Klarkash-ton wrote:i did the ride to erehwon yesterday, I have to do a report which I'll post later, but here's Garmin's version.

Is there any specific reason for having your laps set to log automatically at every 1000m?

any reason not to?

I did post a report here, btw:

make-your-own-epic-ride-t108196.html

Kuri Store and back, nice easy 65 km, in the rain.

nice easy spin around the bays on the TT bike

Klarkash-ton wrote:any reason not to?

No, there's no reason not to. I have a 705 and don't use the autolap function (at a specific distance) so was wondering if you found some use for it - i.e. do you pay any attention to your 1000m splits when riding. Unless I'm doing a multi lap circuit or intervals I normally manually use the lap function from one landmark to another.

Just interested that's all.

I've only had the 705 for a couple of weeks and I've already got the lap database full message, so I guess I've done my 1000 'laps' already!

I do like the machine that goes 'ping' (or at least 'bleep'), and it does give an instant snapshot of your pace when you're on the level. I think 5km sections would not be as useful for example.

But I haven't done any races or training involving repeats. I think for tt's I'd want to leave it on auto, for training like hill repeats set to manual, for races set it to the lap length(?) or manual?

Probably for my commute it might be useful to compare times between certain landmarks, but apart from manual I don't know how to set a course with waypoints. I'm guessing I could have it take times at say the bottom of paekak and then the top, followed by battle hill or Pauahatanui, then Haywards or something like that?

18th July 2010.

Pau to col du Tourmalet . . . . . . then back to Tarbes. Phew . . .

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/40890865

Opawa to Sumner and back. No real sign of a city in turmoil unless you go 2km closer into town.

Klarkash-ton wrote:
Probably for my commute it might be useful to compare times between certain landmarks, but apart from manual I don't know how to set a course with waypoints. I'm guessing I could have it take times at say the bottom of paekak and then the top, followed by battle hill or Pauahatanui, then Haywards or something like that?

You can do this by. Ride commute and press lap where you want them. Convert ride into course on 705. (note lap markers added in training center will not activate auto lap function). Before ride set auto lap by position and ride commute as a course. 705 will then add lap markers as you ride pass points you previously pressed lap.

Being ridden as a course, also turn on virtual partner active, to race yourself.

Hope that helps

Kiwicyclo wrote:18th July 2010.

Pau to col du Tourmalet . . . . . . then back to Tarbes. Phew . . .

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/40890865

12,000 calories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I rode around some flat low-lying land to check out what the flood got up to. Only saw one house in the water, and even then only just. So I think most people escaped. Tried going over a stop bank a couple of times, but in both cases the river-side of the banks were flooded and roads closed. Looked like a lot of places came bloody close to substantial damage though, so I guess the rain stopped at the very last possible moment

happybaboon wrote:

Kiwicyclo wrote:18th July 2010.

Pau to col du Tourmalet . . . . . . then back to Tarbes. Phew . . .

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/40890865

12,000 calories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I ate quite well afterwards!

4,557 m vertical climbing in 181 km, 233 km total, will do that for you!

happybaboon wrote:

Kiwicyclo wrote:18th July 2010.

Pau to col du Tourmalet . . . . . . then back to Tarbes. Phew . . .

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/40890865

12,000 calories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That man deserves a pie.

Banged up Horokiwi road a couple of times (first time up it on the new bike), and then hit up the virtual tour of Wellington prologue. May as well not have bothered doing the prologue though as my leggy-weggys were giving me the good news and I didn't exactly smash it.

Tugboat wrote:

happybaboon wrote:

Kiwicyclo wrote:18th July 2010.

Pau to col du Tourmalet . . . . . . then back to Tarbes. Phew . . .

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/40890865

12,000 calories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That man deserves a pie.

Yes I did . . . . All of them . . . . . . . .