Garmin Edge 305 Question

[Mr. Bloom]

I was just playing with motionbased and didn't see anything that showed maximum grade except the charts

[SouthernBelle]

Max grade is found on MotionBased by clicking on elevation on the left side and in the center column column it gives max % grade for both ascent and descent.

As far as the display on the unit, you have 2 pages of display and can put 8 things on each page. It's easy to toggle back and forth using the arrow keys on the side of the unit. So you can just put 3 or 4 things on each page.

[Mr. Bloom]

Thanks SB - I knew I had seen it before...right before my eyes

Here's mine from the Hilly Hundred

Ascent Grade Max 18.7
Descent Grade Max -16.8

[SouthernBelle]

Thanks SB - I knew I had seen it before...right before my eyes

Here's mine from the Hilly Hundred

Ascent Grade Max 18.7
Descent Grade Max -16.8

Maybe you should keep that triple!

[Tater]

You people are rotten! Rotten, I tell you!! I have been doing some looking around for a new bike computer, I love my wireless Cateye, but wanted something more. Did some research into the Garmin 305 and ended up picked one up last night. It so appeals to the numbers geek in me! I had a blast with it on this morning's ride.

So thanks for helping me spend some money. But hey, its for the bike, so its all good!

[OakLeaf]

If you're looking for more junk to hang off your handlebars, the Adventure Cycling catalog has a simple bubble level that displays grade in real time. It's bound to be way more accurate than any of the electronic gizmos, whether they use a barometric pressure altimeter or simply rely on GPS data. They're notoriously inaccurate on altitude, although once you import the data into your computer, some of the software will correct the altitude readings against known points on your route.

I have to say, the new Edge models are very tempting. It would be really cool to have access to road maps like we do on the motorized-vehicle GPS units.

[kelownagirl]

DH and I both have Garmins and our data is remarkably similar when we ride together. (Well, except that he goes faster. We upload to Motionbased and find the elevations and grade info pretty darn accurate. We ride the same routes a lot and the info is usually the same every time.