I thought I would post this today. I see quite often people saying you shouldn't use autopause on Garmins because it will mess up your power data, so I put my PCVI on and rode with the 705 today.

I zeroed both at the start and midway through, both were using the same ZO. There is only a very tiny difference in data, probably because of the extra 55 seconds of data the srm computer recorded while the garmin was paused, which I was likely coasting at that speed.


Srm with .5 second recording

Duration: 3:08:26 (24:20:12)
Work: 2189 kJ
TSS: 175.9 (intensity factor 0.748)
Norm Power: 213
VI: 1.1
Pw:HR: -1.58%
Pa:HR: 3.53%
Distance: 59.915 mi
Elevation Gain: 2329 ft
Elevation Loss: 2343 ft
Grade: -0.0 % (-13 ft)
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 912 194 watts
Heart Rate: 0 176 139 bpm
Cadence: 20 215 86 rpm
Speed: 0 43.4 19.1 mph
Pace 1:23 0:00 3:09 min/mi
Altitude: 774 1132 908 ft
Crank Torque: 0 711 194 lb-in
Temperature: 59 73.4 65.1 Fahrenheit


Garmin 705 with 1 second recording, autopause at 2mph

Duration: 3:07:31 (3:16:23)
Work: 2205 kJ
TSS: 178.1 (intensity factor 0.756)
Norm Power: 215
VI: 1.1
Pw:HR: -1.73%
Pa:HR: 3.6%
Distance: 60.008 mi
Elevation Gain: 3591 ft
Elevation Loss: 3618 ft
Grade: -0.0 % (-27 ft)
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 912 196 watts
Heart Rate: 75 175 138 bpm
Cadence: 19 225 87 rpm
Speed: 0 46.7 19.2 mph
Pace 1:17 0:00 3:08 min/mi
Altitude: 475 829 619 ft
Crank Torque: 0 671 195 lb-in