This will include the strap and the transmitter pod. Note that this is a different strap design than the previous premium strap. Just wander over here. This plugs into either your computer, or the provided AC power block.
It does NOT transfer data. The below USB stick is what does the data transfer. More on this later. And finally…the watch itself!
For comparisons sake — I went ahead and pulled out the trusty kitchen rolling pin and compared it to a number of other common triathlon focused watches.
I talk about much of this slicing and dicing later on in the Garmin Connect software section. In this instance, I can see my lap pace, my lap distance, my heart rate — and my footpod cadence. But you can customize this any number of different ways however you see fit.
One of the other features I dive into later on is the ability to create a Virtual Partner, which allows you to pace against a little computerized person for a set pace. Of course, these are just two of many different running features that are shared across both run and bike.
This has become popular in recent years as a way to try and keep a consistent overall pace in an endurance event, such as a marathon or longer. Typically this is setup based on a specific time, such as 10 minutes of running and then minutes of walking.
See, a typical time based repeating alert say every 10 minutes is normally a good way to remind you to take in nutrition during training or a race. You can of course customize the run and walk alert portions for as short or long as you wish. Starting off is the ability to now customize up to five different bikes.
The FRXT is designed to be worn either on your wrist, or on the bike mount quick-release system. Obviously the FRXT does tons more in other areas though swim and run namely. The only areas that are a bit unique to the bike are the data fields. For example, 3s power and all power meter metrics are displayed while cycling, but not running.
For years cyclists have managed to get barometric altimeters within their bike computers, while runners have had to put up with GPS based altimeters. This means that when you look at altimeter data, it should map to reality better than GPS data. Note that because the FRXT uses a barometric altimeter, by default this will be off. And in general, I find that the altimeter data produced by the FRXT is pretty accurate like that of the Edge series devices for cycling.
Much smoother and cleaner than GPS based elevation data. I know this is of special interest to ultra marathoners. Power Meter Support major changes :. These metrics will also start appearing shortly on Garmin Connect as they rollout new feature updates. The biggest change in the FRXT is the ability to support lap-swimming and record distance, speed, strokes and more. For years no Garmin product has supported the ability to gather lap data while inside a pool.
But now the FRXT does exactly that. Additionally, it also supports the same data while openwater swimming. As you can see, you can select the common 25M, 50M, and 25Y lengths, or simply customize your own…perfect for all those whacky hotel pool lengths.
This is somewhat problematic for those that swim in shorter pools. Using it in the pool is much the same as you would use while running or biking. This is useful in that when I finish a set and press lap, I can easily see what the last set was. Today the watch does NOT support the ability to pre-create workouts on it for swimming mode, like you can for running or cycling.
What you can do however is setup both time and distance alerts. These alerts can be configured for preset times, such as every y. The Swimsense does however show per length data. This is how a workout looks in the overview page. First up is the Summary and Swim Graph, towards the top. The Summary is simply your total distance, pool length setting used for that session, total time including stoppage , and average pace for the workout not inclusive of stoppage :.
Meanwhile, the Swim Graph is an interactive guide that shows you each length as part of a set interval , which is in turn part of the overall workout. Above you can see the total Interval time, and the individual lengths, along with the total distance. The next section includes a listing of all your intervals along the left side.
These are essentially metrics that look at stroke length by taking stroke rate and the length of the pool. In addition to the overview page, you can also crack open a separate detailed page to check out all of the above information on a per-interval basis…without the fancy graphs. At the end of which, you can export to CSV. Since I predominantly just swim freestyle, my experience is focused on that.
Lower is better. All of these metrics can be displayed as data fields. This is different from a watch like the FR , which is only waterproofed to 1 meter deep at 30 minutes. Once you depart the water the FRXT will automatically pick it up in a few seconds and start recording data. Troubleshooting Pool Swim Data. Some have had the distance issues where the unit reports longer than normal.
And a few people have issues where it reports shorter. Yup, just once. The first thing to keep in mind is that the unit measures distance purely on accelerometer data. Thus, you have to keep in mind that any movement you make while the timer is running is being analyzed.
