Tag Archives: biking

2014-05-10 Irving Bike Fest

Posted by xaminmo

Rim tape failure, so sagged back with the po po. I had parts in all three cars! :) Missed most of the return headwind.

Ended up sun-burnt. Tested out some e-bikes with Sharon after the ride.

Summary
Distance: 23.19 mi
Time: 1:36:23
Avg Speed: 14.4 mph
Elevation Gain: 442 ft
Calories: 704 C
Avg Temperature: 77.5 °F
Details
Timing
Time: 1:36:23
Moving Time: 1:36:02
Elapsed Time: 2:30:11
Avg Speed: 14.4 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 14.5 mph
Max Speed: 29.6 mph
SpeedPace
Elevation
Elevation Gain: 442 ft
Elevation Loss: 499 ft
Min Elevation: 456 ft
Max Elevation: 566 ft
Heart Rate
Avg HR: 111 bpm
Max HR: 158 bpm
Zones% of Maxbpm
Power
Avg Power: 209 W
Max Power: 1,296 W
Max Avg Power (20 min): 224 W
ZonesWatts
Cadence
Avg Bike Cadence: 71 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 135 rpm
Temperature
Avg Temperature: 77.5 °F
Min Temperature: 67.0 °F
Max Temperature: 86.8 °F

Total
0:00:00 – 2:27:12
Total Time: 2:27:12
Moving Time: 1:36:24
Distance: 23.19 mi
hrTSS: 63 (0.59)
Pa:HR 14.39%
Gain: 617 ft
Loss: – 682 ft
Grade: -0.1 %
VAM: 117
VAM W/Kg: 0.6
Min Avg Max
Speed (mph): 0 14.4 29.6
Pace (min/mi): 99:99 04:10 02:02
HR (bpm): 78 111 158
Cadence (rpm): 1 71 135
Elev (ft): 456 508 566
Temp (F): <77 87 97
Learn More
Lap
Total 23.19 mi 1:36:24 (2:27:12)
Lap #1 3.50 mi 0:13:55 (0:31:59)
Lap #2 3.50 mi 0:12:56 (0:13:07)
Lap #3 3.50 mi 0:15:29 (0:19:10)
Lap #4 3.50 mi 0:14:40 (0:25:40)
Lap #5 3.50 mi 0:14:29
Lap #6 3.50 mi 0:15:07 (0:24:16)
Lap #7 2.19 mi 0:09:44 (0:21:27)
Peak Speed
Peak Speed
2 sec 29.2 mph
5 sec 28.7 mph
10 sec 28.1 mph
12 sec 27.9 mph
20 sec 26.6 mph
30 sec 24.8 mph
1:00 min 20.9 mph
2:00 min 19.7 mph
5:00 min 18.3 mph
6:00 min 17.6 mph
10:00 min 17 mph
12:00 min 16.9 mph
20:00 min 16.5 mph
30:00 min 15.8 mph
01:00 h 15 mph
01:30 h 14.6 mph

3d flyby:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/render_route_video?route_key=6310664132&site=mapmyride.com

Tracks:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/497059945
http://app.strava.com/activities/140934635
http://tpks.ws/2eQQ
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/569257457/
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/339528708/15893321
http://runkeeper.com/user/xaminmo/activity/353580417


5/4/14 Irving Ride

Posted by xaminmo

Bike ride with Karlitos, Sharon, Francesca and Phil.  Testing the route for next weekend.

