Originally Posted by SMH707

According to the DC Rainmaker review (linked on the first page), Garmin will be adding the workout capabilities to the Edge 500 in Q1, 2010. I believe these will give you the functionality that you (and I) want in the 500-the only real thing missing. Take a look at the review for more details.

Can anyone tell me: can I run the 1sec recording rate without the power meter (tell the unit one is present, but get 'zeros' for all the power entries)? What I'm looking for is the finest resolution for evaluating climbs and I don't have a power meter yet. My 500 is currently in transit to replace my Polar S725x-resistance is futile apparently! :-)