dahvaio

Check out the Garmin Website...

https://shop.garmin.com/accessories_f...u=010-00447-20

madopal

Any Linux geeks out there? I've been using a Geko 201 for a while now, and there is software under Linux that reads it. Can anyone bust out some details on the data format? I'd love to hack around with this thing and open up the data...if we can see that it's a relatively standard format, then getting the GPS data to display on something like Google Maps isn't a big deal...

Alphamoose

I don't have one (yet) but I know that Garmin has good documentation on their format available on their website.

stonecrd

All of the gps files; crs, hst, gpx etc are xml so you can easily open them with explorer and look at the data and it is not too tough to figure out the data. i.e. <trackpoint>, <time>, <position>, <heartrate>.

Jakey

Reading the website, it says Garmin's software will be Mac compatible in early '06. Well...its early '06...any idea when it going to be released for Mac? I have a PC...but the computer I use the most is the mac...

Grasschopper

LOL yea and they said it (the 305) would be released on what date? I am sure it will come but they seem to be a good month or so behind their promises.

gogoturtle

Motion Based released the MAC Safari plug in BETA version about a week ago. I do not have the link handy, but if you go to MB forums and into the OSX forum, the link is posted. Once you install the plug in it works great.

It only works with the latest version of OSX.

Willks

Jakey, I contacted Garmin last week and asked them when they expected to release support for MACs. They told me what was said on their website, Spring of '06. They could not give me a definite date. So i guess we have to wait.

tippy

For clarity, it's 3 different bike settings (bike setup) and 2 bike computer (screens). The Bike computer screens do not change as you select different bikes. That's assuming you are referring to the 305. Not sure what the 205 has.

Good Luck,
d.tipton

Jakey

Just for a small update.. Pace computers sells these things cheap, but their shipping is total BS. I paid for 3day, ordered on the 6th at noon... it just went today. So its in effect 8 day shipping. Bastards.

Medpilot

Did you mean Page computers? I ordered my Edge from them on Sunday and they sent me an email saying my credit card was declined and by the time I resolve the issue the price may change on my order. I've used the same credit card hundreds of times with out any problem. I canceled my order with Page and went with chumbo.com (https://www.chumbo.com/info.aspx?i=307702) The Edge bundle (HR+Cadence) for $297.99 + 2 Day FedEx $8.26 came out to $306.25. Ordered it on Monday night and it arrived Thursday afternoon. I'd highly recommend chumbo.com.

Jakey

Yeah, sorry page computers. My transaction went through..and now I have a tracking number, but it still pisses me off.

Grasschopper

Yea how does that work...I was a bit confused but didn't really read the manual. So you are saying switching between the screens doesn't really change the bike info? If not how do you do that?

caligurl

you set screen 2 up in the same manner you set up screen 1... so you can have a little stuff... or a lot of stuff... depending on your needs... for my screen 2 i added a few extras for climbing (total elevation gain so far.... current elevation level.... also added sunset (so that i know when to head home after work)... c couple of items are repeats from view 1.. like speed, distance and cadence!

so basically.. you can have a total of 16 pieces of information displayed! getting to them with just the push of the little button on the bottom right!

Grasschopper

Right I got that but from the other post it seemed like it wasn't the smae thing...how do you use the 3 bikes?

caligurl

you have to go into settings and change which bike you want to use.... for example.. my three are: (1) my ruby, 2 my mtb, and 3 my dolce...

so if i ride my dolce.. i have to change it to bike 3... i had to rescan my cadence.. not sure if that was a fluke or will have to be done each time... however the bike 1 and bike 2 screens of information.. remain the same.. can't change those for each bike...

when i finally ride my mtb (i've been bad about riding it. .maybe i'll ride it in the predicted snow tomorrow! i don't have a cadence on that.. so i'll just have to change it to bike 2...

when i go back to my ruby... i'll go back to bike 1 and rescan (or maybe i won't scan to see if it picks it up without rescanning!)

however for each bike.. the info i want to see remains the same unless i go in and change that...

is that what you are asking?

caligurl

hmmmmm maybe the "bike 1" "bike 2" views are confusing???? cuz it's not really changing between bikes.. just views? but you can have 3 bikes... so the 2 views and 3 bikes are confusing people?

or maybe i'm getting confused now?

DigitalRJH

I apologize for being so lazy as to not read the previous 5 pages, but what are the dimenions for this unit? I have a Garmin hand held GPS that I use on hikes and one some mountain bike rides. Doesn't enjoy tree cover however. Although I don't get much tree cover on the roads. Anyway, how does it compare to like a Cat Eye Mity 8, which I currently use? Size, weight?

caligurl

garmin edge info

Unit dimensions: 1.75"W x 3.7"H x .9"D (44 x 94 x 23mm)

Weight: 88 g, 3.1 oz.

DigitalRJH

I apologize for being so lazy as to not read the previous 5 pages, but what are the dimenions for this unit? I have a Garmin hand held GPS that I use on hikes and one some mountain bike rides. Doesn't enjoy tree cover however. Although I don't get much tree cover on the roads. Anyway, how does it compare to like a Cat Eye Mity 8, which I currently use? Size, weight?

Grasschopper

No that is where I am confused...wish I had mine in front of me now. So how do you switch between bikes? I was just seitching between views thinking it was the bike switch.

To your question about the cad sensor you will have to rematch them each time you switch.

Medpilot

Here's a size comparison between my Polar cs200 and Edge 305.

caligurl

hmmmmmm i believe via setting? (don't have mine in front of me either!)

tippy

BIKE COMPUTER DISPLAYs:
Up and down arrows switch between the two bike COMPUTER displays.

To change what the two Bike COMPUTER displays on the screen ... Go to
Main Menu -> Settings -> Data Fields->Bike Computer 1 or Bike Computer 2 (other options are Map, Workouts, and Courses). Select the option you want to change (ex: Bike Computer 1) and [ENTER]. First you enter the number of items to display (1 thru 8) and then you enter the data fields in each item.
This has nothing to do with choosing a bike setting... just what is displayed.

BIKE PROFILE Settings:
To change from one bike to another (has no affect on Bike Computer screens) ... Goto
Main Menu -> Settings -> Bike Profile. Under "Bike", you can select Bike 1, Bike 2, or Bike 3. Each selection has it's own settings ... which are: Weight (bike weight not rider weight), Option for Installed sensor (check mark), if installed has Wheel Size (auto, custom) and Tire Size (mm).

I wish the Bike Profile controlled more than just weight and tire size ... like if I install the bike on a trainer, I wish it woud automatically set "Use Indoors" and set auto stop to OFF (since I usually don't stop spinning the wheel on the trainer). Theres 3 to 4 things I have to switch over every time I put the bike on the trainer (indoors) and off (outdoors). Not to mention having more than one bike.
And I wish I could name my Bike Profiles ... Let me see was Bike 1 the bike on a trainer, or my road bike, or mountain bike?

Good Luck,
d.tipton

DigitalRJH

Thanks.

It looks a bit too bulky for the road bike.