Keeping that in mind is critical to accurate data. That tells the watch to stop looking at whether or not you should be swimming. Thus, at the y marker I press lap to create that set. At the y marker, I press lap. And then after each y I press lap.
Because the XT is looking for changes in acceleration, you want to ensure that you push off the wall strongly. Fast being the key. If you ever-so-slowly do a turn at the wall and make it more graceful than Ms.
Daisy, the unit might never actually detect an acceleration change, and thus, no new lap. I realize of course that when it comes time to pass someone mid-lane, the most important thing is doing it quickly — but just offering some options. Or, do it at the end of the lane again, not always possible. For these, I just pause the unit. I really wanted to note that technically they probably did go 50y round-trip, but decided against it.
Again, remember, as your arm swings, it thinks your swimming. So, you did all that and you still got a bad nugget in there? But, there is one application that can: SportTracks. Essentially, you can see the sets are expandable, along with each length within it. Along the top you have all your sets and lengths as well. First, is the ability to change the stroke type. You simply click on either a length or set, and then choose the correct stroke:. You can adjust the time for each length as well during this.
And finally, you can adjust the number of strokes for a given length, as well as just straight up delete the length. Make sense? Cool stuff.
Also of note is that if you happen to have a Swimsense watch, this plug-in works with that as well. In addition to lap swimming, the FR has an improved openwater swim mode that was introduced on the FRXT a year after its release. You may have seen my previous in depth openwater swim mode post with the Garmin product team on that and how it works. In many ways, the FRXT follows much the same trend. The key difference though is that with the FRXT you also now get stroke metrics.
For those not familiar, the goal of openwater swimming mode is to allow you to wear the watch on your wrist and get a rough distance measurement. So each time during your stroke recovery the part above the water it has to reacquire GPS signal and then plot a data point. It uses an algorithm to make a guess at where you actually swam, and determines a distance. The first is a cleaner GPS map track. In the past, the track would be all over creation — quite literally.
Now, smoothing has been introduced to make the map look a bit more accurate. You can see my swim around the island pretty clearly — no immediate or obvious problems with the route this was on my wrist :. For example, I would daily do this about m loop around the resort.
In doing it daily for a week, it was interesting to see the slight variations each day, especially compared to where I actually swam. What I found was that one of the most important items was getting a good initial fix above-water before you started swimming.
So what about distance measurement? Well, most days I swam with three GPS units. But I think that the stroke information benefits of the FRXT on your wrist outweigh the distance accuracy benefits of putting it under your swim cap.
I have found that historically the most accurate method for capturing distance is to place it on my head under my swim cap. I talk about that in more depth here. This way I still get an incredibly accurate GPS track — as well as a pretty picture.
The challenge with that method is it completely negates the benefits of the FRXT when it comes to capturing stroke information. With the FRXT you get stroke information due to the internal accelerometer.
This requires you to have the unit on your wrist indoor and outdoor. The pace fields are new to the FRXT. Well, the FRXT was specifically designed to enable quick wetsuit removal.
Like most fitness devices, the FRXT does calorie estimation based on your activities. The FRXT does this in a few different ways, depending on exactly how much information you give it. This is the most accurate consumer-grade method available today for calorie calculations. But once complete the computer will generate a small file that you can import via Garmin Training Center to your FRXT which will then subsequently updated on any and all Garmin devices you own.
For a detailed look at how this all works, check out this post here on my experience getting New Leaf Testing. Option 2: FirstBeat Algorithm 2nd generation : The Firstbeat algorithm is the most accurate Garmin device calorie measurement that can be done without external testing. Their calculation uses user inputted variables including gender, height, weight and fitness class.
Specifically, it evaluates the time between heart beats beat to beat to determine estimated MET Metabolic Equivalent , which in turn is used determine actual work expenditure. Firstbeat has published a fascinating white paper detailing the technology and accuracy rates. And just to be clear here — you have to wear the HR strap for this to work. Outside of calorie calculations, it should be noted that the FRXT can easily record heart rate HR data in either a given sport, as well as just sitting around.
