Garmin 500 data fields
12-29-10, 09:56 AM
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Garmin 500 data fields
What fields data fields do you use on your Garmin 500?
Here's mine:
With a PM on the trainer / training:
Without a PM on the trainer / training:
On the Road:
Here's mine:
With a PM on the trainer / training:
- Power (3s)
- Heart Rate
- Power Zone
- Time
- Lap Power
Without a PM on the trainer / training:
- Heart Rate
- HR Zone
- Cadence
- Time
- Speed
On the Road:
- Power (3s)
- Heart Rate
- Time of day
- Speed
- Distance
12-29-10, 09:57 AM
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Road:
First page - Speed, time (elapsed), distance, average MPH, cadence
Second page - Time (of day), HR, calories, tmperature
First page - Speed, time (elapsed), distance, average MPH, cadence
Second page - Time (of day), HR, calories, tmperature
12-29-10, 10:21 AM
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No Power Meter...
Page 1
Speed
Elapsed Time
Distance/Cadence
Avg. Speed/Time of Day
Page 2
Speed
Heart Rate
Distance/Cadence
Grade/Heading
Page 3
Speed
Heart Rate
Distance/Cadence
Tot Ascent/Elevation
Page 1
Speed
Elapsed Time
Distance/Cadence
Avg. Speed/Time of Day
Page 2
Speed
Heart Rate
Distance/Cadence
Grade/Heading
Page 3
Speed
Heart Rate
Distance/Cadence
Tot Ascent/Elevation
12-29-10, 11:41 AM
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Here's mine (with powermeter)
Page 1:
Pwr. Zone - Pwr. 3s
Speed - Avg. Pwr.
Distance - Heart Rate
Time - Cadence
Page 2 (Identical, but with Lap values for Distance, Time, and Avg Pwr:
Pwr. Zone - Pwr. 3s
Speed - Lap Pwr.
Lap Dist - Heart Rate
Current Lap - Cadence
Page 3 (Misc. and Ride Stats):
Time of Day - Temp
Avg. Speed - Max. Pwr.
Totl Ascent - Avg HR
Kilojoules - Avg Cadence
Some may think this is a little busy with 8 fields, but the font is plenty big and I know where everything is. I find all the information on my main page and lap page pretty useful except maybe "pwr zone". I really wish they had a power zone field that would use the 3sec average.
Page 1:
Pwr. Zone - Pwr. 3s
Speed - Avg. Pwr.
Distance - Heart Rate
Time - Cadence
Page 2 (Identical, but with Lap values for Distance, Time, and Avg Pwr:
Pwr. Zone - Pwr. 3s
Speed - Lap Pwr.
Lap Dist - Heart Rate
Current Lap - Cadence
Page 3 (Misc. and Ride Stats):
Time of Day - Temp
Avg. Speed - Max. Pwr.
Totl Ascent - Avg HR
Kilojoules - Avg Cadence
Some may think this is a little busy with 8 fields, but the font is plenty big and I know where everything is. I find all the information on my main page and lap page pretty useful except maybe "pwr zone". I really wish they had a power zone field that would use the 3sec average.
Last edited by grwoolf; 12-29-10 at 11:43 AM. Reason: formatting
12-29-10, 11:48 AM
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I mostly ride with:
Power 3s (BIG)!
cadence
current lap time
And then the 2nd screen is:
Time
Speed
Distance
Power 3s
Cadence
Heart Rate
Kilojoules
Page 3 is the built-in one with Vertical Speed, Grade, Distance and Speed... but I never use it since I live on a pancake.
Power 3s (BIG)!
cadence
current lap time
And then the 2nd screen is:
Time
Speed
Distance
Power 3s
Cadence
Heart Rate
Kilojoules
Page 3 is the built-in one with Vertical Speed, Grade, Distance and Speed... but I never use it since I live on a pancake.
