actually seems pretty good. €7 with free delivery to Europe and Asia. Mine came in about 6 days. If you want the more expensive version...

www.emtbforums.com

 

[JayMartin]

Ordered. I'll try it before I buy a mount for the Gamin Montana. Now to learn Italian so I can use Blevo.
Thanks much,
Jay