Garmin Edge - elevation & mounting
We were comparing notes on our ride yesterday - myself, someone else with another Edge 705, and someone with a different brand of computer (don't know what kind). I had 3600 feet of elevation gain, the other 705 had almost 4100, and the third computer had 4300.
The person with the other Edge told me that it makes a difference whether the computer is mounted level, and that after he leveled his, his elevation numbers more closely matched the other person's.
Is this true? Anybody know? I used the wedge to mount my computer fairly flat, but I never checked it with a bubble. My stem has a 7 degree rise so there might very well still be some slope to the computer. (bike is at LBS now so I'll have to check it when it comes back!)