That may not be fully representative though of your actual calorie burn since most of the HR burn metrics used are primarily aimed at aerobic activities such as running and cycling. Out of all of the Forerunner features, Auto Lap is probably the most commonly used.
For example, you can specify to automatically create a lap every 1 mile default , or every 1 kilometer. You can also configure Auto Lap for as little as every. Many runners will use Auto Lap on longer runs so that later on they can easily see the mile by mile splits in applications like Garmin Connect. For example, if you look at the below data from a long run I did Sunday, you can quickly and easily look at the mile by mile splits without having to splice the data manually:.
On the bike, Auto Lap works exactly the same way. However, because of the speeds being discussed in bike versus run, most folks tend to change Auto Lap here to a higher value — like 5 miles. While Auto Lap previous section is heavily favored by runners, Auto Pause is heavily favored by cyclists. See, Auto Pause enables the watch to automatically pause recording when you reach a certain speed threshold — which is configurable.
Take for example the scenario of a cross-town jaunt on a bike where may hit numerous stop signs or stoplights. With Auto Pause you can remain hands free and the watch will automatically pause recording at each red light you hit. And then resume it when the light hits green. You can either use the default speed settings configurable for both bike and run differently , or customize them yourself. But I also completely understand those that use it. The FRXT contains a few different alerting mechanisms, but my favorite by far is the vibrating alerts.
Or, if your gasping for breath on the track…the same thing. You can enable either beeping alerts, vibrating alerts, or both within the settings page. I prefer just to leave it on the default of both. No worries about having too small or two large of a number. Virtual Partner allows you to pace against a set speed or pace. The inverse is true if you speed up though.
For more on that, check out this in depth post on how to pace with a GPS watch. Because it measures your race progress based on a given point in the course, this enables you to pace more appropriately to a course that may have difficult terrain such as a large hill.
This is different than a Virtual Partner because in the VP scenario the little pacer would keep a constant speed over the hill, whereas in the Virtual Racer scenario it would adjust to a much slower speed for the hill.
For example, you can find a workout for the Boston Marathon at a given pace, and then race against it. Or for cycling, you could go grab one of those Team Garmin-Cervelo files from the Tour de France and attempt to hold on.
Or not. Interval mode enables you to setup a simple interval workout and then have the watch guide you thus in effect yell at you through the workout. The warm-up and cool down portions can also be specified using either time or distance.
And of course for either running or cycling not swimming. Workouts differ from intervals in that they are infinitely customizable — for any sport. To start a workout, merely select it…and then prepare to follow the directions, one step at a time during the workout:. Note that you can actually create workouts manually on the watch itself in a pinch. But I find this to be fairly slow going, sorta like painting a room with a toothbrush.
Workouts can be configured for cycling or running. Courses allow you to specify a route online, and then get a breadcrumb trail of the route while on the watch.
This is somewhat different than what you might be familiar with on a car GPS where you see road names as well as on the Edge cycling GPS. In the case of the FRXT and all other Forerunners , you get a bit of a breadcrumb trail to follow. And in general, those programs give you more options and information.
In the meantime, it works as a good basic option. Below I roughly sketched out my Sunday long run. This is just an overview of sorts.
In this age of cell phone mapping though, I suspect most of us would just grab the phone in our back jersey pocket if riding if we needed more detailed information. So I went ahead and created the following chart of all of the data fields currently offered on the FRXT. Note that like almost. In other words, you have lots of customization options.
Note if you want to see data fields offered on other watches, as well as how I configure my data pages, check out this post here. Finally, also of note is that the FRXT supports both smart recording and 1-second recording rates. Smart recording means it records data points based on changes to data, while 1-second recording just records at a simple 1-second interval.
To setup multi-sport mode head into the Settings page and select Auto Multisport. You can include transitions if you want. Or, you can just add as many sports as you like. This is actually more useful than a single giant file because this way you can analyze the legs independently as you would expect: Swim, Bike, Run and transitions.
Note that the watch will also record everything with one big time as well, so you can track total time and see that too. I just wanted to briefly touch on this, simply as a means to answer any questions. The footpod attaches to your shoe and the wirelessly sends both speed as well as cadence to the FRXT.
