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Comment on Stages Power Meter In-Depth Review by E92Vancouver

E92Vancouver — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:00:01 +0000

To be clear, my Stages dies yesterday and would not work. I tested the battery with a volt meter and it was strong. Still would not fire up. I put in a brand new battery for the hell of it and the power meter fired up. This exact thing happened with my second Stages. I have two, one on the rain bike and one on the race bike.

I upgraded to the second firmware upgrade that is now available. Readings are now 100 watts higher on average. Will go for a ride now.

BTW, no signs of moisture in the battery compartment area.

Comment on Stages Power Meter In-Depth Review by E92Vancouver

E92Vancouver — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:56:25 +0000

Yes, I want Stages to work too! The concept of a 20g power meter that is independent of your wheelset is so fabulous.

Comment on Stages Power Meter In-Depth Review by Supercaliber

Supercaliber — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:43:39 +0000

My unit out of the box hasn’t worked properly..The readings were high and my files showed many data drop outs on the 6 rides of 2+ hrs each..Some of the drop outs were minutes long..Of course I changed/checked the battery..I contacted Will and he has since overnighted me a new unit, so no problem with customer service..I too hope these units work..I’m so sick of being tied to the slow turning, heavy wheelsets on my previous (5) Powertap units and after foolishly selling my SRM, couldn’t justify the $2800 to replace it this year..I’ll update when I get home and try out the replacement.

Comment on Garmin Fenix In-Depth Review by Garfield Southall (UK)

Garfield Southall (UK) — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:09:36 +0000

Ok, more work done today…
I have managed to add loops to the current profile by putting them in the Navigating Data Pages; they show fine now. So, how would I use the Tracking Data Pages? Are certain Profiles linked to Navigating, Tracking or Indoor?
So, the final mystery is why the Waypoints don’t list. On the Foretrex I could select “GoTo” and then choose from a list of Waypoints, which would then show me direction and distance to that waypoint. How do I do that on the fenix?
Also, the Waypoints option in the Menu just says Search Name or Show Near. In either case nothing is listed yet the route has 30-odd waypoints.
Nearly there …
Garfield

Comment on Profile Design Aero HC Aerobottle + Bike Computer Mount Review by Richard

Richard — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:03:39 +0000

In regards to mounting of the bike computer… I have an Edge 500 and I mounted it for a while behind my xlab aero mount using the Barfly TT mount. However lately I have found myself looking down way too much at the bike computer, so today I moved the torpedo mount back to where the end of the bottle is at the stem, and moved the bike computer between my wrists on the front using the same mount. aerodynamically speaking is this bad, good or indifferent? I am racing oly distance this year. I can send you a pic if you want.

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

Alex — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:14:16 +0000

I’m worried about this too.
What if they release an incremental updated with bug fixes and GLONASS support?