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Garmin Edge 130 Plus: "Grade"?

Old 08-19-22, 11:39 AM
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Garmin Edge 130 Plus: "Grade"?

In the manual of my Garmin Edge 130 Plus, there's an illustration of the screen showing a measurement of "grade" (ie - realtime ascent/descent rate).

I've gone thru all of the options on my Edge 130 Plus and can't find an option for this anywhere (although it DOES show current elevation - but that's not the same as "grade"). Can anyone explain how to activate the "grade" on the display screen? Do I need an optional sensor of some kind to get this to work? I'd certainly find this information in realtime useful.

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Old 08-19-22, 11:50 AM
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You can change what datum is displayed in a field. Grade is one option (according to the following list). The different data types are in different groups.

https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webh...0B2D0E394.html
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You don't need to buy more hardware than you already have.

It's a data field, I think it's under "other."
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
You don't need to buy more hardware than you already have.

It's a data field, I think it's under "other."
Under "Other", all I have are:

Battery
Calories
Sunrise
Sunset
Time of Day

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Originally Posted by njkayaker
You can change what datum is displayed in a field. Grade is one option (according to the following list). The different data types are in different groups.

https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webh...0B2D0E394.html
Yeah - I see it in the list, but where/how do I access it?
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OK - I found it! It's under "Elevation". Thanks!
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FOLLOW UP: Capturing "Grade" Is Still a Problem

Hello again guys. Thanks for helping me find the "Grade" Data field and getting it displayed onscreen. But, as is often the case, the answer to one question leads to more question....

Today, I took my first extended ride since adding the "Grade" data field to my screen and NOTHING got displayed in that field (not even "zero"). Note that, although displayed onscreen, "Elevation" was captured. (I sync'ed it to Garmin Connect.) But there was no info for "grade" either during or after the ride.

Does anyone have any thoughts on why this isn't working? Note that the ride involved a change in elevation of over 500 feet, so there certainly were positive and negative grades during certain portions..

FWIW, my Garmin 130 Plus is mounted vertically because I'm using it on a recumbent trike. Could that be a problem in communicating with the GPS satellites? I have had no problem with any other info type I'm trying to capture though.

Your continued thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Thanks again!
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Originally Posted by newbert
Hello again guys. Thanks for helping me find the "Grade" Data field and getting it displayed onscreen. But, as is often the case, the answer to one question leads to more question....

Today, I took my first extended ride since adding the "Grade" data field to my screen and NOTHING got displayed in that field (not even "zero"). Note that, although displayed onscreen, "Elevation" was captured. (I sync'ed it to Garmin Connect.) But there was no info for "grade" either during or after the ride.

Does anyone have any thoughts on why this isn't working? Note that the ride involved a change in elevation of over 500 feet, so there certainly were positive and negative grades during certain portions..

FWIW, my Garmin 130 Plus is mounted vertically because I'm using it on a recumbent trike. Could that be a problem in communicating with the GPS satellites? I have had no problem with any other info type I'm trying to capture though.

Your continued thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Thanks again!
The grade is usually determined using a barometer and horizontal movement via GPS.

If your device doesn’t have a barometer, it should use GPS. But the elevation data isn’t as accurate.

It’s not a GPS problem if the GPS is determining location.

Do you get elevation?
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Originally Posted by njkayaker
The grade is usually determined using a barometer and horizontal movement via GPS.

If your device doesn’t have a barometer, it should use GPS. But the elevation data isn’t as accurate.

It’s not a GPS problem if the GPS is determining location.

Do you get elevation?
Thanks for the response, NJKayaker. "Grade" is working now, I'd been fiddling with the screen layout and lost track where it should be displayed - I was looking in the wrong spot! DOH!
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