You can also set the watch to switch over to using footpod for speed, to help even out some of the speed jumpiness sometimes associated with GPS speed. This is called changing the speed source:. Of course, keep in mind that speeds and distance indoors on a trainer are fairly meaningless because they can be easily changed by adjusting gearing and resistance without changing effort.
That said, there is some value in this data depending on the type of trainer as well as just our human nature curiosity, enabling us to record it in our training logs. The sensor will automatically be used in any scenario where the GPS speed drops to zero MPH, but the sensor speed is providing more accurate data i. Or also see the brief mention later on in the accessories section. Well, actually, both The Girl and I used the trainer. Just like magic. In fact, far before I ever did my first triathlon, I ski raced while growing up as a kid.
The first is just using the normal strap, likely in between your coat and your gloves. The second option is to pickup the extender strap — which I talk about later in the accessories section. Here for example, is my max speed that day:. Though, a couple things to keep in mind. Just food for thought…. Many have asked as to whether or not the FRXT is capable of recording stroke data while paddleboarding. So on a recent vacation I gave it a shot.
Well, actually, The Girl and I both gave it a shot. What we found was that while the unit easily recorded speed, distance and time — it did not accurately record stroke information.
As you can see above, it believed I was only stroking at 7 strokes per minute. In my case, that was significantly under, as that would have been only one stroke per 9 seconds — a pretty slow stroke rate. I ended up writing a pretty detailed post on how I did the test, and the full set of results.
To see the full story behind the tests , and some of the other offerings that can go even longer, check out my post on it.
The FRXT offers a backlight that clearly illuminates the entire screen. By default, the backlight will stay turned on for 15 seconds before turning off.
To change this, within the backlight settings, simply adjust the length of time to remain on:. Once in a dark place, you can very easily see the display. You can also adjust contrast as you see fit as well in the same menu as above.
Note that obviously, backlight length will affect battery. The brighter and longer, the less battery. Band and Screen Improvements. One of the biggest concerns in the past with the FRXT has been the band not being strong enough to withstand the usually rough conditions of an openwater swim start — with people whacking away at your wrists. Many a Forerunners have been lost to ocean and lake due to this and the quick release kit. In addition to the default band that comes on the watch, they are also offering three additional replacement bands: A quick release kit, an extender band useful for big winter parkas , and a soft fabric strap more comfortable.
Above: Quick release kit. This should hopefully reduce breakage issues. The wireless distance it can cover can be pretty impressive — such as across a few rooms in a house. From there, it can also automatically upload them to Garmin Connect.
You can actually browse to them yourself, should you want to. Garmin Connect included, free :. Think of it as a giant training log, but one that allows you to also share your files with others. In September Garmin Connect got a pretty significant number of new features added to it, and this seems like a great time to talk about those features as well as some of the more common ones. In addition, you can select to replay activities matched to charts and maps. Some of the newer features are the most interesting.
For example, probably the feature that excites me the most is the workout creator. In the past, you had to use the downloadable Garmin Training Center application which btw, works just fine with the FRXT to create workouts.
So the online version is much appreciated. Outside of creating workouts, you can also do searches across Garmin Connect for a given location and find workouts to download. I used this during a trip to Jordan country to try and find a route in the middle of nowhere…and it assisted perfectly in my initial route planning.
In addition to route finding, you can also keep some basic health information up there as well. I cover that down below in the Weight Scales section. And finally, you can do quite a bit of reporting on the site as well, such as total activities and analysis by type and goal setting too. TrainingPeaks is one of the largest 3rd party software options.
They have two versions, one is free and one is subscription based. Regardless of whether you pay, the entirety of TrainingPeaks is a website except the device agent software you can install to upload files.
I use TrainingPeaks as my primary method of tracking my training efforts. The major reason for TP over Garmin Connect is the advanced analytics. I was able to simply select the watch from the right-side dropdown and it automatically grabbed the. TCX and. From there I was able to log-in and see my run without any issues at all. Another non-Garmin option is SportTracks.
