Garmin Training Centre and Sportracks readings .....

[Minion]

That sucks, how difficult can it be for something like a garmin gps and related software to accurately record cadence?

BTW both figures 63 and 71 look a bit low, either your cruising the beach roads or both have got the cadence wrong.

Borrow a polar CS 400 and double check those cadence recordings.....

I don't think it's that low. If he spent 15% freewheeling, 15% climbing at 70rpm and the rest at 90rpm, his average would be 65rpm.

Edited January 13, 2012 by Edman

[riaanb]

how would the two software packages know the difference ?

 

I uploaded the same set of data without changing anything. ST had 63 as opposed to 71 on GTC

 

I can't be sure, but does GTC not have a setting that you can change in the software?

[Minion]

how would the two software packages know the difference ?

 

I uploaded the same set of data without changing anything. ST had 63 as opposed to 71 on GTC

Are you using auto-pause?

 

Can you upload the .tcx file here? Plug your 705 into you PC and find the 'Garmin/History' folder (I think). The files are named according to data and time. You may have to zip it to upload it here.

[SwissVan]

I don't think it's that low. If he spent 15% freewheeling, 15% climbing at 70rpm and the rest at 90rpm, his average would be 65rpm.

 

15% free wheeling

[Slowbee]

That sucks, how difficult can it be for something like a garmin gps and related software to accurately record cadence?

BTW both figures 63 and 71 look a bit low, either your cruising the beach roads or both have got the cadence wrong.

Borrow a polar CS 400 and double check those cadence recordings.....

 

no no, the cadence readings are correct, lets just say that I like your choice of words ..... cruising

 

truthfully the wind was blowing and I could not have been bothered to pedal harder faster

[Slowbee]

Edman, will try that tonight.

[Slowbee]

Yes, I know Swiss, get up off the floor now, but 15% freewheeling is possible

[Minion]

15% free wheeling

I forgot, the hills only go up where you are.

[SwissVan]

I forgot, the hills only go up where you are.

 

Luckily not, and the downhills are rather loooong.

I guess I just train 15% more than you by pedaling on the down hills as well

I used to train a lot using cadence back in 2004 / 2005, will be interesting to see what my averages were then, hopefully still got those traing logs....

[Minion]

I guess I just train 15% more than you by pedaling on the down hills as well

You mean they're not for resting .

[Tiny K]

I don't think it's that low. If he spent 15% freewheeling, 15% climbing at 70rpm and the rest at 90rpm, his average would be 65rpm.

15% free wheeling

 

Yeah, 15% is a bit hectic...... more like 25% climbing and 5% free'ing..... also, as far as I know, the zero cadence is not included when using Garmin Connect........ maybe that is where the difference comes.

 

Still, Slowbee, that is a low cadence.....

[Minion]

the zero cadence is not included when using Garmin Connect........ maybe that is where the difference comes.

 

Still, Slowbee, that is a low cadence.....

I don't think that's the case. I chucked my ride from GC into Excel and calculated the average, ignoring zeros. It went from 65rpm to 85rpm.

 

I suspect it's more likely to do with how the handle auto-pause i.e. actual gaps in the file where there's no time or any other data recorded.

[Tankman]

Garmin Trying Centre sucks ass

Garmin Disconnect is just as bad!

 

SportTracks rule!

 

Yea, don't use the auto-pause function, the clock never stops ticking