Garmin Data Fields

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  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    1: Speed, distance, time, cadence, grade, elevation, calories, heart rate
    2: Heart rate, HR %max, calories, %HRR, HR zone
    3: Vert. speed, grade, distance, speed
    4: Cadence, speed, elapsed time
    5: Temp, time of day, GPS accuracy

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  • ai_1
    ai_1 Posts: 3,060
    Forerunner 910XT (4 data fields per screen)

    Screen 1: Heart Rate, Speed, Distance, Cadence
    I use this >99% of the time

    Screen 2: Activity Time, Average Heart Rate, Training Effort Score, Average Speed
    Only used for occasional reference

    Screen 3: Time of Day, Elevation, Max Speed, Heart Rate Zone
    Reference only and rarely used (therefore 2 button presses from Screen 1)

    Screen 4: Heart Rate, Speed, Gradient, Cadence
    Same as Screen 1 except distance is replaced with gradient. Occasionally use this screen on climbs but gradient data is of limited accuracy and use

    This is from memory but I think I've got it correct!
  • supermurph09
    supermurph09 Posts: 2,471
    BrandonA wrote:
    I'm surprised people have time of day. This always seemed pointless to me. I know when I start my ride and I know how long I've been riding. I also plan my routes before hand so know how long I will be ouT and therefore roughly when I will get home. This stat therefore seems surplus to requirement.

    When you've been giving it the beans up and down big hills then simple arithmatic can be pretty tough!! :o
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  • ai_1
    ai_1 Posts: 3,060
    BrandonA wrote:
    I'm surprised people have time of day. This always seemed pointless to me. I know when I start my ride and I know how long I've been riding. I also plan my routes before hand so know how long I will be ouT and therefore roughly when I will get home. This stat therefore seems surplus to requirement.
    And what about rides when you may have stopped for coffee, lunch, puncture repair, wait for slower riders or just to admire the view?
    Seems absurd not to have time of day easily to hand unless you're stuck for space.
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Ai_1 wrote:
    Seems absurd not to have time of day easily to hand unless you're stuck for space.
    How about easily to wrist instead?

    Although ToD is one of the fields I have showing - for convenience rather than anything else.
  • The Mechanic
    The Mechanic Posts: 1,277
    Slowbike wrote:
    bit of an ars* if the wind is blowing down the hill then ....

    Na Bother. Just go the other way.
    I have only two things to say to that; Bo***cks
  • ai_1
    ai_1 Posts: 3,060
    Slowbike wrote:
    Ai_1 wrote:
    Seems absurd not to have time of day easily to hand unless you're stuck for space.
    How about easily to wrist instead?

    Although ToD is one of the fields I have showing - for convenience rather than anything else.
    The only watch I wear is the Garmin itself (910XT triathlon watch) but when I'm on the bike it's on an out-front mount. :wink:
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Ai_1 wrote:
    Slowbike wrote:
    Ai_1 wrote:
    Seems absurd not to have time of day easily to hand unless you're stuck for space.
    How about easily to wrist instead?

    Although ToD is one of the fields I have showing - for convenience rather than anything else.
    The only watch I wear is the Garmin itself (910XT triathlon watch) but when I'm on the bike it's on an out-front mount. :wink:

    I can afford a watch as well as the GPS so I make sure I wear the watch ... can't have ppl thinking I'm poor ... ;)
  • ai_1
    ai_1 Posts: 3,060
    Slowbike wrote:
    Ai_1 wrote:
    Slowbike wrote:
    Ai_1 wrote:
    Seems absurd not to have time of day easily to hand unless you're stuck for space.
    How about easily to wrist instead?

    Although ToD is one of the fields I have showing - for convenience rather than anything else.
    The only watch I wear is the Garmin itself (910XT triathlon watch) but when I'm on the bike it's on an out-front mount. :wink:

    I can afford a watch as well as the GPS so I make sure I wear the watch ... can't have ppl thinking I'm poor ... ;)
    I have a watch, it's my Garmin and it has GPS too, so there. Anyway, I think it's reasonable that I should expect my watch to display time on it somewhere! The original criticism of displaying time of day was that it was redundant for a spurious reasons. Surely wearing a separate watch when you have time on your computer is even more redundant?! Also having both an Edge and a Tri watch that can do all the same functions, and then some, would be redundant.
    I also have another nice conventional watch lying around somewhere but I stopped wearing that years ago. My phone now does that job - yes we're back to pocket watches....
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Ai_1 wrote:
    Slowbike wrote:
    Ai_1 wrote:
    Slowbike wrote:
    Ai_1 wrote:
    Seems absurd not to have time of day easily to hand unless you're stuck for space.
    How about easily to wrist instead?

    Although ToD is one of the fields I have showing - for convenience rather than anything else.
    The only watch I wear is the Garmin itself (910XT triathlon watch) but when I'm on the bike it's on an out-front mount. :wink:

    I can afford a watch as well as the GPS so I make sure I wear the watch ... can't have ppl thinking I'm poor ... ;)
    I have a watch, it's my Garmin and it has GPS too, so there. Anyway, I think it's reasonable that I should expect my watch to display time on it somewhere! The original criticism of displaying time of day was that it was redundant for a spurious reasons. Surely wearing a separate watch when you have time on your computer is even more redundant?! Also having both an Edge and a Tri watch that can do all the same functions, and then some, would be redundant.
    I also have another nice conventional watch lying around somewhere but I stopped wearing that years ago. My phone now does that job - yes we're back to pocket watches....

    I think you rather missed the point .... ;)
  • junglist_matty
    junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
    Gradient isn't much use in Cambridgeshire!

    I setup screen one that I use most of the time:
    Speed, Time, Distance, HR, Lap Time (auto lap set every 3 miles) Cadence, Time of day & Direction

    Then screen 2 if I hit a climb (which isnt often, and the data is usually very inaccurate)
    Altitude (which is usually wrong)
    V.Ascent
    V.Decscent
    Grade

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