12-29-10, 11:52 AM
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Page 1- Instantaneous Data
- Current Speed
- Training Time
- Distance Traveled
- Current Cadence
- Current Heart Rate
Page 2 - Averages and Sums
- Average Speed
- Average Cadence
- Calories
- Heart Rate Zone
- Average Heart Rate
- Heart Rate % Max
Page 3 - Conditions
- Time of Day
- Temperature
- Total Distance ( i know I have it here too )
- Total Ascent
- Grade
- Elevation
- Current Speed
- Training Time
- Distance Traveled
- Current Cadence
- Current Heart Rate
Page 2 - Averages and Sums
- Average Speed
- Average Cadence
- Calories
- Heart Rate Zone
- Average Heart Rate
- Heart Rate % Max
Page 3 - Conditions
- Time of Day
- Temperature
- Total Distance ( i know I have it here too )
- Total Ascent
- Grade
- Elevation
12-29-10, 12:36 PM
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12-29-10, 12:47 PM
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12-29-10, 01:02 PM
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My point is that if you're going to train with heart rate, knowing your heart rate is an important thing so it should be on the first page, or at least heart rate zone. If you just have heart rate of there for no reason, then why even wear the strap?
12-29-10, 01:26 PM
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Page 1:
Speed
3 second power, distance
hr, cadence
Page2 :
Lap speed, lap time
Lap distance, laps
Lap power, total distance
Lap HR, Lap cadence
Page 3:
Time of day, elapsed time
Average speed, elevation
Average power, kilojoules
Avearge heart rate, average cadence
Speed
3 second power, distance
hr, cadence
Page2 :
Lap speed, lap time
Lap distance, laps
Lap power, total distance
Lap HR, Lap cadence
Page 3:
Time of day, elapsed time
Average speed, elevation
Average power, kilojoules
Avearge heart rate, average cadence
12-29-10, 01:32 PM
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I'm not (or... haven't been) HR training.
12-29-10, 01:43 PM
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And since you can set up the pages to scroll, does it really matter which fields are on which page?
12-29-10, 02:38 PM
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12-29-10, 02:49 PM
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I have a 705:
page one:
time
Heart rate
Speed
Cadence
Distance
And my second page which i use just as much if not more than my first page:
Time
Heart rate
Cadence
page one:
time
Heart rate
Speed
Cadence
Distance
And my second page which i use just as much if not more than my first page:
Time
Heart rate
Cadence
12-29-10, 02:58 PM
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On my 705:
Page one:Page two:
I'd like to add HR zone to the second page, but then the lap time field gets a lot smaller and hard to read in the middle of intervals.
- Time of day
- Ride time
- Distance
- Speed
- HR
- HR zone
- Cadence
- 3-second power average
- Lap time
- Cadence
- HR
- 3-second average power
- Lap average power
12-30-10, 10:32 AM
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12-30-10, 10:42 AM
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Throw the stick!!!!
Mine is a 705 but what the hell.
Page 1
Time - Speed
Distance - Average Power (3 seconds)
Grade % - Heart Rate
Avg Power - Cadence
Page 2 - set up for intervals
Speed - Current lap time
Laps - Avg Power (3 seconds)
Lap Distance - Heart Rate
Lap Power - Cadence
Mode screen 1 (rarely used)
Avg Speed - Time of Day
Kilojoules - Max Power
MAP
Mode screen 2 (rarely used)
Elevation - Total Ascent
Elevation Graph
Page 1
Time - Speed
Distance - Average Power (3 seconds)
Grade % - Heart Rate
Avg Power - Cadence
Page 2 - set up for intervals
Speed - Current lap time
Laps - Avg Power (3 seconds)
Lap Distance - Heart Rate
Lap Power - Cadence
Mode screen 1 (rarely used)
Avg Speed - Time of Day
Kilojoules - Max Power
MAP
Mode screen 2 (rarely used)
Elevation - Total Ascent
Elevation Graph
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12-30-10, 10:43 AM
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I just got one too (Edge 500). I set up three pages (don't remember exactly what's on them right now) specific to the MTB. Are the pages specific to the bike profile? I have three bikes, no compatible power meter (wired Ptap), and one cadence/speed sensor.
12-30-10, 11:21 AM
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One page only - temp, speed, avg speed, time of day, ride time. No need for other pages/fields as it is all there when you upload to Connect.
12-30-10, 11:22 AM
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Throw the stick!!!!
I have my second page set up for intervals. It comes in really handy having all of the information right there, especially when you are counting down those final few seconds of hell.
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12-30-10, 02:37 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
It's rare but it happens. 
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