Garmin

6 lurkers | 224 watchers

Endorphins Junky Dec 2013 1:11pm, 18 Dec 2013 3,537 posts	Endorphins Junky I have a cycling question re the good old 305. I want to use it with my soon to be purchased turbo trainer. If I buy this ( amazon.co.uk ) I know it will tell me cadence, but I also want to know distance. Does it do that? Possibly daft question, but I reckon a fetchie will know the answer!!
Debstir Dec 2013 7:16pm, 30 Dec 2013 4,111 posts	Debstir EJ, yes it will
R4R Feb 2014 12:47pm, 25 Feb 2014 2,209 posts	R4R My 305 has started playing up - 2 distinct problems, which may or not be related 1) If it can't get a satellite fix, it thinks the date is 29-Mar-2016. So the dialogue 'Are you indoors' etc, asks 'Is today 29-Mar-2016?' 2) If I press 'Lap', sometimes I get an error message along the lines 'Error: delete all laps in error', even if history is completely empty These have only started happening in the last couple of weeks, since I struggled to get a fix in the centre of London and replied 'Yes' to the 'Have you travelled hundreds of miles ...' question. Anyone any clues?
andy@6nwn Feb 2014 3:31pm, 25 Feb 2014 176 posts	andy@6nwn R4R, have you tried doing a reset back to the factory settings?
R4R Feb 2014 8:11am, 26 Feb 2014 2,210 posts	R4R andy - I've tried Mode/Lap a couple of times - is that what you mean? Or is there another more drastic reset?
jiminy cricket Feb 2014 9:10am, 26 Feb 2014 4,978 posts	jiminy cricket Mine does the same if I travel away from home. It settles down when questions are answered, that is until I travel back home again. It's not been a really troubling issue.
fitzer May 2014 11:17am, 6 May 2014 3,166 posts	fitzer How do I get better maps for my training, then the "Garmin Training Center"?
R4R May 2014 11:48am, 6 May 2014 2,296 posts	R4R Garmin Connect has better maps - I think you get a choice (Google maps, MultiMap etc)
fitzer May 2014 11:58am, 6 May 2014 3,167 posts	fitzer Is this a free download?
R4R May 2014 12:08pm, 6 May 2014 2,297 posts	R4R It's a bit like Fetch - it's a website where you store your activities. You need to register, and sign on to upload your routes. Obviously you need to be connected to the internet to use it, unlike Garmin Training Center which you install on your PC I believe there may be a way to get better maps for GTC, but I've never pursued it - it may be by subscription