Summary
Distance: 30.82 mi
Time: 2:35:05
Avg Speed: 11.9 mph
Elevation Gain: 694 ft
Calories: 1,219 C
Avg Temperature: 85.0 °F
Details
Timing
Time: 2:35:05
Moving Time: 2:34:16
Elapsed Time: 3:10:39
Avg Speed: 11.9 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 12.0 mph
Max Speed: 26.5 mph
SpeedPace
Elevation
Elevation Gain: 694 ft
Elevation Loss: 749 ft
Min Elevation: 427 ft
Max Elevation: 588 ft
Heart Rate
Avg HR: 118 bpm
Max HR: 176 bpm
Zones% of Maxbpm
Power
Avg Power: 94 W
Max Power: 1,184 W
Max Avg Power (20 min): 124 W
ZonesWatts
Cadence
Avg Bike Cadence: 70 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 112 rpm
Temperature
Avg Temperature: 85.0 °F
Min Temperature: 74.2 °F
Max Temperature: 97.6 °F

Total Time: 3:10:33
Moving Time: 2:35:04
Distance: 30.82 mi
hrTSS: 105 (0.60)
Pa:HR 20.5%
Gain: 873 ft
Loss: – 928 ft
Grade: -0.0 %
VAM: 103
VAM W/Kg: 0.5
Min Avg Max
Speed (mph): 1.4 11.9 26.5
Pace (min/mi): 42:55 05:02 02:16
HR (bpm): 82 118 176
Cadence (rpm): 1 70 172
Elev (ft): 427 504 588
Temp (F): <84 95 108

Lap
Total 30.82 mi 2:35:04 (3:10:33)
Lap #1 3.50 mi 0:15:09 (0:17:52)
Lap #2 3.50 mi 0:13:24 (0:14:08)
Lap #3 3.50 mi 0:15:38 (0:18:41)
Lap #4 3.50 mi 0:16:59 (0:20:35)
Lap #5 3.50 mi 0:18:33 (0:18:39)
Lap #6 3.50 mi 0:18:31 (0:26:37)
Lap #7 3.50 mi 0:18:16 (0:18:58)
Lap #8 3.50 mi 0:22:49 (0:36:02)
Lap #9 2.82 mi 0:15:42 (0:19:01)
Peak Speed
Peak Speed
2 sec 26.3 mph
5 sec 26.1 mph
10 sec 25.9 mph
12 sec 25.8 mph
20 sec 24.9 mph
30 sec 23.6 mph
1:00 min 20.3 mph
2:00 min 19.6 mph
5:00 min 17.2 mph
6:00 min 16.8 mph
10:00 min 16.1 mph
12:00 min 15.9 mph
20:00 min 15.7 mph
30:00 min 15.2 mph
01:00 h 13.9 mph
01:30 h 12.9 mph
02:00 h 12.6 mph

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/493196294
http://tpks.ws/hAol
http://app.strava.com/activities/137586417
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/558579729
http://runkeeper.com/user/xaminmo/activity/347855590


5/1/14 Sharon, Phil, Brandon

Posted by xaminmo

Uhhhhggggg

Summary
Distance: 21.81 mi
Time: 1:33:53
Avg Speed: 13.9 mph
Elevation Gain: 632 ft
Calories: 1,350 C
Avg Temperature: 74.9 °F
Details
Timing
Time: 1:33:53
Moving Time: 1:33:25
Elapsed Time: 2:09:27
Avg Speed: 13.9 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 14.0 mph
Max Speed: 32.3 mph
SpeedPace
Elevation
Elevation Gain: 632 ft
Elevation Loss: 686 ft
Min Elevation: 389 ft
Max Elevation: 545 ft
Heart Rate
Avg HR: 147 bpm
Max HR: 176 bpm
Zones% of Maxbpm
Power
Avg Power: 127 W
Max Power: 1,270 W
Max Avg Power (20 min): 162 W
ZonesWatts
Cadence
Avg Bike Cadence: 79 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 174 rpm
Temperature
Avg Temperature: 74.9 °F
Min Temperature: 69.8 °F
Max Temperature: 84.2 °F

Total Time: 2:09:23
Moving Time: 1:33:52
Distance: 21.81 mi
hrTSS: 91 (0.72)
Pa:HR 14.75%
Gain: 787 ft
Loss: – 840 ft
Grade: -0.0 %
VAM: 153
VAM W/Kg: 0.8
Min Avg Max
Speed (mph): 0 13.9 32.3
Pace (min/mi): 99:99 04:18 01:52
HR (bpm): 89 147 176
Cadence (rpm): 1 79 174
Elev (ft): 389 470 545
Temp (F): <70 75 84

