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Comment on A look at aerotesting with ERO Sports and the Alphamantis System by morey000

morey000 — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:18:31 +0000

Very cool. That would be a fun day- albeit not a cost effective one for me.

Downside: no aspect angle data. All at zero yaw to the wind.

Interesting: I would have thought that the boxy looking GoPro would have made more of a difference.

Comment on Garmin Forerunner 910XT In Depth Review by Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:58:22 +0000

Hmm, that’s a tough one. Personally I’d be a bit hesitant to use the fabric band in a rough openwater swim start.

Comment on Incredible deals: Garmin FR910XT for $299, FR310XT for $169, Edge 800 for $229, Ambit for $349 by Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:28 +0000

Hi Gene-

Definitely the FR310XT. In part because I find the FR410 a highly annoying unit with the touch bezel (different than touch screen on FR610). Most people either tolerate or hate the FR405/FR410. I generally hate.

From a battery standpoint, the FR310XT is about double the FR410, though obviously not everyday watch-style.

Hope this helps!

Comment on Garmin Forerunner 210 In Depth Review by Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:52:46 +0000

No, unfortunately you can’t set the pace on the FR210. Some of the more advanced watches have it, but not the FR210. Sorry!

Comment on Incredible deals: Garmin FR910XT for $299, FR310XT for $169, Edge 800 for $229, Ambit for $349 by Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:25 +0000

Thanks for the support Cesar!

Comment on Garmin Swim watch In-Depth Review by Chris

Chris — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:41:07 +0000

There is a new firmware out for the Swim: 3.6.

I strongly recommend to NOT install this. I did today, went for a swim, and now I can’t get to the data. ANT Agent doesn’t find anything to upload. Manual Upload on Garmin Connect only finds old activities, but not the one done today with 3.6. Endomondo upload does not work. The new activity displays fine on the watch itself. And the ANT Agent setup works as I used it a couple hours ago to upload the firmware, and the browser plugin works because it finds the watch and displays older activities. In other words, Garmin fucked up again. Stay away from this.