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JaRok2300 · Joined: 01 May 2014 Posts: 394 Location: Worcester, UK

Thanks Jim, I guess the nature of the ride (200W uphill, 0W downhill) could have created a repeated situation similar to your example.

Still feels a bit weird but I guess I need to work harder downhill and stop using them as rests.

FatPom · Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 5336 Location: My happy place

I've been training and racing (tri and cycling) gadget free for over 8yrs now. As HR monitors and PMs died, I just never replaced them.

So I'm way out of the game gadget wise and been relying on my trusty £20 IM watch for years. I'm not interested in a bike specific computer but I am interested in wearable tech.

If I were to get something like a Fenix 5, could I set it up in a way that was completely private but I could see my own ride and run? Not interested in Strava, I'd rather pin a number on, so that doesn't bother me.

I just want the ability to see my complete efforts, have it hidden from anyone else but may want the ability to connect with TR.

Is this possible? I have no idea how Garmin Connect/Express works or how public TR is?

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GrahamO · Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 7:34 am Post subject:

For both Strava and Connect, you can mark data as Private so nobody else can see it.
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JaRok2300 · Joined: 01 May 2014 Posts: 394 Location: Worcester, UK

Is there a way of splitting an activity into laps after it was done?
I did a session on the rollers last night where I increased the speed by 1kph every 3mins to see the power required for each speed.
The graph is quite sketchy so it would be good to have each 3mins as a lap so it gave me an average speed and power for the period.
I'm not great on the rollers so pressing the lap button on my watch would likely have resulted in death!

stenard · Joined: 04 Sep 2013 Posts: 1863

Not that I'm aware on garmin connect. But on other platforms it's fairly straightforward. On strava for example, on the analyze window (the one with all the graphs of speed, cadence, power, HR, etc) you can just drag and drop over the period you are interested in, and on the left it will give you the max and averages for the section you have just selected.

For example

(you just double click on the window to reset the zoom)

Jgav · Joined: 06 Dec 2016 Posts: 276

TriSam · Joined: 26 Aug 2011 Posts: 1279 Location: Tunbridge Wells

JaRok2300 · Joined: 01 May 2014 Posts: 394 Location: Worcester, UK

JaRok2300 · Joined: 01 May 2014 Posts: 394 Location: Worcester, UK

Fenix 2 not picking up power for 2nd ride of a double brick.

Did a bike/run/bike/run session last night and have got no power data for the 2nd bike. The first bike is fine and I know the power meter was still transmitting for the 2nd as it was showing on the head unit on the bike.

Any ideas why the Fenix wouldn't have picked it up or anything I should be doing during transition to make sure it reconnects.

Thanks

Jorgan · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:10 pm Post subject:

So latest issue. A couple of times in Triathlons now, my Edge (520) hasn't re-connected with my PM when it wakes-up after T1. In fact yesterday the HRM didn't re-connect either. No problems with my 920xt or my new 735xt, they pick-up the sensors again after the swim.

I'm pretty sure it re-connected when I did the 113 though; so what am I doing wrong in these two cases?
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Whisk · Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 8653 Location: London

Do Garmin make their watch straps out of cheese? I've had 4 different Garmin watches and the straps have broken on all of them.

My latest is a Forerunner 735. I've just noticed that the strap has split where the fastener goes into the hole. I've had it since last Christmas and worn it pretty much continuously since then (lots of sweat and chlorinated pool water), but as it's designed as an activity tracker and multi-sport watch, that doesn't seem like an unreasonably amount of wear and tear Mad

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Jorgan · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:12 pm Post subject:

Don't get me started on Garmin HRM straps, especially now they're integrated. Utter sh!t!

I moved to a Wahoo Tickr - highly recommended. Sensor & strap separate too, so you can wash it and replace when worn. Half the price of the HRM TRI too, which lasted me 6 months FFS. I got a refund on that one & bought the Wahoo.

I have a 735XT now, but the wrist HR is useless; it has me at 135bpm walking about sometimes Rolling Eyes

Just get the Tickr
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stenard · Joined: 04 Sep 2013 Posts: 1863

Jorgan · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:30 pm Post subject:

Ah right - you mean watch straps...yeah, they're pretty sh!t too Evil or Very Mad

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PCP · Joined: 13 Oct 2012 Posts: 1938 Location: Manchester