Edge-ing toward madness??

[FrothNinja]

Not sure this is the right forum, but how is the following possible?
From my Garmin on today's ride
13.1 mph - Avg Speed
13.0 mph - Avg Moving Speed
19.3 mph - Max Speed

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Likely GPS drift whilst your Edge is auto paused caused that.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Likely GPS drift whilst your Edge is auto paused caused that.

I’ve set my garmin to record an “ outdoor walk “ and subsequently forgot to press the “ finish activity “ button. It’s only when the watch buzzes to indicate the next km that I realise the activity is still running. The GPS trace resembles a load of scribbles around a central point. I’ve seen GPS drift best explained as going for a walk with a hyperactive puppy on a long lead.

 

[FrothNinja]

Ta, both.
So in theory a stationary Edge can take itself for a walk

 

[Jameshow]

The perimeters of when you are stoped are different I guess.
My wife once went out for a run once, except Garmin decided it was a walk!!🤣🤣🤣

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Ta, both.
So in theory a stationary Edge can take itself for a walk

Yes, and if you have auto pause on, it can increase the distance travelled without increasing moving time, hence the discrepancy. Turn off auto pause and you won’t get the discrepancy.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Yes, and if you have auto pause on, it can increase the distance travelled without increasing moving time, hence the discrepancy. Turn off auto pause and you won’t get the discrepancy.

I never use auto pause and I’ve found that Garmin does a pretty good job of working it out in the app with elapsed time and moving time. A friend I run with always pauses his watch if he’s waiting to cross a road, he’s done it since the days of Casio and Timex sports watches 🤔

 

[FrothNinja]

I have to check the auto pause

 

[mustang1]

Not sure this is the right forum, but how is the following possible?
From my Garmin on today's ride
13.1 mph - Avg Speed
13.0 mph - Avg Moving Speed
19.3 mph - Max Speed

Sounds alright if the Garmin is measuring air speed! (Like on an airplane).