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Comment on Stages Power Meter In-Depth Review by Daren Austin

Daren Austin — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:33:34 +0000

I have to concur. Stages are taking customer service very seriously. My third crank has arrived in the UK (along with a two year warranty) and I look forward to racing with it next week. As I said earlier, I had no problems with variability of reading and the unit suits my purpose. Like others, I want to see the company and device succeed, because I believe it to be the most elegant solution for the majority of cyclists.

As a cross-reference, I now have racing data from my Stages and my PowerCal, and on overall power summaries, the numbers are not dissimilar at all. Sadly, unlike Ray, I don’t yet have access to two head units to compare readings.

Comment on Garmin Edge 810 In-Depth Review by Neal Becker

Neal Becker — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:08:25 +0000

Can a linux user find happiness with a garmin 800/810?

I would like to be able to prepare a route online, and d/l to my garmin. It would be nice if that would give turn-by-turn directions. I don’t want to use a windows vm to use my garmin. Is there hope?

Comment on Garmin Forerunner 110 In Depth Product Review by Jujugo

Jujugo — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:01:40 +0000

Yes,

It is active. There is only a change of 5 to 10% if it is not activated. Maybe that the 110 is more accurate than the 910XT …but I don’t think so. The problem is that my D+ are always lower than the official one of the race…Maybe that the 110 is not really made for that…I also noticed that on Garmin Connect, my workout is always supposed to be “running” and never “cycling” even if I do 2 hours at 30km/hours…

Julien

Comment on In the Queue: Swimovate Poolmate HR by Adamo

Adamo — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:09:47 +0000

Yes, me too waiting strongly this watch’s test!

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

Cesar — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:04:50 +0000

Thank you for this posting and all the information that you always provide. I’m in my third tri season and have been eyeing the 910xt for a while, just ordered it from clevertraining!!!

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

Craig — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:09:30 +0000

The OSM maps do have a lot of details that are not in any of the Garmin maps, eg footpaths, cycleways etc. So they can be very useful for walking and off-road cycling.

OSM maps are available in a variety of styles. Some use the standard Garmin style, so look much the same as Garmin maps, others are designed with better colours and icons, to highlight particular things. eg the Openfietsmap highlights cycle routes. Though it does depend on what Garmin device you are using, some maps may look better than others. Its worth trying a few different OSM maps, to see what you prefer.