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Garmin 520 and "Ride Type"

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  • 04-11-2016 7:09pm
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    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭


    Whats the purpose of the "ride type" in the 520?
    I had hoped it would auto fill the event type in garmin connect but it does not.


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    JBokeh
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    I think it is just a way of saving different display profiles, so you can have a set of data fields for training, and another for commuting, and a separate one again for the turbo. Bit odd seeing as you can have so many data screens anyway though


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    Unknown Soldier
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    JBokeh wrote: »
    I think it is just a way of saving different display profiles, so you can have a set of data fields for training, and another for commuting, and a separate one again for the turbo. Bit odd seeing as you can have so many data screens anyway though


    I don't think that is "Ride Type" That is "Activity" type, which some people use for recording different "bikes" rather than Activities(Training/racing/indoor). Since Garmin removed the ability to have "bikes", it is a handy hack.

    Ride type is something new that has popped up after I have finished a ride or two recently, once telling me I was on Gravel and Tarmac, "do you want to save this ride type" or something like that. I think the other time it said I was on "commute", "do you want to save that ride type".

    No idea why it came up or why it even exists.


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