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Activity suggestion > Dirt-Biking Offroad

Maxx444
over 1 year ago

Hello Garmin,

I have an activity settings suggestion / request for all device, web, and phone apps.

Would like to see a Dirt-Biking profile in Satellite or Hybrid view with the track showing slow-fast speed colors as default, like the Cycling Activity profiles.  I really like the slow-fast speed colors on for the track and have been using the cycling profiles as my main recording option because of this.

Just to clarify what I mean by Dirt-biking offroad, it is for Off Highway Vehicle use here in Alberta.  Otherwise know as Dirt-Biking Cross Country (XC).  This profile could also be used for Dirt-Biking Hare Scrambles / Enduros.

Please advise or keep me updated for future development of such an activity profile setting. 

Thanks,

Devin

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    Why not using the existing types MTB, BMX, Cyclocross, or Gravel Bike type? Or creating your own profile based on the standard Cycling profile? All of them work regardless whether you ride on or off road.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to trux

    Hey Trux,

    Thanks for your reply.  I am currently doing this.  Would like the specific activity profile because I don't want to step on any cyclers toes when sharing tracks publicly.  As well as to compare the badges, PRs and goals within the appropriate community/group. I know I am being particular... thanks for understanding.

    Here is an example of how I would like it to be displayed but with the correct activity label. Smiley

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  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to Maxx444
    Maxx444 said:
    Would like the specific activity profile because I don't want to step on any cyclers toes when sharing tracks publicly.

    You won't. People share all kind of tracks, on-road, off-road. Nobody cares. 

    Maxx444 said:
    As well as to compare the badges, PRs and goals within the appropriate community/group.

    Badges are for any cycling. Most of them are for the distance, and it does not matter how and where you did the distance. Does not matter whether done on road, off road or indoors. Same for records. You do not risk to beat on-road records, so do not need to worry to mess them up. Besides that records are only personal. Then you have the leadership ranking on Segments, but it is up to everyone which type of bicycle they choose for riding the concerned segment. If you believe you can ride the segment better with an off road bike, just use it.

    Maxx444 said:
    Here is an example of how I would like it to be displayed but with the correct activity label.

    I see no difference to the state it is already. Or do you mean you do not want any icon of the bicycle? If so, then why? If it is just the label that disturbs you, then change the type to Cyclocross, Gravel Bike, MTB, or BMX. Especially the Cyclocross seems to be pretty close to what you are doing, I'd tell, if I understood well. Personally I ride off-road too, and always use MTB since I have a MTB, although I do not necessarily always ride on mountains.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to trux

    Didn't I say I was on a dirt bike , ..motorbike... not MX(motocross) but XC.  The "motocross' profile is NOT the display I'm looking for. I will continue to use the one of the cycling ones.

    Thanks for your help though. This post was to be directed at Garmin. Cheers.

    -Devin

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to Maxx444
    Maxx444 said:
    Didn't I say I was on a dirt bike , ..motorbike

    OK, sorry, I am not familiar with motorbikes and their terminology, and a bike for many of us is a bicycle, not a motorbike. In that case just use "Motocross", it is close enough and will not interfere with cycling

    Maxx444 said:
    This post was to be directed at Garmin.

    This is a user forum, Garmin is at https://support.garmin.com or for feature requests you can also use Share Ideas | Garmin 

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to trux
    trux said:
    This is a user forum, Garmin is at https://support.garmin.com or for feature requests you can also use Share Ideas | Garmin 

    Sweet, thank you.  Had trouble finding the share ideas page.