veyron. Posted April 20, 2008 Share With the garmin edge you get a speed/cadence pick up that you mount on the frame. But the edge is a gps which can pick up speed with out this. When I walk with it, it tells me my walking speed, and when im not paired with any satellites it wont tell me my speed on the bike. I never use cadence, its turned off so do i actually need this pick up? Could I just remove it and will it still function properly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odion Posted April 20, 2008 Share No you dont need the sensor, unless you want to measure cadence. The sensor is only there in case you are way undercover and the gps unit cant track the satellite, then the sensor kicks in. I ride with mine without sensor and never had a problem yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veyron. Posted April 20, 2008 Share thanks Odion! Im going to take the sensor off aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRBVI Posted April 20, 2008 Share I ride without the sensor and have found that I loose signal on my MTB in forest areas and do not match the readings on mates polars, distance + average speed etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veyron. Posted April 20, 2008 Share Yea I just checked and it looses a speed reading in the house. So ill leave it on. I dont want to loose my readings in the mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain_lion Posted April 21, 2008 Share I have the speed/cadence sensor mounted on my road bike because there I am interested in cadence. However I mostly use my Edge on my MTB without the sensor. Reception is very good and it is very seldom that I loose signal, even under tree cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decibach db Posted April 22, 2008 Share do you need a normal speed monitor if you have the 305? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacostrydom Posted April 23, 2008 Share The 305 get it's speed from the satellites. Only when you loose reception does the edge not display speed. (In a tunnel, sometimes under heavy tree coverage. etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted April 23, 2008 Share Never lost signal but then i dont go into tunnels and things, some guys i know put theirs in the mesh pocket of their camelbacks and it still reads. You can also fit the speed/cadence sensor to your indoor trainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonW Posted April 23, 2008 Share Is the speed / distance from GPS accuarte? I.e. compared with a normal trip computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limosine Posted April 23, 2008 Share 100% akkuraat !!! Geen ander produk wat wiele gekoppel word is 100% reg nie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decibach db Posted April 23, 2008 Share het die 305 nie ook daai ghost ding waarmee jy jouself teen kan meet nie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacostrydom Posted April 23, 2008 Share Afstand met 'n GPS in 'n reguit lyn is baie akkuraat, but the 305 takes a reading of position etc every few seconds and connect the dots mathematically with straight lines. Lots of curves (MTB) would make it more inaccurate. I would think that there is also a discrepency with regards to ascending and descending. I would think that any method to measure distance travelled on a bike that can come to within 5% is pretty dam good enough. (Most car manufacturers will not claim better than 10% - That is why they only trap from 10% over the speed limit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted April 23, 2008 Share The speed sensor also comes in handy when on the IDT and you ain't moving. Also noticed that there is about a 10km diff between the speedometer on my car and that of the GPS. Should make for an interesting argument with the cops. The 305 can also be set to measure real time although they don't recommend it as the unit runs out of memory after about 3 hours of riding.MuXmAn2008-04-23 05:33:35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacostrydom Posted April 23, 2008 Share Virtual Parner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonW Posted April 23, 2008 Share Thanks for the feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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