Garmin Edge 305 users...

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Okay, that REALLLLLY did it. Thanks Mr. S! How cool is THAT download!?! My PowerTap cost a lot more and didn't do nearly as much!
(granted, if i was a racer, I'd probably have a diff opinion about which data is really important...but ..I'm NOT a racer)

Thanks My TE Friends!!

P.S. I am envious of your climbing skills, Mr. S! SOMEDAY...maybe in a few more years, I may be that strong!

[Possegal]

So I went to motionbased, uploaded my piddly rides which are not worth viewing. But I also went and looked for anyone that has the info from the livestrong challenge 45 mile ride in philly from last year. I believe this year's route is the same and I was trying to find out what the total elevation was. Someone explain to me how there are 3 people who have that ride on there, and the total elevations are vastly different. All of them rode 45 miles (give or take) one had 3495, one had 4485, and one had 6620 ft in elevation. Now how is that possible, how can they vary so wildly. And please someone convince me that the lowest number is the most accurate.

[OakLeaf]

Yes, there's that much variation among total climb readings. Were all the uploads to that ride, from Garmin Edge GPS's? Also, MotionBased has two levels of correction. They advise not to use their correction with Garmin Edge units, because the unit data is more accurate (barometric altimeter corrected against known points). Garmin Forerunner units don't have the barometric altimeter, so MotionBased advises using correction with them. MotionBased also notes that their correction protocol will exaggerate total elevation gain on routes with a lot of steep climbs. That's true even (and I think especially) when the individual hills are not tall.

[Mr. Bloom]

Okay, that REALLLLLY did it. Thanks Mr. S! How cool is THAT download!?!

I'm not familiar with PowerTap, but to be fair, motionbased is a subscription service...I don't recall the cost, but I didn't think twice about it and wouldn't give it up for anything.

I just don't want you to be surprised when you go to sign up and have to pull out your credit card...

Mr. S, I looked at your ride and now know your first name.

do you not have a cadence sensor?

You are getting much faster, I'm jealous.

And before a quick modification on my account, everyone would have known my last name as well...and although many on here know it from rides...given the rarity of the name and info available on the www, I just wasn't ready to be that public

I've not been able to get the cadence counter working for several months...

[SouthernBelle]

You don't have to use the pay service. The free is quite adequate for most purposes.