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2010-07-01 9:04 AM

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Subject: garmin and power tap
to those that have this setup.  do you ever find that you might have a different number of watts shown once you download the data versus what the watch is showing.

I did an interval session, watch is setup to show ave lap watts, lap time, watts and zone.  so obviously i will use ave lap watts for interval session, so my 5' intervals were .95 FT.  so i hit exactly the wattage, but when i downloaded into WKO+ they were off by 4-5 watts.

what gives? 

2010-07-01 10:02 AM
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Subject: RE: garmin and power tap
Yes I find them different as well.

As I understand it, the display on Garmin excludes zeros. Read this for more information and help.

After I got my 310xt I often used it and my little yellow PT computer for same ride and found they were slightly different. Now that I have a Quarq I find 310 frustrating and am looking at getting a Joule as it can be set up many different ways like LYC and then add in if, vi and TSS...sweet computer!
2010-07-01 10:50 AM
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Subject: RE: garmin and power tap
KathyG - 2010-07-01 10:02 AM Yes I find them different as well.

As I understand it, the display on Garmin excludes zeros. Read this for more information and help.

After I got my 310xt I often used it and my little yellow PT computer for same ride and found they were slightly different. Now that I have a Quarq I find 310 frustrating and am looking at getting a Joule as it can be set up many different ways like LYC and then add in if, vi and TSS...sweet computer!


thanks great article.

wow the joule is a sweet little computer...just not sure i would drop that kind of $$$....but damn it does give you some awsome stuff....TSS score, interval sessions. 



Edited by trix 2010-07-01 10:55 AM
2010-07-01 12:39 PM
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Subject: RE: garmin and power tap
yeah...the 310xt has some limitations.  Which is why I opted for the garmin 500 (I don't prefer not to run with a clunker on my wrist anyway).

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