Originally Posted by
tunavic
[MENTION=101834]njkayaker[/MENTION] I have the newer Garmin Explore. When I upload a ride the elevation gain is always way off. It's always under reported by quite a bit.
Is this a known issue that others have reported?
Yes, it's a known issue.
The Explore doesn't have a barometer. So, it has to rely on GPS for elevation. A barometer is considered the best option for measuring elevation/gain. GPS is known poor choice.
Garmin Connect will "correct" the elevation for units that don't have a barometer.
Originally Posted by
tunavic
Other than that, I'm pretty happy with the unit, especially the large display and nav functions.
Nice. I considered getting one to see how well it worked.