Lap
Total 21.81 mi 1:33:52 (2:09:23)
Lap #1 3.50 mi 0:13:24 (0:41:21)
Lap #2 3.50 mi 0:15:31 (0:16:12)
Lap #3 3.50 mi 0:14:07 (0:14:24)
Lap #4 3.50 mi 0:17:14 (0:18:15)
Lap #5 3.50 mi 0:13:58 (0:15:07)
Lap #6 3.50 mi 0:15:29 (0:19:04)
Lap #7 0.81 mi 0:04:07 (0:05:00)
Peak Speed
Peak Speed
2 sec 32.1 mph
5 sec 31.7 mph
10 sec 30.8 mph
12 sec 30.3 mph
20 sec 28.2 mph
30 sec 25.1 mph
1:00 min 23.5 mph
2:00 min 22 mph
5:00 min 18.2 mph
6:00 min 18.3 mph
10:00 min 18 mph
12:00 min 17.2 mph
20:00 min 15.6 mph
30:00 min 15 mph
01:00 h 14.4 mph
01:30 h 14.2 mph

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/491147717
http://tpks.ws/oo9Q
http://app.strava.com/activities/137586411
http://runkeeper.com/user/xaminmo/activity/346029703
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/555473555


4/30/14 Irving Bible Church

Posted by xaminmo

Pretty good. First ride with Nicole this year. Second ride with Ben who’s really nice. Hi to Betty and Sharon and Steve. Learned Karen and Jalean’s names. Forgot a few names. Not performing as well as I’d like, but great ride

Summary
Distance: 25.13 mi
Time: 1:36:05
Avg Speed: 15.7 mph
Elevation Gain: 549 ft
Calories: 1,294 C
Avg Temperature: 60.5 °F
Details
Timing
Time: 1:36:05
Moving Time: 1:35:36
Elapsed Time: 1:52:18
Avg Speed: 15.7 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 15.8 mph
Max Speed: 33.6 mph
SpeedPace
Elevation
Elevation Gain: 549 ft
Elevation Loss: 560 ft
Min Elevation: 403 ft
Max Elevation: 538 ft
Heart Rate
Avg HR: 143 bpm
Max HR: 182 bpm
Zones% of Maxbpm
Power
Avg Power: 145 W
Max Power: 1,194 W
Max Avg Power (20 min): 162 W
ZonesWatts
Cadence
Avg Bike Cadence: 79 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 125 rpm
Temperature
Avg Temperature: 60.5 °F
Min Temperature: 56.2 °F
Max Temperature: 76.0 °F

Total Time: 1:52:15
Moving Time: 1:36:04
Distance: 25.13 mi
hrTSS: 88 (0.70)
Pa:HR 14.91%
Gain: 679 ft
Loss: – 682 ft
Grade: -0.0 %
VAM: 129
VAM W/Kg: 0.6
Min Avg Max
Speed (mph): 0 15.7 33.6
Pace (min/mi): 99:99 03:49 01:47
HR (bpm): 59 143 182
Cadence (rpm): 1 79 125
Elev (ft): 403 467 538
Temp (F): <66 70 86

Lap
Total 25.13 mi 1:36:04 (1:52:15)
Lap #1 3.50 mi 0:14:35 (0:18:19)
Lap #2 3.50 mi 0:13:06 (0:15:25)
Lap #3 3.50 mi 0:12:12 (0:13:39)
Lap #4 3.50 mi 0:12:11 (0:14:30)
Lap #5 3.50 mi 0:13:43 (0:15:44)
Lap #6 3.50 mi 0:13:36 (0:16:01)
Lap #7 3.50 mi 0:13:45 (0:15:45)
Lap #8 0.63 mi 0:02:52
Peak Speed
Peak Speed
2 sec 33.5 mph
5 sec 33.4 mph
10 sec 33 mph
12 sec 32.9 mph
20 sec 32.1 mph
30 sec 31 mph
1:00 min 27.1 mph
2:00 min 24 mph
5:00 min 19.2 mph
6:00 min 19.2 mph
10:00 min 18.3 mph
12:00 min 18.2 mph
20:00 min 17.7 mph
30:00 min 17.3 mph
01:00 h 16.4 mph
01:30 h 15.9 mph

