[jonKranked]

i know there's a few of us here. i was poking around the connect app and finally after all these years clicked on the "challenges" tab and signed up for a few. been using it for years, but kinda had just been doing my own thing, i thought maybe this could help me kick things up a little more. i also noticed theres also a social connection feature. was wondering if anyone would be interested in connecting and seeing what we can do with it? maybe find ways to challenge each other? talk some trash? motivate phil to ride more and run less?

@I Are Baboon @CrabJoe StretchPants @Toshi feel free to tag anyone else you know here that's on garmin.

 

[StiHacka]

Better keep it an East coast thing or we will be incredibly jelly of the fun the west coasters are having all the time!

 

[jonKranked]

Better keep it an East coast thing or we will be incredibly jelly of the fun the west coasters are having all the time!

we'll have to apply a fractional multiplier / handicap to anything toshi does because ebike

 

[jonKranked]

oh, forgot, my garmin username is the same as my RM username.

 

[StiHacka]

oh, forgot, my garmin username is the same as my RM username.

You should be seeing my request now.

 

[jonKranked]

You should be seeing my request now.

got it. nice name lol.

 

[jonKranked]

also, i got nerdy and created a group. i'll let you guess what i named it.

 

[rideit]

FuckEbikes?

 

[jonKranked]

FuckEbikes?

a little less obvious

edit: or more obvious, but less blatant.

i've been messing around with the group settings, looks like we could do some cool stuff beyond what's possible with just straight connections

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Request sent to you, JK

 

[jonKranked]

Request sent to you, JK

got it.

also, group invites sent to both you and @StiHacka

 

[jonKranked]

on another note, i just logged into connect through a browser (as opposed to smartphone app) for the first time, and discovered you can further classify cycling activities with subgroups like bmx, gravel, cyclocross/gravel, and even DH. kinda cool, but without the ability to mass/bulk edit, i won't be going back to sub classify prior rides. maybe moving forward.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Not seeing the group invite? I'm new to the Garmin thing so still figuring it all out.

 

[jonKranked]

Not seeing the group invite? I'm new to the Garmin thing so still figuring it all out.

are you using the app or web interface?

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

App....I can try web now though

 

[jonKranked]

App....I can try web now though

in the app, on the very bottom row on the screen, there's a "notifications" tab on the right, should be under that?

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Never showed up on the app, was there on the web interface. Weird...

Joined.

 

[jonKranked]

once we get a few more people on i'll start messing around with the group challenges feature to have some fun

 

[jonKranked]

i poked around group challenges for cycling. apparently you can only do longest distance over a specified duration. that's kind of a bummer. i was hoping we could do stuff like highest avg speed, highest speed, most elevation, etc.

 

[jonKranked]

a heads up: in order to show up on the leaderboard, you'll have to change your privacy settings to "My Connections and Groups"

 

[jonKranked]

come on @Toshi you know you wanna

 

[Toshi]

come on @Toshi you know you wanna

I only use my Watch now. Strava is thus where I drop my log.

 

[jonKranked]

I only use my Watch now. Strava is thus where I drop my log.

RIP toshi

 

[Jm_]

I don't really use Connect, other than to upload my Instinct activities to Strava. My Connect name is JamesNoBrakes

 

[I Are Baboon]

I am mtbbaboon on Garmin. Historically I have not used a lot of the social functions on Garmin and treat it as more of a data repository, although I've been doing a little more with the challenges and badges lately. Like Toshi, I use Strava for my social platform.

 

[jonKranked]

I am mtbbaboon on Garmin. Historically I have not used a lot of the social functions on Garmin and treat it as more of a data repository, although I've been doing a little more with the challenges and badges lately. Like Toshi, I use Strava for my social platform.

mtbbabboon? that's a bit misleading but now you'll have a reason to use garmin connect more.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

I got my Fenix strictly for the GPS and map capabilities. I've made fun of too many people over their Strava usage to get much into the social parts of it.

 

[jonKranked]

I got my Fenix strictly for the GPS and map capabilities. I've made fun of too many people over their Strava usage to get much into the social parts of it.

plus strava now has a monthly fee for many of those features

 

[Jm_]

plus strava now has a monthly fee for many of those features

Not a problem if you just go faster and get in the top 10.

 

[jonKranked]

Not a problem if you just go faster and get in the top 10.

that doesn't resolve the issue of fuck strava

 

[Sandwich]

meme.jpg:
makes fun of strava nerds for creating challenges and racing each other on strava

so creates challenges and race each other on garmin

 

[jonKranked]

so creates challenges and race each other on garmin

for freeeeeeee

 

[Sandwich]

Oneplus,oneofus...

Invites inbound, oh my salty ones

 

[jonKranked]

Oneplus,oneofus...

Invites inbound, oh my salty ones

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

There a preferred setting(s) for best GPS accuracy? I previously had mine set to the basic GPS only, but after reading online a bit, switched to GPS + GLONASS. Not sure when/how I'll manage to see how different the results are, though.

Reason I ask is there has been a very large discrepancy (20%) in distance results between that of my Fenix 5x and a friend's Lezyne unit, with mine reading higher every time.

I do have the speed sensor on the hub, which have been told increases accuracy, though not sure how. With this being my daily wear watch, I don't necessarily care about battery life, either. I typically have all the bells and whistles going at all times (phone connection, HR, etc), knowing I can charge every night if needed. I typically get 5-6 days on a full charge with 2-3 activities, anyway, which I think is really good. So I'd happily sacrifice battery life for accuracy.

Any of you guys come across this? What are you doing?

 

[Jm_]

I'm using the Garmin GPS watch most of the time and the mileage seems pretty damn accurate, down to using it to make turns, etc. No way it's 20% off. In fact I have measured-out segments that I've verified many times and I watch these all the time when riding home or too the trails, at the "checkpoints" the GPS is always at the exact same mileage. You can get some crazy elevation differences often, since GPS is typically pretty bad at measuring elevation without WAAS and to do properly with the baro-sensor, you have to calibrate it. This typically isn't an issue with most tracking apps like Strava though, as you can "match" the ride to the topo and that should be more accurate.

I might think that speed-sensor hub might be the source of error if it's 20% off though....that's like WAY off for a GPS IMO.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

I'm thinking it's my buddies unit that was way off....I was just more curious in general what the best settings were to ensure best accuracy on mine.

 

[StiHacka]

Y most of U no in the ridemonkey group on garmin connect?

 

[StiHacka]

And btw. my fenix 5 persistently underreports the gps distance compared to my friends' 5X or 6. I don't really care but the difference is pretty consistent.

 

[Sandwich]

Can you invite or link the group?