Garmin Edge 305 Question

[SadieKate]

Tygab, these are the notes from two rides I did recently. I've called Garmin about the inaccuracies and they confirmed that the ForeRunner gain/loss data is incorrect whether you run it through GTC or MB.

Mt Tam mtb ride of 24+ miles:
FR 305 in GTC = 6,456
FR 305 in MB with gravity correction = 4,613
maillotpois' Edge 305 = 3,247 (and based on similar rides and my legs, this is correct)

Lake Solano road ride of 21+ miles on a nearly flat road:
FR 305 in GTC = 1,551
FR 305 in MB with gravity correction = 1,139
Polar and Ciclo data from past rides = 400-405 (and verified by the almost flat road)
MP's Edge 305 = 547

Jobob and Trekhawk could probably give their results from this last ride also if you feel that you need more stats for comparison. I've used a Ciclo and a Polar for a few years now. All of my results are comparable to Edge results. Forerunner results are from another galaxy far, far away.

[tygab]

Hmm. That's unfortunate... thanks for posting the stats. Might have to chat with the folks in Olathe about this...

[onimity]

Yea, my ride last Saturday was similar. It was an organized ride and the listed elevation gain was 5,500 feet. Seems about right given the terrain, it was pretty much flat then straight up.
Garmin Training Center gave me 11,846 ft
Motionbased rounded that down to 8,932 ft.

That's a good idea to convince your husband that he needs the Edge. The deals are really great, especially with the rebate. (Thanks for that!)

Anne

[SadieKate]

Ooh, tres kewl news.

I own a Forerunner with HRM. I just bought the Edge with cadence.

According to the Garmin web site and some sleuthing on motionbased, I can pair the Edge with the same HRM strap.

In spite of my own ignorance, I lucked into something good.

[DrBadger]

Ooh, tres kewl news.

I own a Forerunner with HRM. I just bought the Edge with cadence.

According to the Garmin web site and some sleuthing on motionbased, I can pair the Edge with the same HRM strap.

In spite of my own ignorance, I lucked into something good.

so SadieKate-
Is this the one that you ordered? http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-305CAD-...6084594&sr=8-4

And then you are just going to use the heart rate strap from your Forerunner?

Hmm.... I have a Forerunner 305, and I like it a lot, but have been tempted by the Edge also... and at that price with the $75 rebate it seems too good to be true! Might have to spend a bit more $$......

E.

[SadieKate]

Yep, that is it.

The thread on the HRM strap is here.

http://forums.motionbased.com/smf/in...cseen#msg39907

[DrBadger]

Yep, that is it.

The thread on the HRM strap is here.

http://forums.motionbased.com/smf/in...cseen#msg39907

Cool, thanks.... off to ponder.
E.