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/491147717
http://tpks.ws/wb9l
http://app.strava.com/activities/137586418
http://runkeeper.com/user/xaminmo/activity/346029766
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/555473577


2014-04-24 “Easy Spin”

Posted by xaminmo

“Easy Spin” with Sharon, which translates into
“harder than yesterday, plus more wind.”
Pretty depleted, but reward was La Madeleine.

Knees were a little poppy once back on Las Colinas Blvd.
Ran out of oomph once we got to Royal on the final stretch.
Good meeting with Carrollton Cycling Club at La Madeleine’s.
A few hours later, right calf is a little unhappy.
No riding tomorrow, but lots of stretching hopefully.
If I can walk on Saturday, there’s a longer ride there.

Had to adjust my seat once home, and tighten up my BB.
Still need to tighten up the right crank. CREAK.
I think it’s a frame flex (lost cost) issue.
I need to move my 40 degree stem to my other bike,
but then I need to see if the spokes on it still creak.
I might have to send them in to Easton directly.

Distance: 19.92 mi
Calories: 1,367 C
rTSS: 88 (0.79)
Pa:HR 6.85%
Gain: 535 ft
Loss: – 531 ft
Grade: 0.0 %
VAM: 129
VAM W/Kg: 0.6

Time: 1:15:57
Moving Time: 1:15:45
Elapsed Time: 1:19:42

Lap
Total 19.92 mi 1:15:56 (1:19:40)
Lap #1 03.50 mi 0:11:35 (0:12:50)
Lap #2 03.50 mi 0:14:59 (0:15:09)
Lap #3 03.50 mi 0:13:35
Lap #4 03.50 mi 0:13:36 (0:14:20)
Lap #5 03.50 mi 0:11:39 (0:12:32)
Lap #6 02.42 mi 0:10:30 (0:11:13)

Avg Speed: 15.7 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 15.8 mph
Max Speed: 28.1 mph

Peak Speed
2 sec 28.0 mph
5 sec 27.9 mph
10 sec 27.5 mph
12 sec 27.3 mph
20 sec 26.2 mph
30 sec 25.8 mph
1:00 min 24.9 mph
2:00 min 22.9 mph
5:00 min 21.4 mph
6:00 min 19.9 mph
10:00 min 19.2 mph
12:00 min 18.9 mph
20:00 min 17.5 mph
30:00 min 16.6 mph
01:00 h 16.2 mph

Elevation Gain: 249 ft
Elevation Loss: 249 ft
Min Elevation: 410 ft
Max Elevation: 486 ft

Avg HR: 159 bpm
Max HR: 181 bpm

Avg Power: 290 W
Max Power: 1,295 W
Max Avg Power (20 min): 322 W

Avg Bike Cadence: 79 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 141 rpm

Avg Temperature: 78.3 °F
Min Temperature: 76.0 °F
Max Temperature: 86.8 °F
Wind: Variable West to North, 8 to 22mph.

http://tpks.ws/VffL
http://app.strava.com/activities/133917838
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/486575159
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/548080298
http://runkeeper.com/user/xaminmo/activity/341766918
http://ns1.omnitech.net/cycle/


2014-04-23 Ride CCC IBM

Posted by xaminmo

2014-04-23 Ride CCC IBM

CCC IBC ride. Lots of wind. More aggressive.

