HR and cadence on Garmin Edge

yackers1

Can someone help............. I'm starting to pull my hair out. :x

I have an Edge 705 which is a great bit of kit. I was told that routing was a nightmare but I have now cracked this - my problem is using the Edge as a training device.

I have the heart rate belt but cannot get the display to show my current heart rate whilst out on a ride. It is recording the data and I can see what my heart rate was doing during the ride at the end of it but this is no use when I am trying to train in HR zones. I have looked through the manual (which is utter crap - I applaud Garmin for this) and still can't work it out. I have posted a query on the Kinlan website and still no luck. Can someone provide an idiots guide please or some assistance?

I also have a cadence sensor to start cadence training with. I am having exactly the same issues with the cadence as I am the HR belt. I cannot see my cadence whilst cycling - which is pretty crap considering I am not experienced enough to know what cadence I am currently at. Is it possible to see the cadence whilst out on the ride? As above I should be grateful if someone would provide an idiots guide.

Many thanks in anticipation and I look forward to some advice.

Yackers

a_n_t

you need to turn them on...

menu.......settings > ant + sport > accessories.

heart monitor present? yes

cadence sensor present? yes.


it should find them when they're in range.

yackers1

Thanks.................... but I already have them set up.

When cycling I have the screen so I can see time/speed/stop watch and calories. What I would like my HR and cadence to show on the same screen. Is this possible? Or is there a way of getting to an alternative display of showing HR and cadence whilst cycling (moving throught the mode/menu perhaps? I have had a quick go but gave up .......)

Any advice would be good.

Cheers for this.

John Stevenson

You want page 47 of the manual where it tells you how to customise data fields.

Menu > Settings > data fields

Choose how many data fields you want, and what they display.

I'd walk you through it in more detail but I am at the office and my Edge is at home, but that should get you started.

yackers1

John

Thanks for the response.

I have looked at that page and played around with the settings and still can't get it to show. Any ideas where I am going wrong? I assume it does show HR and cadence in motion then?

Any chance you would be so kind as to prepare an idiots guide for me please.

Cheers in anticipation

Yackers1

MegaCycle

I have one too and it doesn't display HR or cadence during a ride, I'm afraid. only when you upload to your PC.

A bit annoying.

mmitchell88

Start timer

Compton77

Right, go to where it says data fields it will then ask you to choose how many to display up to 8, then highlight the box where you want the data then use the joystick thing to scroll through the options, pick a hr option in one box, move to another and pick a cadence option. When complete press menu and it'll save those settings.

Mine is set up like

Distance - Cadence
Speed - HR
Grade - Time
Avg Speed - Elevation

Hope this helps

a_n_t

yackers1 wrote:

Thanks.................... but I already have them set up.

ah right, remember to turn it on in the bike profile too and set your own wheel diameter, dont let the garmin auto set it [firmware issue]

it's doable

yackers1

Thanks to all the replies ................................ Have now CRACKED it!!!

Can't believe I was being such a retard :oops: I can now start using my Edge for training and navigation, instead of just navigation!