Ist it still not possible to merge workouts from two Garmin devics linked to the same account?

6660404 said:

Forerunner 140

Are you sure? I find no reference of Forerunner 140 when searching its specs or manual. Since I cannot check it, I cannot tell for sure, but on most Garmin watches you can start HR Broadcasting without starting an activity. And you can also assign a hotkey to that function, and can then start or stop the HR broadcasting with a single key combination.

Another option is recording the ride only on the watch, and using Edge as "Extended Display" only (if both of your devices support that option.

Typo, I meant 170.

I'm sure there are ways around it. But why isn't it possible to merge? That would be the much better option.

6660404 said:

But why isn't it possible to merge?

Because it is not needed if you use the devices as designed. And also because you get the complete metrics only when the respective device has all the necessary data live in the real-time. Merging it later with other sources could skew the results, because the data is processed on the device during the activity. Connect does not process it, and has no capability to calculate all the metrics, the devices calculate live..

6660404 said:

I meant 170

• Forerunner 170 Owner's Manual - Broadcasting Heart Rate Data
• Forerunner 170 Owner's Manual - Customizing the Button Shortcuts

That's not really the case.
The only metric the Edge MTB gets is the heart rate.

The Forerunner has lots of other metrics (e.g. VO2, Gyroskop, etc.) available that are not transmitted when I record a session via Edge MTB. Hence, it could possible derive lots of additional conclusions.

So, "not needed" is quite a broad statement, which I cannot fully get behind.

My point stands: I don't see why the data cannot be merged. I understand that this is currently not implemented. But I clearly see potential benefits.

VO2 max is only calculated for biking if you got a power meter, but then just connect the power meter to the Edge MTB and it will calculate the VO2 max value.

Is there any value from the 170 that the Edge doesn't calculate or measure?

First glance: "Erholungsherzfrequenz" (resting heart rate) is not available.

Guess, I can live with that. Would be nice to get that transferred, though.

Definitely still uncool that Garmin doesn't at least recognize that there are duplicate entries and offers to discard one.

Resting heart rate is not tracked in the activity. You get it by just wearing the watch. 

Well, it's shown in the activity - but only, when tracked via watch.

6660404 said:

First glance: "Erholungsherzfrequenz" (resting heart rate) is not available.

Resting HR is measured during the sleep (or during the periods of deep rest), so I do not quite see the relation to this thread.

6660404 said:

Definitely still uncool that Garmin doesn't at least recognize that there are duplicate entries and offers to discard one.

First of all you can easily avoid recording two activities by using the HR Broadcasting instead. That's how it was designed to work.

Otherwise, you suggest the feature to Garmin at Share Ideas | Garmin, but TBH, I fear it does not have much chance to be implemented, as there will not be many other users requesting it. People either use HR Broadcasting or a HRM strap, and do not double-record activities. And since Garmin assigns priorities to requests according to their volume (besides their internal evaluation), your chances are dim.

6660404 said:

Well, it's shown in the activity - but only, when tracked via watch.

Ah, that's Recovery HR. Its implementation on the watches is poor, and more or less useless, anyway, since it is measured during the 2 minutes after you stop the activity. Most people cool down before the end of the activity, anyway, so measuring the Recovery HR is quite useless in such case.