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Dakota 20 - syncing Garmin Express & Garmin Connect

Hum, I sure wish I would have found this forum prior to buying a Garmin product. Having used Garmin GPS's many years ago, I decided to ask my kids to buy me an updated one for Christmas. I wanted something that I could use to record my hiking/biking/walking activities as well as provide maps. After reading what the Dakota could do (optional heart rate monitor and bike cadence), I figured this would be the ticket for me. I use Strava to record my activities and saw it will scyn with Garmin Connect. Another plus!

Now, after taking the GPS on a 4 hour hike tracking my route and elevation, I came home to load it up. But NO!!! Not a chance with Garmin. After an hour or so trying to get the Dakota to be recognized by "Connect" I find via this forum that Garmin classifies the the Dakota to be an "outdoor" product, not a "fitness" product.

Hello Garmin, why do you sell a heart rate monitor and bike cadence module for the Dakota 20 if it is not a "fitness" product? Why include these basically worthless functions on a product when it can be used as a "fitness" product? Frankly Garmin has a lot of explaining to do OR they need to make full disclosure in the description of EACH product it is NOT supported by Connect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

0 EXPRESSCUSTOMERCARE over 10 years ago

Here is a FAQ on how to upload GPX files manually to Connect Modern.

Why do I receive the error message Transfer Failed when uploading data from my USB Fitness device?

Curt

0 Former Member over 10 years ago

nice reply SUSSAMB, nothing like pointing to nothing! "It's there somewhere (I think), you find it!" LOL

[email][email protected][/email], not to step on the mods toes but what I have found (couldn't find it on Connect but did none Strava) is you have to download your activity into another program (Basecamp for me), then Export the GXP file to your computer and then importing it to Connect (or Strava in my case). I believe this is what you have to do but I will not use Connect as I will stick with Strava. So, with your device, you may have to find another way (SUSSAMB obviously doesn't know otherwise he/she would have gave you specific instructions rather than pointing you to the Garmin nonsense How to site).

Yup, sure is "simple" according Garmin!!!

You know,I really fail to see how

Go into Activities and click on the Import link.

is not a simple, specific instruction...

0 EXPRESSCUSTOMERCARE over 10 years ago

Dymka

The link is called Import. Its on the Activities page in the upper right corner. Instructions are included in the FAQ article in post #12.

You can also use this article https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId={b16302a0-02ac-11de-515b-000000000000}

Curt

0 Former Member over 10 years ago

Well, this is exactly what I meant, that it is simple enough

0 SUSSAMB over 10 years ago

You should also read through the link I gave you, if you're not familiar with Connect, and you don't seem to be, it will help you get to use it better.