Summary
Distance: 21.55 mi
Calories: 1,398 C

Time: 1:25:41
Moving Time: 1:25:18
Elapsed Time: 1:32:15

Avg Speed: 15.1 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 15.2 mph
Max Speed: 30.5 mph

Elevation Gain: 752 ft
Elevation Loss: 738 ft
Min Elevation: 414 ft
Max Elevation: 556 ft

Avg HR: 153 bpm
Max HR: 186 bpm

Avg Power: 250 W
Max Power: 1,258 W
Max Avg Power (20 min): 310 W

Avg Bike Cadence: 80 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 129 rpm

Avg Temperature: 77.1 °F
Min Temperature: 74.2 °F
Max Temperature: 81.4 °F

hrTSS: 90 (0.75)
Pa:HR 6.97%
Gain: 751 ft
Loss: – 738 ft
Grade: 0.0 %
VAM: 160
VAM W/Kg: 0.8

Min Avg Max
Speed (mph): 1.9 15.1 30.5
Pace (min/mi): 32:10 03:59 01:58
HR (bpm): 110 153 186
Cadence (rpm): 1 80 129
Elev (ft): 414 484 556
Temp (F): <84 87 91

Total 21.55 mi 1:25:40 (1:32:11)
Lap #1 3.50 mi 0:14:46 (0:15:13)
Lap #2 3.50 mi 0:13:01 (0:13:06)
Lap #3 3.50 mi 0:14:46 (0:16:54)
Lap #4 3.50 mi 0:14:22 (0:16:04)
Lap #5 3.50 mi 0:15:03 (0:15:54)
Lap #6 3.50 mi 0:11:21 (0:12:42)
Lap #7 0.55 mi 0:02:17

Peak Speed
2 sec 30.4 mph
5 sec 30.2 mph
10 sec 29.7 mph
12 sec 29.4 mph
20 sec 28.4 mph
30 sec 27.4 mph
1:00 min 25.5 mph
2:00 min 22.5 mph
5:00 min 21 mph
6:00 min 20.7 mph
10:00 min 19.2 mph
12:00 min 18.7 mph
20:00 min 16.9 mph
30:00 min 16.2 mph
01:00 h 15.2 mph

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/485982807
http://tpks.ws/fyi7
http://app.strava.com/activities/133549728
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/546919320
http://runkeeper.com/user/xaminmo/activity/341132236
http://ns1.omnitech.net/cycle/


2014-04-21 CCC IBC ride

Posted by xaminmo

IBC ride, cut a little short by the clouds.  Pretty slow pace most of the time, but a little attack at the end.

Calculator
222 avg watts and 1029 kcal.

Training Peaks:
Total Time: 1:25:41
Moving Time: 1:19:33
Distance: 18.98 mi
hrTSS: 65 (0.66)
Pa:HR 6.87%
Gain: 427 ft
Loss: – 449 ft
Grade: -0.0 %
VAM: 98
VAM W/Kg: 0.5

Min Avg Max
Speed (mph): 1 14.3 24.8
Pace (min/mi): 59:05 04:11 02:25
HR (bpm): 81 140 187
Cadence (rpm): 1 81 122
Elev (ft): 469 543 600
Temp (F): <81 84 88

Peak Speed
2 sec 24.8 mph
5 sec 24.7 mph
10 sec 24.5 mph
12 sec 24.5 mph
20 sec 24.3 mph
30 sec 24 mph
1:00 min 22.1 mph
2:00 min 19.8 mph
5:00 min 18 mph
6:00 min 17.7 mph
10:00 min 16.6 mph
12:00 min 15.7 mph
20:00 min 15.3 mph
30:00 min 15.1 mph
01:00 h 14.9 mph

Garmin Info
Power info from Strava was actually pretty close, within 10%, so I’m using those numbers.
Cadence error at 181 peak – unk real peak as I was spinning pretty well. Probably close to 122.
Temps were all over due to a front moving in. Subbing out the usual 10F for Garmin magic.

