What info do you display on your cycling computer?
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What info do you display on your cycling computer?
I’ve got a Garmin Edge 500 and use two pages of data display.
On one page I display:
Speed
Distance
Time of Day
Elapsed Time
On the next data page I display:
Heart Rate
Cadence
Total Elevation
Grade %
Temperature
On one page I display:
Speed
Distance
Time of Day
Elapsed Time
On the next data page I display:
Heart Rate
Cadence
Total Elevation
Grade %
Temperature
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Last edited by Nachoman; 07-25-11 at 01:04 PM. Reason: i forgot to add grade on my climbing screen
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I only have a Cateye Micro Wireless. I display current speed and mileage for the day's ride.
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Garmin 500
Screen 1
Speed
Cadence
Timer
Total Distance
Heart Rate
Screen 2 (Climbing screen)
Speed
Gradient %
heart rate
cadence
total feet climbed
Screen 3
Time of day
Avg Heart rate
Temperature
Screen 1
Speed
Cadence
Timer
Total Distance
Heart Rate
Screen 2 (Climbing screen)
Speed
Gradient %
heart rate
cadence
total feet climbed
Screen 3
Time of day
Avg Heart rate
Temperature
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garmin edge 500
screen 1
time
hr
cadence
screen 2 (used for time trials)
time
speed
hr
distance
cadence
screen 3 (for s and g)
vertical speed
grade
elevation gain
speed
calories
hr
screen 1
time
hr
cadence
screen 2 (used for time trials)
time
speed
hr
distance
cadence
screen 3 (for s and g)
vertical speed
grade
elevation gain
speed
calories
hr
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Depends on the kinda ride I was doing and what kinda computer I had at the time.
For just rolling out to places I've never been and needing to get back by sundown I just kept an eye on elapsed time and time of day.
For intervals, BPM and Elapsed Time.
And a buncha others...
For just rolling out to places I've never been and needing to get back by sundown I just kept an eye on elapsed time and time of day.
For intervals, BPM and Elapsed Time.
And a buncha others...
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Sigma BC1609STS...
Current speed and current distance.
It has a little arrow that indicates if I am riding faster or slower than my average so I keep an eye on that as much as anything... if I see I am slipping, I work a little harder... if it shows me going faster, I keep it up.
Current speed and current distance.
It has a little arrow that indicates if I am riding faster or slower than my average so I keep an eye on that as much as anything... if I see I am slipping, I work a little harder... if it shows me going faster, I keep it up.
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Sigma BC1609STS...
Current speed and current distance.
It has a little arrow that indicates if I am riding faster or slower than my average so I keep an eye on that as much as anything... if I see I am slipping, I work a little harder... if it shows me going faster, I keep it up.
Current speed and current distance.
It has a little arrow that indicates if I am riding faster or slower than my average so I keep an eye on that as much as anything... if I see I am slipping, I work a little harder... if it shows me going faster, I keep it up.
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My main screen is speed and odometer - then i can get adv speed, top speed, miles on trip and time of day.
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I have a lot more showing than most of you... 7 things on the first two pages each. Speed, distance, cadence, HR, calories, ride time and one other thing on the first page. Second page is climbing related, so ascension, grade, cadence and HR are the main ones there.
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MPH, rolling duration. or MPH and distance. or MPH and average speed.
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speed and cadence
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Most important for me on my Garmin:
- HR. (I don't have a PM). I try to ride hard but short of blowing up, as long as I can, and that involved targeting my HR to a narrow band, usually 150-160. If I'm over that for more than a few minutes, the matches are being burned, and I can count on some later suffering if there's another big climb.
- The rest is speed, mph, distance on my 4-panel view.
HR is the key data point for me, though. And when I download into SportTracks, I judge how hard my workout was not by the miles or elevation total, but by the % time I've spent in each HR. A good workout is nearly 2 hours in my two highest zones total - that usually involves a 5-6 hr ride.
- HR. (I don't have a PM). I try to ride hard but short of blowing up, as long as I can, and that involved targeting my HR to a narrow band, usually 150-160. If I'm over that for more than a few minutes, the matches are being burned, and I can count on some later suffering if there's another big climb.
- The rest is speed, mph, distance on my 4-panel view.
HR is the key data point for me, though. And when I download into SportTracks, I judge how hard my workout was not by the miles or elevation total, but by the % time I've spent in each HR. A good workout is nearly 2 hours in my two highest zones total - that usually involves a 5-6 hr ride.
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Cheap @ss China crap wireless here. I got it off ebay last year. I just let the Scan function run, which displays:
Current speed
Distance traveled
Max Speed
Avg Speed
Elapsed Time for current ride
I don't look at all that stuff, anyway. I just try to hold a given speed. I count my cadence in my head.
Current speed
Distance traveled
Max Speed
Avg Speed
Elapsed Time for current ride
I don't look at all that stuff, anyway. I just try to hold a given speed. I count my cadence in my head.
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Nothin.
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Current speed
Distance
Time (which isn't correct ... I think it's about 2 hours and 15 minutes fast)
And usually a little symbol that indicates whether I'm going faster or slower than my average speed.
The computer has other stuff, but I rarely look at anything else.
Distance
Time (which isn't correct ... I think it's about 2 hours and 15 minutes fast)
And usually a little symbol that indicates whether I'm going faster or slower than my average speed.
The computer has other stuff, but I rarely look at anything else.
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Sigma BC1609STS...
Current speed and current distance.
It has a little arrow that indicates if I am riding faster or slower than my average so I keep an eye on that as much as anything... if I see I am slipping, I work a little harder... if it shows me going faster, I keep it up.
Current speed and current distance.
It has a little arrow that indicates if I am riding faster or slower than my average so I keep an eye on that as much as anything... if I see I am slipping, I work a little harder... if it shows me going faster, I keep it up.
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speed and distance. Sigma wireless. Lost my cadence magnet.
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Sigma 1009.
Speed is always there, of course. The other bit of screen real estate is usually set to trip distance when riding recreationally, average speed when trying to ride fast, and clock when commuting (even though I always wear my wristwatch). I tend to cycle through the available stats every once in a while, though.
Speed is always there, of course. The other bit of screen real estate is usually set to trip distance when riding recreationally, average speed when trying to ride fast, and clock when commuting (even though I always wear my wristwatch). I tend to cycle through the available stats every once in a while, though.
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Garmin 305
1st screen
Elapsed time
Speed
Distance
Time of Day
Cadence
HR
2nd Screen
avg speed
heading
grade
some other stuff I can't remember
1st screen
Elapsed time
Speed
Distance
Time of Day
Cadence
HR
2nd Screen
avg speed
heading
grade
some other stuff I can't remember