Hi
Does anyone have the Norditrack 1750 and can you connect it to Zwift? Norditrack are telling us that only their iFit program works nothing else connects.
Regards, Colleen
You can use either a footpod, NPE runn or newer Garmin watch to link it.
Ifit is a program in It’s own right and nothing to do with Zwift.
I use the NPE Runn to good effect on my Nordictrack
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Just chatted with Nordictrack and they view Zwift as a competitor. No help.
I’m not sure what you were expecting tbh.
You’ve effectively rung Samsung and asked for advice on an IPhone.
As a last resort.
You can use a pretty inexpensive speed transmitter app on a phone. Transmit via bluetooth to your zwift device.
But have to manually change the speed on it to match change or speed on treadmill. Not ideal but I use it for elliptical and non smart treadmill and Zwift.
Have a look at zwifit, it’s unofficial but I use it for linking my iFit treadmill to zwift. You need to do the initial pairing in conjunction with your iFit account, but once setup it transmits pace/inclination perfectly !
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I have the 1750 but I just use my phone for Zwift and cast to my tv. I’m guessing you are trying to download and use the Zwift app on the treadmill screen? 1. I don’t think there will be enough storage on the treadmill to download the large Zwift app. 2. The Zwift app will still need to connect to the pace/cadence device via Bluetooth or ANT device, it can’t just pull the data straight from the treadmill. Our 1750 can only receive ANT, not send it. And that’s just heart rate, not pace so that won’t do much for you. Bottom line, it’s not going to be possible.
I personally have a Runn sensor for pace and cadence and my Garmin for HR.
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Can I ask for anyone with a NordicTrack 1750 and a Runn sensor, how many stickers did you use on the treadmill belt and how far apart did you stick them? I’ve had mixed results in terms of accuracy with this and wondered how others had found it?
I use 4 stickers on my 1750, evenly distributed.
Experiment with stickers. Some use one, others use 4.
You need to calibrate it your treadmill but be warned this will not be consistent. My NordicTrack can be fine one day then slow the next, then fast the day after.
I can even pause a run and when resumed it’ll give a totally different pace. I’m not convinced the motors are as good as they could be.
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I am getting a NordicTrack 1750 tomorrow. And I have a Garmin Forerunner 955 that has built in Running Power. So I can run Zwift on my iPhone (my normal Zwift/Cycling setup/TV isn’t close by)… and somehow transmit running power from my watch to my iPhone and Zwift running on my iPhone? If so, that is really cool
If only it was that simple. I’m not sure your watch gives you running power without one of the running dynamics pods or the hrm pro.
I don’t think it will then broadcast that power on to a 3rd party such as your iPhone.
To get your watch to link to Zwift you’ll need to use the virtual run mode which will transmit to Zwift using the accelerometer of your watch. It’s pretty inaccurate.
Best option would be to link the treadmill direct to Zwift using a Runn or QZ Domyos. This leaves you free to use your watch to get your running power.
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Thanks. Ok I’ll experiment. The FR955 does do native running power. I do have a RD Pod but that isn’t needed as of about a month ago with the firmware update. Of course, running power is a whole other issue as it says my 9 min fairly easy pace is about 350W when my cycling FTP is about 270W. So there is that LOL.
That’s good that they’ve rolled out updates to remove the need for the pod.
I wonder how much difference in accuracy there is between the pod and the watch.
With regards to comparing your cycling FTP to your running power don’t bother. Totally different.
I’m a Cat A runner but a Cat C cyclist.
Different muscle groups and different mechanics between the two.
Zwift doesn’t record running power data. The way I do it is I pair my treadmill speed sensor and my HR strap to Zwift. Then I do a treadmill activity on my watch which also pairs to my HR strap.
In the end I get duplicate activities but the Garmin one has the power and run dynamics.
I bet there’s a big difference between the two in terms of speed & distance.
Although to be fair you can calibrate the watch to improve accuracy.
Surprisingly accurate after it’s been calibrated. Garmin has been working on their treadmill accuracy lately. It does seem to undershoot a bit on faster paces.
I did a 16 km moderate effort a couple of days ago and the Garmin watch/HRM Pro combination had 15.87 km.
Today was 19.84 and Garmin had about 19.2. I had some faster paces towards the end of the run.
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