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I do cycle touring and my bike loaded may add 25 KG on to the weight of the gear. How do I get it to take that into consideration? Thanks Steve

4sammagee over 1 year ago

I do cycle touring and my bike loaded may add 25 KG on to the weight of the gear.

How do I get it to take that into consideration?

Thanks Steve

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trux over 1 year ago +1

You do not need to do it. Calories, Training Load, and other similar metrics is based on the HR, so if you add more weight, the HR will increase and so will the respective values. And for cycling VO₂max…
4sammagee over 1 year ago +1

Thanks, Trux

So I guess the only way then is to buy an HR unit for my Edge 530. Oh well it was just an idea.

Cheers
Theo edge 1040 sol over 1 year ago +1

Same here, dont want to pay for something you could calculate on the garmin, look like a basic fracture to me

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0 trux over 1 year ago

You do not need to do it. Calories, Training Load, and other similar metrics is based on the HR, so if you add more weight, the HR will increase and so will the respective values. And for cycling VO₂max you need a power meter, and it will detect the higher effort too, when you add some weight.

0 4sammagee over 1 year ago

Thanks, Trux

So I guess the only way then is to buy an HR unit for my Edge 530. Oh well it was just an idea.

Cheers

0 Theo edge 1040 sol over 1 year ago

Same here, dont want to pay for something you could calculate on the garmin, look like a basic fracture to me

0 trux over 1 year ago in reply to Theo edge 1040 sol

Adjusting the weight was possible on Edge 510 and 810 only. On newer models, a default bike weight is used, and Garmin indeed recommends using a HRM for a more accurate Calories estimation:

Edge Cycling Computers: Bike Weight Influence on Calorie Burn | Garmin Customer Support

Feel free to suggest you idea to Garmin: Share Ideas | Garmin