Comments for DC Rainmaker

Comment on Garmin Fenix In-Depth Review by Thierry

Thierry — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:58:07 +0000

I agree with you: I’ve just bought a fenix, and it seems to be very tough to transfer old courses (i previously have a 310XT) on fenix. It would be a great feature if was possible within a smartphone, a real improvment…

Comment on Garmin Forerunner 910XT In Depth Review by Aku

Aku — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:49:12 +0000

For this I’ve set up the screen so it shows me the total distance, and lap distance. That way I can always see where I’m at on the workout.
For example if I would swim 300m warmup and after that 10x100m. I would know that when I hit total distance of 1300m that specific set is done and I move on to next one.

Comment on Garmin Swim watch In-Depth Review by David

David — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:15:50 +0000

HI, and thanx for your swift response.
What option is best for you? A or B below?

OPTION A, – PLAYING WITH START, PAUSE AND STOP.

START
INT. 1 – 400, STOP

RESUME
INT. 2 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 3 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 4 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 5 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 6 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 7 – 50, STOP

RESUME
INT. 8 – 200 DRILL, STOP

RESUME
INT. 9 – 200 DRILL, STOP

RESUME
INT. 10 – 200 DRILL, STOP

RESUME
INT. 11 – 300, STOP

RESUME
INT. 12 – 100, PAUSE
INT. 13 – 100, PAUSE
INT. 14 – 100, STOP

RESUME
INT. 15 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 16 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 17 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 18 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 19 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 20 – 50, STOP

RESUME
INT. 21 – 300, STOP

RESUME
INT. 22 – 100, PAUSE
INT. 23 – 100, PAUSE
INT. 24 – 100, STOP

RESUME
INT. 25 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 26 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 27 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 28 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 29 – 50, PAUSE
INT. 30 – 50, STOP

RESUME
INT. 31 – 100, STOP

RESUME
INT. 32 – 100,
STOP.

OPTION B, – THE SAME AS ABOVE, BUT HITTING THE PAUSE BUTTON EVERYTIME UNTIL THE END (I.E. NO STOP OR RESUME).

Best,

PS: Again, thanks for the incredible review!!!

Comment on How to download free maps to your Garmin Edge 705/800/810 by Victor

Victor — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:50:36 +0000

Thanks Eli and Ray! Yes, if you had a shot of an OSM and Garmin Map of the same location, it would be great! It would be good to know which is more pleasing to my eye!

Comment on Garmin Forerunner 10 (FR10) GPS watch In-Depth Review by M

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:14 +0000

Hi DC,
Regarding Run/Walk function it can set second only x.00 or x.30 ?
Cannot set 10,20,40,50 seconds ?
Thanks in advance.

Comment on Stages Power Meter In-Depth Review by E92Vancouver

E92Vancouver — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:49:06 +0000

I had an issue with my stages power meter. It gave erratic readings and there were data drops during a ride where it started raining. The unit died but came back to life later. I have a second stages on my rain bike and t too died during a wet ride.It started working again later though.

Anyway, for the hell of it, I thought I would email Stages to see what they thought the issue was. I was shocked, they emailed me back within 5 minutes. They said if I wanted, they would replace both units for me.

So I called in and I was shocked again because someone answered the phone on the 3rd ring! I asked to speak to tech support and the person said tell me your issue and then I will decide who should take you call.

I explained the issue and they said, not a problem I will ship you two replacement units today. I live in Canada and the next day the replacement units showed up at my door. They also emailed me a return courier waybill for the old units.

Stages is a company that does not take customer service lightly. They excel at it and I am sure they are putting this focus into their product too!

If you are thinking about buying this product, go for it! They totally stand behind their product.

Apparently the new units have a different bonding adhesive.

I have no regrets buying this power meter.