SportTracks is a Windows only client application that allows you incredibly in depth analysis of your workouts. Perhaps one of the biggest strengths though of SportTracks is the ability to allow community developers to extend the application with plug-ins. Because the ANT Agent software exports out both.
TCX , SportTracks has no problem consuming these files today:. Once imported, the files act just like any other activity within SportTracks — allowing you to slice and dice the data as you see fit. The FRXT has a number of accessories that are compatible with it. Note however that no Polar straps or equipment is compatible with the Garmin units.
However, an even newer premium strap was tossed into the mix last summer. Note that the FRXT bundle includes the newer premium soft strap HR monitor, which is different than the older soft strap one. This new strap resolves virtually all of the issues of the existing soft strap, based on my day to day use of it over the past year. This sensor allows you to use the FRXT indoors on a trainer, as well as record cadence information outdoors.
Additionally, you can sometimes increase your speed accuracy a hair if you use the speed sensor outdoors automatically occurs actually.
I own a Quarq Cinqo and the unit is easily paired to the power meter by going into the bike profile page and pairing the power meter. The footpod allows you to gather pace, distance and cadence data while both indoors or outdoors. The foot pod easily snaps right onto your shoelaces in a matter of a few seconds. Pretty impressive. There is a new quick release kit available for the FRXT. The new kit aims to reduce some of the issues that the previous FRXT quick release kit had around pins breaking — usually during a rough swim start — and causing the watch to be lost to the fish.
Overall however, the goal of the quick release kit is to allow you to quickly remove the watch when you exit the swim and then lock it onto your bike, then remove it again for the run. Thus it comes with both a wrist strap, and a pile of bike mounts. The FRXT quick release kit uses a two-piece screw design that pulls the two screws tight into each other.
This requires you to actually use two screwdrivers at once — which can be a bit of a challenge. But you only have to install it once. Once installed, the back of the unit is more flush than previous versions — again aiming to reduce the ability for the unit to catch its edge on something.
The kit includes the usual wrist strap, two bike mounts, a slew of rubber bands and two screwdrivers. The fabric strap is a nice throwback to the Garmin FR quick release days when there used to be a fabric strap instead of the rubber one. I always preferred this and found it more comfortable. This is a new entrant to the Garmin fitness accessory lineup — but is much welcomed. This allows you to finally use your Garmin Forerunner on a big winter parka — perfect for skiing! Unlike the previous two straps — this one requires no tools, and only takes a split second to install.
You just simply attach it in the same manner you would normally secure your strap band. This is then uploaded to Garmin Connect via your watch. In the case of the FRXT, the scale is typically triggered by the watch only the Lifesource scale is the other way around.
Battery and battery extension options:. The FRXT is designed to last about 20 hours — or essentially enough for a 17hr Ironman finisher the time limit for the Ironman event. In fact, two years ago I did just that with a FRXT, where I had it recording for over a day, during a long journey on a boat to a remote island where Great White Sharks were trip report here. As long as you started the activity, it would keep it recording in the background.
Well, the same is true of the FRXT. Technically, Garmin actually uses a system from PowerMonkey, and rebrands it. Either way, it works well. This is the one you want. Note that the solar panel charges the external battery pack. The external battery pack in turn provides power to the FRXT.
You can either charge the battery pack, or charge something from it. Once you clip the charging clip on the unit will show the normal charging screen. You can simply have the battery pack hanging out in your bag or elsewhere , charging the FRXT. It simply plugs into the dock connector like a power cord. You need only tap to select which workout s you want and then click download. FIT files. You can read more about this in my past post on it here. But if you want the additional barometric altimeter such as an ultra running in the mountains — then clearly the FRXT is your best and only bet.
If you need mapping, then check out the Edge The only thing you really lose coming from the Edge to the FRXT is 8 concurrent data fields down to 4 concurrent fields. Over time this comparison chart has slowly grown. You can click on it to expand it and make it readable.
The reality here is that the previous generation FRXT was and is fairly well liked, and the FRXT simply built on that and tried to rectify the most common requests. As always, thanks for reading, I appreciate it. If you have any questions — feel free to post them below, I try to answer as often as possible.
