GrasB said:I have a normal speed/cadence trip computer right now but as I do an awful lot of impromptued route changing on my commutes & on 'training' rides, due to this often I forget exactly what route I took. Is it actually useful to have exactly what route you took, elevation data, etc?
I'm not training for road racing etc. I train only to push my self harder than I have before, a 'sporting' rider per-se. I have no idea if knowing exactly where I've gone will make me change where or how I'm riding. So to answer your question, the answer is I have no idea, hence why I posted here .Bill Gates said:Can't see what use it would be for training purposes. Much like average speed or other forms of measurement (e.g. power). Can knowing it, will knowing it, change anything about your training programme now or next week, next month? If the answer is no then it's of academic use only.
GrasB said:I'm not training for road racing etc. I train only to push my self harder than I have before, a 'sporting' rider per-se. I have no idea if knowing exactly where I've gone will make me change where or how I'm riding. So to answer your question, the answer is I have no idea, hence why I posted here .
arallsopp said:Heads up. Today I am using many parentheses. Disclaimer aside:
The only time I've used my GPS for training rides (other than simply getting lost and trying (very badly) to find a way home) is to add a 'marker' on hazards.
One jab of the button (on an entry level Etrex) puts a waypoint in the map for all eternity, and (if you have proximity alarms set up) will sound a loud beep whenever you move within 100 yards of the same location in the future.
Very useful for marking slippery corners, bad surfaces, cattle grids, concealed entrances, or (in my case) a dead badger that seemed to stay put for about 3 months.
In happier times, I suppose I could use it for nice cafes, lovely views, particularly pretty trees, etc.
Garz said:They come in handy for your accurate calculations too jimbo!
jimboalee said:I've got an Edge 605.
It's statistician's Heaven.
It's also physicist's heaven. It can be used to prove matter exist's in two places at the same time.