I have been having multiple short drop outs on Zwift for the last month or so - typically just a few seconds and back at it, enough that I have just let it go - this AM (Feb 8th) though full drop outs and neve came back. My trouble shooting 1) restarted my bike (2 times), 2) Checked my bikes APP i…

Hi @Chris_Holstein_Pacti , Good job performing the basic troubleshooting. Are you connecting via ANT+ or Bluetooth? The usual cause for BLE dropouts is wireless signal interference. Check out this article for tips on how to prevent this from occurring.

@Martha_C Thank you - some additional info - Yes connected via BlueTooth. Ran Zwiftalizer on 3 rides with drop outs. It shows zero BT Disconnects, what I see is 78 Bluetooth FTMS Message Resends and 28 Bluetooth Trainer resets - right at the time of the full drop out (when I had to fully leave th…

Check out the video linked over in this discussion for more tips on dropouts [image] Bluetooth Connection Strength Tips? Bugs and Support Review the tips from @zwiftalizer [18 Tips To Avoid Dropouts on Zwift] A USB Bluetooth dongle on an extensio…

Paul I watched that the other day, I have been using this set up for over 3 years with never an issue - and most of his suggestions are for PC’s and laptops nothing addressing the MAC Mini - yes the cord and BT dongle is a valid suggestion but I would have expected to have had this issue WAY prior t…

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Play controllers caused some strange behavior. Definitely try without and see if it’s stable.

@Martha_C I wanted to follow up on this in case another Stages Bike Owner has this issue. First I never had this issue before, in the 2+ years on this bike and set up - but I did add the play controllers (which added 2 more signals to deal with) and have had some small issues every since. I found …

Connection Failure on Mac Mini - Bike - Stages SB20 - Feb 2024

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Paul_Southworth (Paul) February 9, 2024, 2:56pm 4

Check out the video linked over in this discussion for more tips on dropouts

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