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Are the 235 pace improvements pertaining to instant pace?
Has Garmin said yet if they are working on smoothing of HR data during runs in particular?
My understanding is they are indeed around instant pace. They have no said anything on pace smoothness to me (I suspect I’ll get any feedback from my review on Monday, once they return to work following the holiday weekend).
Awesomeness. If they get the instant pace rectified, that would solve 50% of the issues. Let’s remain hopeful the HR smoothing is easily solvable as well.
1st treadmill run with the 235 after logging just about 25 miles with the 235 outdoors. Pace all over the board, HR also spikey. In short, similar behavior to outdoors (Lap pace did appear to be much more stable than instant pace). Bring those bug fixes on Garmin!
Any word on when the Garmin Edge 810 will be compatible w/Varia rear radar/light?
So far only the 520 and the two 1000 units support it. Don’t see that changing as the older units aren’t getting new features anymore
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I believe he’s encouraging people to support this site. Those who support it with a $20 donation have a golden bike by their name.
Haha love it, but I do have to ask what’s a bike? Cycling just seems like hard work. I suppose anything is hard if your not enthusiastic about it. So I’ll just keep to putting one foot in front of the other as fast as I can
I don’t want a golden bike
I want a golden runner !!
May be i would subscribe for this ?
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Or a golden cupcake
Mind you I can’t see any golden bikes, runners or dogs at the moment…
Funny nugget of the day: I didn’t even know about the golden bike until the next day. I had asked the developers for some sort of ‘badge’, but totally forgot to tell them what. They’re cyclists themselves, and decided on the golden bike. :)
Is there a way to subscribe without posting a comment? I can’t see anything on the site…
However I am subscribing on this comment :)
Just seen it in the subscribe box as I submitted – doh! :)
The latest podcast has not shown up on my end. Maybe Canada is blocking it.
Blame Canada… link to youtube.com
Stryd updated the firmware for their device this week as well.
Garmin forerunner 610 is only 110€ link to amazon.fr ad it’s a fantastic device! (I used mine for like 4 years)
I’m glad Garmin brought the 5.10 update, because both issued did not seem very potential. They occurred.
Sorry to hear the Santa race has been cancelled. Safety first.
The podcast has some sound quality issues. I was particularly interested in the answer on “How to take your dumb trainer and make it…not so dumb”, but couldn’t understand the answer…
Yeah, it’s why the rest of the questions aren’t up – they weren’t very good quality sound. :( Not sure what went wrong there, the first time we’ve had sound issues.
Good thing there is Decathlon for non-expensive thumbhole windstoppers!
I had to re-read the Blatter comment, I thought Sepp had done the 15 Ironmans….
It wasn’t mentioned in the article, but the most impressive thing about the amish kid, was actually his shoes. The clothes he is wearing are made for being in the sun farming all day, so they are not quite as oppresive as they look. However, he was basically wearing farming boots as well, which hurts my feet just thinking about. Definitely got the biggest cheers at the finish line.
Any word on the full review for the Garmin 630?
nice