Distance: 18.98 mi
Calories: 1,089 C

Time: 1:19:33
Moving Time: 1:19:12
Elapsed Time: 1:25:44

Avg Speed: 14.3 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 14.4 mph
Max Speed: 24.8 mph

Elevation Gain: 373 ft
Elevation Loss: 400 ft
Min Elevation: 469 ft
Max Elevation: 600 ft

Avg HR: 140 bpm
Max HR: 187 bpm

Avg Power: 208 W
Max Power: 1,222 W
Max Avg Power (20 min): 237 W

Avg Bike Cadence: 81 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 122 rpm

Avg Temperature: 74.2 °F
Min Temperature: 70.6 °F
Max Temperature: 77.8 °F

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/484757446
http://tpks.ws/yRJS
http://app.strava.com/activities/132864240
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/544534044
http://runkeeper.com/user/xaminmo/activity/339808040
http://ns1.omnitech.net/cycle/


2014-04-19 Campion Granada

Posted by xaminmo

North Campion Trail from Valley Ranch to Las Colinas for lunch at Granada Market (Mediterranean food).

Karl and I played off each-other for a burst of 18-22mph. It was a good challenge.

No edits. I’m tired and lazy. Temps are 10F high, and power isn’t calculated.

Garmin Summary
Distance: 15.82 mi
Time: 1:05:56
Avg Speed: 14.4 mph
Elevation Gain: 344 ft
Calories: 1,107 C
Avg Temperature: 83.8 °F
Details
Timing
Time: 1:05:56
Moving Time: 1:05:40
Elapsed Time: 2:35:07
Avg Speed: 14.4 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 14.5 mph
Max Speed: 25.9 mph
SpeedPace
Elevation
Elevation Gain: 344 ft
Elevation Loss: 335 ft
Min Elevation: 190 ft
Max Elevation: 243 ft
Heart Rate
Avg HR: 157 bpm
Max HR: 184 bpm
Zones% of Maxbpm
Cadence
Avg Bike Cadence: 79 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 190 rpm
Temperature
Avg Temperature: 83.8 °F
Min Temperature: 80.6 °F
Max Temperature: 89.6 °F

Training Peaks:
Peak Speed
2 sec 25.8 mph
5 sec 25.7 mph
10 sec 25.3 mph
12 sec 25.2 mph
20 sec 24.5 mph
30 sec 23.9 mph
1:00 min 22.2 mph
2:00 min 20.8 mph
5:00 min 19.2 mph
6:00 min 19.3 mph
10:00 min 18.7 mph
12:00 min 18.3 mph
20:00 min 16.8 mph
30:00 min 15.0 mph
01:00 hr 14.8 mph

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/483174996
http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/2XNBJA653B4VDOZTQFARUYZB2M
http://www.strava.com/activities/132098945
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/542215068
http://runkeeper.com/user/xaminmo/activity/338489066?&activityList=false


2014-04-17 New China

Posted by xaminmo

This was just a quick ride on the Nashbar CX I built last year to see if being more upright would have as much effect on my back.

No edits. I’m tired and lazy. Temps are 10F high, and power isn’t calculated.

Summary
Distance: 4.04 mi
Time: 22:26
Avg Speed: 10.8 mph
Elevation Gain: 167 ft
Calories: 206 C
Avg Temperature: 72.6 °F
Details
Timing
Time: 22:26
Moving Time: 22:15
Elapsed Time: 1:23:24
Avg Speed: 10.8 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 10.9 mph
Max Speed: 24.7 mph
SpeedPace
Elevation
Elevation Gain: 167 ft
Elevation Loss: 164 ft
Min Elevation: 565 ft
Max Elevation: 612 ft
Heart Rate
Avg HR: 124 bpm
Max HR: 164 bpm
Zones% of Maxbpm
Cadence
Avg Bike Cadence: 69 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 92 rpm
Temperature
Avg Temperature: 72.6 °F
Min Temperature: 66.2 °F
Max Temperature: 84.2 °F

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/483174987
http://www.strava.com/activities/132098931
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/542215086
http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/HO7GPM5W3FWSZSZ5PXTVOXFUEE
http://runkeeper.com/user/xaminmo/activity/338489080


2014-03-30 Sharon Argyle CC

Posted by xaminmo

Testing my back on the bike around Argyle and Copper Canyon. I was pretty slow, embarrassingly so. Also, IT WAS SO WINDY! Back is tired/sore, but I’m not dying. Will ice it soon.

