Originally Posted by
BearSquirrel
I've been using one since May. September. It's an awesome device. But it definitely has room for improvement.
Software
- On the ride view, it would be nice if it would mark a secondary axis on the right.
- The software doesn't have anything in the way of tracking longterm progess.
- There is no way to add waypoints from the software, only on the ride.
- Allow me to designate waypoints to altimeter sync points and rescale the climbing graph to make things more accurate for when barometric pressure changes during the ride.
Hardware
- Allow me to customize the 4 data items on the top ribbon.
- Allow me to display 2-4 data items on the bottom ribbon.
- Give me more Altimeter calibration points and allow me to name them.
- Let me customize the amount of time the
- Record a 1 minute average cadence in logs so I can get some sense of how I'm respoding to climbs.
As far as GPS goes, from everything I read Garmin is nowhere near perfect. No one else makes a competing unit and it seems to me that there is a market opportunity for another company to make GPS cycling computers. Garmin is releasing a Rox 9.0 type unit that has no mapping capbilities. Just tracking. This would be a good place to start. I'm hoping to see a Rox10.0 GPS next year.
I like your thoughts and passion for accuracy. Named altimeter calibration points could help both vertically and laterally. You could in effect stake out your ride for input into a mapping program.
Customizing the top and bottom ribbons would really be wonderful, especially if one could time and view a constant heart rate race against the clock with a dual heart rate/stopwatch display.
I also think we need a master start button that sets your altimeter, resets your "Favourites" (sic) and starts your logbook.
These hardware changes are major, but fixing the software bugs just requires smart people who understand our needs and can write the code.
ROX 10.0 GPS with long life batteries would really challenge Garmin. Go Sigma!