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Live Activity for Biking? (with connect plus)

9170633
11 days ago

So connect plus allows for "Live Activity" to show up on my phone while the exercise is ongoing. Basically I can look at my phone screen instead of my watch screen while doing indoor cycling, strength, yoga, etc... 

But regular biking is not an option???!? 

What the heck? That would be the ONE most helpful use of Live Activity as many bikers have a mount for their phone on their handle bars. Why in the world is indoor biking supported via Live Activity (can view on phone while workout is ongoing), but outdoor biking is not? 

I suspect it is because then people wouldn't buy as many of the garmin "bike computers" which sit on handle bars and do the same thing - read HR, speed, power, etc. along with maps and stuff. 

Not happy to find this out and I hope they fix this soon.  

  • 0 11 days ago

    I would not give up my Edge device for a phone.  GPS on the Edge is more reliable than Connected GPS that the app would be using. Sometimes phone service can be spotty.

    I do not have the phone mounted on the bars either. Don't want to see text, calls, etc while I'm out.

    And yes, Garmin does not want to lose those Edge sales.

  • 0 11 days ago

    Just mount your watch to your bars.

  • 0 11 days ago in reply to druidh

    I did this via quick release watch bands and a quick release holder that secures to my handle bars so that I can pop the bands off and put the watch on pretty quickly. I do that instead of the Edge because its what I do for the races (triathlon). 

    I was just hoping for the larger screen especially since I already have my phone mounted to the aerobars for regular training rides.

    That and I don't understand why they just have it turned off for outdoor rides but turned on for indoor rides. Makes no sense - especially given that I'm paying for connect plus. 

  • 0 11 days ago in reply to 4411990

    I use the watch - via quick release bands and a quick release holder - for races (triathlon) and most rides where I want the info right in front of my nose as I have it mounted on top of my water bottle which is on top of my aerobars and right in front of my face when I'm in aero position.  

    But for the majority of my training rides I also have the phone on the bars and that would be a better and bigger screen to view my live ride data. And since all they have to do is 'unlock' it like they did for indoor rides, then I fail to see why they are not doing that particularly since I'm paying for connect plus.