First *real* ride with the Fenix 2. It spent about 5 minutes saving my bike ride. Then, when I plugged it in, the route was not detected nor synced by garmin, strava, mapmyride, or runkeeper. Even the garmin express auto-uploader didn’t find my ride.

It’s my 4th file on this device, but the only one of any appreciable length: 28 miles with a few stops, and a very long pause at the end.

I received this Fenix 2 about 2014-03-24. I just put my first ride on it today.

After the ride, I left it paused while I ate with friends.

I SAGged back, and got home. I noticed it was showing the clock screen.

I hit start, and it pulled up, asking if I wanted to resume, save, or cancel.

I hit save, and it spent between 3 and 5 minutes saving activity log, then saving activity.

After it was done, I plugged in, and express, connect, nor the garmin uploader browser plugin could see the workout.

Firmware is 2.50.

I did have some issues with the speed/cadence sensor early in the ride. I did notice that the Edge would eventually switch to GPS recording if I kept moving but speed sensor wasn’t received.

About 5 miles in on the ride, I repositioned all of my sensors, and the Edge was happy, pausing and unpausing as expected. The Fenix didn’t seem to do this. I’m wondering if it got stuck auto-paused the whole time? It did report several times that it had calculated my wheel diameter.

Also, for the very last leg of the ride, I had visited a bike shop. The magnet was striking the speed sensor arm and it was setting off cadence alarms as well for the Edge.
Other workouts on the Fenix today showed up, but they are just 1-2 minute test rides in front of my house. They were saved immediately after getting off the bike.

When I look in the Fenix2 history, it shows the workout is all zeros. From mass storage, there is a FIT file matching my longer workout. It’s 13k. My Edge workouts are 200-300k.

When trying to do a manual upload of the FIT file that should contain the workout, Garmin Connect just clocks. Manual upload to MapMyRide shows error 97720; Runkeeper just says it’s invalid. Strava recognizes it as a duplicate of my matching route from an Edge 500, but did not see it at all during the bulk import.

So the implication is that the file may contain some valid data, but is somehow corrupted by the device. Perhaps it decided to stay autopaused based on the sensor rather than GPS. I did change it to only use the cadence sensor when indoors very early in the ride due to the sensor issues. I did notice it buzz 1-2 seconds after any complete stop, assuming this was an auto-pause, but now I’m thinking maybe not.

I’m not sure, but it’s troubling and seriously impacts product acceptance. I like the device conceptually, especially because of the great number of sensors it supports. Ultimately though, it has to always record my workout with minimal heads-down time.

My expectation and hope is that the Fenix 2 will continue to record GPS accurately, no matter what an individual sensor might do. If I have a sensor battery fail, or alignment issue, I shouldn’t have to worry about the entire workout not being recorded. This is especially important since the beeper and buzzer in the Fenix 2 are very quiet/mild.

I sent this info to Garmin, along with a copy of the firmware and filesystem fromt he Fenix, and a copy of the filesystem from the Edge 500.

I had some other little thing to say about it, but it slipped my mind.

Moving Time: 1:58:39
Elapsed Time: 3:39:43

Avg Speed: 14.3 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 14.4 mph
Max Speed: 35.8 mph

* I think this is a little low.
Elevation Gain: 1,142 ft
Elevation Loss: 1,079 ft
Min Elevation: 556 ft
Max Elevation: 764 ft

* This seems a little high:
Avg HR: 165 bpm
Max HR: 186 bpm

Avg Power: 256 W
Max Power: 1,254 W
Max Avg Power (20 min): 311 W

* Average may be off due to sensor issues.
Avg Bike Cadence: 81 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 112 rpm

* As usual, this is off by 10F high.
Avg Temperature: 87.7 °F
Min Temperature: 77.0 °F
Max Temperature: 93.2 °F

http://runkeeper.com/user/xaminmo/activity/326919351
http://www.strava.com/activities/125474723
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/470738662
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/521272370/
http://ns1.omnitech.net/cycle/