I got a Garmin!

[ridebikeme]

I'm not sure whether this is helpful or not, so please correct me if I am totally off base. I know that when heart rate monitors first came out, they had issues with interference... especially with other cyclists being in a close proximity to you. I still find that issue to some degree in the shop trainer class, although generally I set up the bikes a bit apart and in a diagonal pattern and it stops. Anyway, I wonder for those in you in shop trainer sessions, if this could be the same case? Are you too close to each other and that's why there are problems with the units not reading?

I'll keep following this discussion and see what those of you in trainer classes have to say about it. Although I haven't bought a Garmin (yet) I'm thinking that the 800 might become a part of my stable as well.

[Susan126]

I got a Garmin 800 from my hubby for my birthday. I love it! Here is one of my rides I downloaded onto the Garmin connect site:

One of my rides from my house and back.

My favorite feature is the "play" feature on the top right which allows you to relive your ride.

[chicago]

okay, wait, isn't the forerunner for running, I'm confused

I have the Edge 705... that I know is for biking? I also had a forerunner back in the day when I ran marathons... isn't the forerunner for running?

[zoom-zoom]

okay, wait, isn't the forerunner for running, I'm confused

I have the Edge 705... that I know is for biking? I also had a forerunner back in the day when I ran marathons... isn't the forerunner for running?

Yes...and no. The FR 305 primarily for running, but the same cadence/speed/distance sensor that one can use with any wireless Garmin unit also works with the Forerunner. It has 3 sport modes: running, cycling, and other (for XC skiing or any other dry activity). The newer 310XT is even safe to use in water, so triathletes can use them during all 3 legs of a race.

I LOVE my FR 305 both for running and as a cycling computer. It's really awesome for duathlons.

DMC, are you getting no numbers at all from the sensor, or just some of them? When I put my bike on the trainer in late Fall I was only getting cadence, but no distance/speed. Somehow over the Summer the spoke magnet got bumped out of alignment...I never noticed, since the Garmin was using the satellite info for distance and speed.

[luv2climb]

I'm not sure whether this is helpful or not, so please correct me if I am totally off base. I know that when heart rate monitors first came out, they had issues with interference... especially with other cyclists being in a close proximity to you. I still find that issue to some degree in the shop trainer class, although generally I set up the bikes a bit apart and in a diagonal pattern and it stops. Anyway, I wonder for those in you in shop trainer sessions, if this could be the same case? Are you too close to each other and that's why there are problems with the units not reading?

Last summer I was getting ready to climb Donner Pass Road in the Sierras. Another cyclist was a few feet away. I fired up the Edge 500 and it locked on to the other cyclist's HR strap. I couldn't get it to pair with my HR strap until I rebooted it.

[OakLeaf]

DMC, have you tried clearing the sensor data from your receiver and re-trying it (i.e., turn off cadence sensor, re-start the unit, then turn it back on again)?

[DMC]

Tried synching outside of the class today, but I was only 6 feet outside of the door, so it was still giving me 'multiple sensor units'. I found one teammate with a garmin, and he's never had trouble synching. We guessed that it was because his has been synched before, so it was easier to lock onto his sensor.

OakLeaf: Definitely worth a try. I left the bike in the team bike room, so I'll have to try that the next time I'm up there.