Garmin 705 Virtual Partner

robrauy
robrauy Posts: 252
edited September 2010 in Road beginners
Hi all,

Just thinking of starting to use this feature, but have a question..

I have a course that I might want to ride a with a different target av speed on different days.

Do I have to download the same course to the 705 with different averages built into the course file from something like bikeroutetoaster, or can I set up a course using mapsource or training centre to achieve the same results ?

Many thanks!

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  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    What's the difference between looking at the virtual partner and looking at your average speed?

    Just curious.......
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • boondog
    boondog Posts: 205
    when you're tired can you work out the difference in time between 2 average speeds ? I know I can't.
    if your course was created by a site, and you don't have "slow down for hills" checked, it works off average speed, otherwise it's ammended. If its a previous route you've ridden, the speeds varies as your previous rides speed varies, so it's a movable target.
  • robrauy
    robrauy Posts: 252
    boondog wrote:
    when you're tired can you work out the difference in time between 2 average speeds ? I know I can't.
    if your course was created by a site, and you don't have "slow down for hills" checked, it works off average speed, otherwise it's ammended. If its a previous route you've ridden, the speeds varies as your previous rides speed varies, so it's a movable target.

    Thanks for that. If you've ridden a previous course several times does it use your most recent ride or your fastest ?
  • boondog
    boondog Posts: 205
    it's always the one you saved and converted to a course, so the original.
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    boondog wrote:
    when you're tired can you work out the difference in time between 2 average speeds ? I know I can't.
    if your course was created by a site, and you don't have "slow down for hills" checked, it works off average speed, otherwise it's ammended. If its a previous route you've ridden, the speeds varies as your previous rides speed varies, so it's a movable target.

    I can see the difference between my current average speed and my target current speed but I didn't know it was ammended for hills.
    Or that it varied the speeds so that is useful.

    Thanks
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.

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