Garmin Connect / Edge Features

paulmgreen

I have currently got Garmin Fit App on my Iphone, which I was considering as an alternative to Endomondo.....

It looks good, but as far as I can see my only options are to uplift my rides as 'cycling'...... i can't differentiate between MTB and Road? Which I would like to do as I can do that on Endomondo!

I can't see any way to edit the activity even after its uploaded to Garmin Connect? Anyone have any ideas?


i am also considering buying a Garmin 200 or 500, but am wondering if I would also experience same issue even with the Garmin device? The Garmins come with 2 brackets to easily switch between bikes... but can i also easily identify the different activities between the bikes so that I can seperate Road and MTB?

amaferanga

Click the pencil symbol on the left hand side near the top when you're viewing the activity in Connect. You then have the option of quick edit or full edit. Quick edit allows you to specify the activity type and you can choose between several options including road cycling and mountain biking.

On the Garmin Edge 500 you can choose between bike profiles so you can set one up for each bike. I assume the Edge 200 will be the same.

paulmgreen

I found the pencil icon and quick edit mate - Thanks for that!
On the 500 .... when you say you can choose between bike profiles.... does that mean it would actually upload automatically with the right ride type?

amaferanga

No I don't think so. It'll always upload as 'cycling' and you will then have to change it in Connect each time. But since you will also presumably be giving the ride a name anyway then changing the ride type will only add about 1sec to the process.