Garmin?

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Anyone know about the combined Heart rate/speed monitor using sat nav technology?

[Andrew G]

[url=https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=349]Garmin Forerunner 305[/url] - Ian M has one, I thought of getting one but know I'd never use it enough to justify the cost.....for now .

It's a watch based one so no clutter on your bars and no need to worry about using more than one bike. There is another one which is bike mounted but you'd need to get multiple mounts. Also it's quite big (for a bike computer) so I'm not sure if you could fit it to the bars you have on your Felt as the mounting section on them in pretty small.

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Thanks for that.

[Ian A4size]

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2900198

Paul try this link , you can play about with the various info charts on the top left and get more info by using analyser etc on the top right.

They also do a cadence sensor.

I like the gadget because i ride up to 4 different bikes and it keeps all the info on one piece of equipment.

Edited for typos!

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

thanks Ian - I remember talking to you about it a while back.

[higg]

I've used the edge 305 for the last few months.

Storing downloading on one machine regardless of bike is handy. You can press the start button put it in your pocket and turn it off and download when you get home.

The accompanying software is a bit disappointing from a training log point of view. Sure it gives you a map which is interesting but of no training use. It gives all the normal summary info (dist, time, avg etc.) It does graph the heart rate, speed, profile etc. but puts it all on the same graph and makes up its own scales on the axes so it looks cluttered. It's also a pity you can't get a graph of weekly mileages ovwer a few months. I could do better myself if I could get the raw data and put it into an excel sheet.

Navigation wise you really need to put a lot of effort in before hand to get any benefit. You can plot a route on the net and then upload it to the machine. You can then follow the simple "breadcrumb trail" on the screen. OK as long as you don't have to alter the route for any reason because it doesn't show any other info like roads etc. To give you an idea, on my recent trip across the pryrennes I had the garmin mounted on the stem but most of the time it was covered by my bog-standard map holder.

I have found the speed readout does give spurious instantaneous readings at low speeds in some combinations of valleys and under trees. There is an optional speed and cadence kit which takes the spped directly from a wheel sensor but if you use this you have to disable the GPS part so the unit doesn't get confused.


So you take your choice, both Polar and Garmin take the same readings (although Garmin does have GPS). Polar with no GPS but possibly (I haven't used it) better training software. But then if the route mapping is more important then the Garmin might be your thing.

[LateLuke]

I know this topic is a little old but it was the most relevant to reply to

I have the Garmin Forerunner 305 - does anyone know how to make the heart rate bigger on the screen? on the box it shows it big, but I can't for the life of me work out how to get it bigger.... I'm normally pretty savvy with devices like this but this one is odd...

Any help is appreciated.

[George]

Whats this MRPVT's got lost again

[Rob C]

LateLuke, there is something in the set up that you can use to reduce the number of "squares" visible. Default (i think) is four, you can change this to a single figure i.e. speed, HR, laptime etc. Fewer screens equals bigger numbers. Have a look at the display options.

[Elliot M]

if it's the same as the 705 it's

menu > settings > data fields

then choose the screen you want to change

there is help text from there

[John the old'un]

Dave,
Keep an eye on this thread.
Looks like some help can be found here. if you need it.
The old'un

[George]

Paul you already have the iphone now download map my ride application for free then purchase ant+ receiver that plugs into the bottom of phone and a HR strap, there ya go.

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