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Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked. If you would like a profile picture, simply register at Gravatar , which works here on DCR and across the web. Subscribe me to the newsletter. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can click here to Subscribe without commenting. Hi Ray I have the XT have had it for a few years now and find it great. I did a full ironman event on the weekend in New Zealand and used the Auto Multisport function no issues there and have used that function for a number of triathlons without any issues.
Any ideas how I might be able to get the data off the Garmin. Great Review! Would you still recommend this watch? I bike, ski and hike. Yup, absolutely. Any idea? For around the same money, would you recommend the or polar v? Am already using fr and also sport tracks. Easily the XT. I am not able to upload my data in the xt watch into garmin connect. Version of watch and ANT are latest. Can u advise what shld i do? Hi can you advise the maximum number of data fields the XT provides on the screen for biking and running?
Thank you. Hi can you advise how many data fields the running and biking modes display at one time. So today I did a quick transition run after my ride. I tried doing it for the entire activity and also for each individual component ie both the bike segment and the run segment but none of those allowed me to get the correction.
Is that the standard, that elevation correction cannot be used in conjunction with multisport? Just one question. With gps chip is inside de xt? The xt with te old chip, or the , with te new gps chip. By the way, sorry for my english. Ive never used indoors hate treadmills but I do have and use the pod for cadence numbers. I just recently joined a running club and they have track workouts once a week. I have never been on a track before in my life.
Our typical warmup is Stretch, m warmup jog, stretch, 6xm strides, 2min walk, breathe. Then we start the workouts which vary each week. Afterwards we stretch again and then a warmdown jog m. I actually really enjoyed it. Anyway — how do i record all this track training on my xt? But i really want to at least get my HR data as well. When I do track workouts, I just use the watch as normal i. So in your case, each time you change activity, just hit the lap button.
So on your WU you would jog the m, hit lap, stretch watch still running , hit lap, strides hitting lap after each , etc. Hope all that helps. When outside, GPS normally needs mins to find satellites, sometimes up to mins. Most of my workouts are inaccurate as the distance in the first minutes is missing. In the pool it often counts a few laps to much. The Garmin Connect software is just not very user friendly, have not been able to upload 3rd party gpx until now.
From a marketleader like Garmin, I was expecting much, much more. Unbelievable but true, tonight Garmin Express told me there was a new software version available for my XT: 3. Listed changes: Changes to support the factory, whatever that means. Anyway, did the upgrade. Watch still works. History still there. Does anyone have a clue what means: Changes to support the factory??? That usually means a slight tweak to firmware. These are pretty common and happen multiple times within the lifetime of a typical Garmin product.
Thanks for the information Ray. Is there any way to bypass Garmin Express requiring the firmware update, or at least any way to back up the data from my xt before running the firmware update? My guess on the pacing though is that it reset the satellite cache, which means you might want to try leaving it outside or in a window for about 20 minutes with the GPS.
Took several failed attempts to download the 3. Thoughts on which of these would be best buy, or skip all and go polar m … Or wait for upcoming HRM inclusive watches which will surely multiply quickly. Fantastic review! Quick question: I did a bike — open water swim bike combo but something went wrong with my HR. The XT measured my heart rate during the first ride but when i jumped into the lake it did not measure.
It measured the distance and stuff but not the HR. Afterwards when i got out of the water i have swithched sport to bike and it did not measure my pulse. I noticed this when i was looking at Garmin Connect — Why? Is the Garmin measuring HR durning swim? Yesterday i did a bike-open water swim-bike combo and as soon as i jumped into the lake the HR was lost and still it did not even measure during the ride home?
I just noticed this when i got home and checked Garmin Connect… Many thanks! In light of the new Garmin Connect- is it possibble to import a Training Peaks plan in. I am now considering of buying my first watch. I only run, mostly long distance and use an iPhone with an armband so far. You said that the xt is like bringing a gun to a knife fight — but I am getting it for a very good price — around US dollars, only 50 dollars more than the tomtom runner that I liked.
