First Garmin.

wellbeloved747

After spending on the bike i have had to add a computer. I was going to get an edge 500 but the thought i don't need the features. so i have got an edge 200 for £74.99 which seems reasonable. and i got a sram front bar mount. i am completely new to the gamin edge format and is there anything i should know or any tips from an experienced Garmin user? i have set up a Garmin connect account as well.

Many thanks

Buckie2k5

sign up to strava.

dantheman1979

Turn on auto pause in the settings menu so your average speeds don't drop when you stop at junctions, traffic lights etc

AchillesLeftKnee

Make sure it's got a good fix before you start moving. In my experience (not the 200, but same GPS receiver as far as I know), once it's got you pinned it's bloody good at keeping track of you. However, if you don't let it get a decent fix to start with then it struggles.

The 200 lacks a barometric altimeter, so Garmin Connect's elevation correction function (needs to be turned on for each ride) is definitely your friend when it comes to a bit of totally necessary post-ride "Yey, I went up all that!" self satisfaction.

Buckie2k5 wrote:

sign up to strava.

It's a glib comment, but hey, it's a good one.

wellbeloved747

dantheman1979 wrote:

Turn on auto pause in the settings menu so your average speeds don't drop when you stop at junctions, traffic lights etc

That Sounds great thanks

canny_lad

AchillesLeftKnee wrote:

Make sure it's got a good fix before you start moving. In my experience (not the 200, but same GPS receiver as far as I know), once it's got you pinned it's bloody good at keeping track of you. However, if you don't let it get a decent fix to start with then it struggles.

The 200 lacks a barometric altimeter, so Garmin Connect's elevation correction function (needs to be turned on for each ride) is definitely your friend when it comes to a bit of totally necessary post-ride "Yey, I went up all that!" self satisfaction.

Buckie2k5 wrote:

sign up to strava.

It's a glib comment, but hey, it's a good one.

+1 for making sure it's got a fix before you set off. I turn my 200 on about 5 mins before I set off and it hasn't lost the signal yet. Get on Strava as well, it's good crack.

birel101

dantheman1979 wrote:

Turn on auto pause in the settings menu so your average speeds don't drop when you stop at junctions, traffic lights etc

Great tip thank you!

dabber

birel101 wrote:

dantheman1979 wrote:

Turn on auto pause in the settings menu so your average speeds don't drop when you stop at junctions, traffic lights etc

Great tip thank you!

However, if you are using Strava it may not help you much. Strava doesn't considered you having stopped unless you are stopped for 15+ seconds. In a start/stop urban scenario you may well have multiple stops of under 15 seconds that Strava won't take into account. Not the end of the world, but just something to be aware of.

sev112

Great bit of kit
Def Auto pause

Took it skiing with me in jan to Austria, get signal , stick in pocket and forget about it, and keep sats all day long

andi1363

Don't forget to turn it off if driving after a ride :oops: . Great for Strava KOMs but causes sooo much butthurt to uh oh recipients :roll:

philwint

I did that the other week, oops

Luckily you can "crop" the Strava route to exclude the drive home

chris_bass

Canny lad wrote:

AchillesLeftKnee wrote:

Make sure it's got a good fix before you start moving. In my experience (not the 200, but same GPS receiver as far as I know), once it's got you pinned it's bloody good at keeping track of you. However, if you don't let it get a decent fix to start with then it struggles.

The 200 lacks a barometric altimeter, so Garmin Connect's elevation correction function (needs to be turned on for each ride) is definitely your friend when it comes to a bit of totally necessary post-ride "Yey, I went up all that!" self satisfaction.

Buckie2k5 wrote:

sign up to strava.

It's a glib comment, but hey, it's a good one.

+1 for making sure it's got a fix before you set off. I turn my 200 on about 5 mins before I set off and it hasn't lost the signal yet. Get on Strava as well, it's good crack.

5 mins seems a bit extreme? i've got a garmin edge 500 and its usually locked on in about 30 seconds (as long as i'm far enough away from the high rise building i work in anyway!) and once the locating satellites screen has gone i've never had any problems.

I don't use auto pause, maybe I should but feels a bit like cheating to me! it is annoying watching your average speed tick down at traffic lights, but once you upload to garmin connect it gives you average moving speed so ts kinda the best of both worlds, you get total time outside and average moving speed.

nik6158

by AchillesLeftKnee » Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:39 pm

Make sure it's got a good fix before you start moving. In my experience (not the 200, but same GPS receiver as far as I know), once it's got you pinned it's bloody good at keeping track of you. However, if you don't let it get a decent fix to start with then it struggles.

The 200 lacks a barometric altimeter, so Garmin Connect's elevation correction function (needs to be turned on for each ride) is definitely your friend when it comes to a bit of totally necessary post-ride "Yey, I went up all that!" self satisfaction.

How do you turn on garmin connects elevation correction function ?