Originally Posted by spingineer
Well, all I can say is the Edge 205 reported 16,000 ft elevation gain, while the ride only has at most, 8,000 feet.
GPS elevation is OK when you want to know how close you are to the top of a mountain (> 1000 feet). It is pretty useless for cumulative elevation gain, since it accumulates too many +/- 100 foot errors along the way.