I am still struggling with my heart strap — that came with my XT. It is so intermittent, and it only works when I am soaking wet. If I use it, I want it to work throughout my whole work out.
So I am thinking of a replacement. Can you recommend a really good heart rate strap that works reliably and is compatible with the XT. I really need a replacement and I am willing to buy it now.
What do you recommend??? My Dad has similar issues with chest based heart rate straps. The only way he could really get a good reading was to rotate the strap so the module the thing in the middle was on his left side, so the two sensors pads were basically front left and almost on his back. I also have the Scosche and it works well with both my xt and Fenix 2 HR only of course. From the sounds of it, you would benefit from an optical HR monitor, probably any of the reputable brands out there.
Hope that helps. Yes, the Scosche would replace your chest strap in the watch config, so it syncs up just the same. The xt will then pair to the Scosche. I used it for a half ironman a few months ago and it worked in open water so I am curious how I get it to actual show me my data.
Any feedback would be great! Hi I need to change the battery of the XT unit. Usually out of warranty repair is about ish. Euro warranty should be 2 years. Fwiw, the swap procedure is basically no different than a new unit. Check out my Garmin HQ post, those units all go back to Taiwan factory and are totally overhauled just like new units. I think year I come from XT. Do I need to create a custom screen in one of the modes?
It is clear? For example the swim map is 2turn of the lake. I was in Run mode. What happens when I resume the activity? Will the XT add the distance I was driven, or only record what I covered while running? Good luck with the training. Today, when I synched up my watch for my workout — the elevation point seemed to have gotten screwed up and I ended up with a elevation loss and it screwed up my training numbers and my calorie burn. Has this ever happened to anybody else and if so — what does it mean and is there a way to correct any error that is present.
Right now, I am kind of confused. A A software malfunction more rare B Something stuck in the barometric altimeter ports. I did try to soak it, but it still went haywire as soon as I hit the start button for my bike ride. It jumped up to and then the grade went haywire. Does anyone know if the elevation data field displays data correctly if you have GPS turned off?
Is the elevation field somehow tied into the GPS though? Also the foot pod is remarkably accurate. Is it possible that I am losing my watch and need to have it replaced????? Next to the newer this computer watch works great. Hands free data transfer-upload to computer. Garmin Express free grabs all the data and uploads to the Garmin website for immediate analysis, maps and many other reports. Wrist sized unit is also waterproof for the swim portion. Too many features to mention here.
I love this watch. GPS works great too. Verified purchase: Yes Condition: Pre-owned. This product is so cheap for all the features you get. It looks way better than in the stock photo. The xt sits well on your wrist so you hardly know it's there despite its bulky size. It will track all of the basic data points you need for triathlon training. It also has the capability to add on the auxiliary devices that Garmin is known for. The only drawback is that it cannot sync wirelessly through Bluetooth to your phone.
Verified purchase: Yes Condition: Refurbished. This is by far the best multisport watch in the market. It is GPS-enabled, it's easy to use, has a big screen and in my opinion its best feature is that you can customize the information you need to see while you are training.
You can set up to 5 different screens per each sport and you can switch sports just by moving a button. I've used multisport Polar watches in the past, but decided to switch to Garmin because it's GPS-enabled, a feature that is really important if you are doing adventure sports. Perhaps the only things I don't like about this watch is that the buttons are too small and sometimes hard to push and that the heart rate monitor is not as precise as a Polar watch.
I have used a Garmin Forerunner for many years for running and it was great. Eventually the rain got in and it died. The XT is my replacement and it is even better. It is waterproof which helps even if it is not used for swimming. The screen is improved and it is also a bit slimmer. I use it for running and cycling. On the bike it works well with a Stages power meter. In a few months I might put an Edge on the bike for more data fields and use the mostly for running.
On the computer side: Data uploads using Garmin Express is now wireless and automatic on a Mac, after initial teething problems and rides appear on Strava within seconds. At the current price it is good value and I see no need to spend double on the latest Garmin I do have a heart monitor strap and foot pod. They work fine but I rarely use them. Power is what is needed for cycling and pace for running and the Garmin XT works well to provide both metrics with a suitable power meter on the bike.
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