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Comment on Garmin Edge 500 In Depth Review by mpulsiv

mpulsiv — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:14:20 +0000

Oh wait, Edge 500/800 has movement warning system. This may do the trick! Have you tested this?

Comment on Garmin Edge 500 In Depth Review by mpulsiv

mpulsiv — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:10:15 +0000

I reached out to Garmin support. They stated GSC 10 sensor overrides the data from the GPS satellites, even with GPS enabled. In other word, GSC 10 sensor takes precedence in gathering data. After 90 minutes ride, I compared metrics with my wired Kinetic computer. I set wheel size to manual, which is 2080mm in my case (circumference of Conti 4000S 25c rubber, pumped to 100 psi, with 162lbs on the saddle). If you want precise accuracy in speed, sitting on the saddle makes a difference in circumference of the rear wheel!

Speed and cadence metrics were identical compared to my wired Kinetic computer. There was no delta! Unfortunately there was a delta in duration (captured by GPS satellites) and distance. I don’t understand why Garmin didn’t include auto-start feature, where trip duration will trigger as soon as wheel magnet is close to GSC 10. Auto-pause feature can be set to “When Stopped”, this is useful except for delay. I stop and GPS still thinks about it. It’s so simple with wired Non-GPS computer to rely on wheel magnet and speed/cadence sensor.

I wonder whether auto-start can be triggered when GPS is off. Edge 500 does appeal to me but I’m not sure whether it’s worth to upgrade my Forerunner 610 – versatile for sports.

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

Changren Yong — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:08:54 +0000

On my Edge 800, i can enable multiple maps at the same time but if the Garmin City Navigator map is also enabled, it will take precedence over other maps. The SD card that came with the Edge 800 is 2 GB. It only had a few hundred MB of free space available. To give you an example of the size of an OSM. An OSM including the whole state of Washington, plus portions of Oregon and British Columbia is about 160 MB. Personally, i don’t think it’s necessary to pay $200 more for the City Navigator map since the free OSM is quite good.

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

extremeliver — Sat, 25 May 2013 02:41:12 +0000

I am about to purchase the Edge 810. Is there any reason to purchase the bundle for $200 more that has City Navigator on an SD card? I already have the HR strap and speed/cadence sensor. If I get the package with City Navigator, can I add the free maps to the same sd card? Do the two play well together?

Comment on Timex Run Trainer GPS 2.0 In-Depth Review by Matt M

Matt M — Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:08 +0000

I bought the TRT 2.0 for the vibrating alerts as I’m a little hard of hearing. The display going from 4 lines to 3 is one of the things I didn’t like. As far as the odometer, I can’t find it within the menu system. I think they remove the feature. I also had the TRT 1.0, but never had an issue with the odometer.

Comment on Timex Run Trainer GPS 2.0 In-Depth Review by Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:52:57 +0000

You referred earlier to an update from firmware for the Timex 2.0. Does this mean through this update and others in the future the 2.0 will be able to have features added (such as timed interval rests less than 15secs).

I have just bought the 2.0, and after receiving it to find it doesn’t do “everything” I want it to I am considering sending it back and replacing it with the forerunner 610 as I can get this slightly cheaper than the 2.0 being in the UK However, I would consider sticking with the Timex if the watch could receive modifications through updates from firmware?

What is you advice as the Timex 2.0 costs £275 and the Garmin Forerunner 610 costs £250.

Thanks