Hi All
I have recently decided to use Garmin Connect via my web browser (Google Chrome Version 39.0.2171.71 m, current as of 26 Nov 2014). To date I have been using the very old and now unsupported Garmin Training Center software. I installed Garmin Express (Version 3.2.21.0) and connected my Garmin Edge 500 (Software Version 3.30) to that. It synced to my Garmin Connect account and the activities showed up.
I have some problems, or maybe it's a case of me not understanding how to use Garmin Connect correctly.
1) (and this may be a Garmin Express problem) Every time I start Garmin Express up, or look in Garmin Connect under Device Sync I see one software update waiting to install (Time Zone Map, Version 15.00). I have installed it (allegedly) numerous times both through Garmin Express and through Garmin Connect and it still appears the next time I plug the Garmin Edge 500 in. Any thoughts on this? I have removed and re-added the Garmin Edge 500 to Garmin Express, and also un-installed and re-installed Garmin Express with no improvement.
2) I created a course from one of my rides and sent it to the Garmin Edge 500 with no problem. I then edited the course and set the time taken to my new personal best time and loaded it back to the Garmin Edge 500. When I look at the course information (using the old Garmin Training Center software) I still see the original time, not my new edited time (this is after having deleted the Cource from Training Center and re-loading it from the Garmin Edge, so I'm not seeing old information). How do I get the updated information into the Garmin Edge? I have tried deleting the course from the Garmin Edge. It is as though Garmin Connect is not recomputing the information with the new time and loading those data points back to the Garmin Edge.
3) I have a ride with a PB in elevation gain of 991 metres. When I told Garmin Connect that ride was my PB for elevation gain it filled in 752 metres, and not 991 metres. Any idea why this would be? Suspiciously, 752 metres is the maximum elevation of the ride, not the elevation gain.
These are a few of the problems/annoyances at this time. I'd like to see if I can get them solved before trying to fix other problems. If I cannot get these sorted out I'll probably give up with Garmin Connect and go back to my old method of Garmin Training Center + Excel spreadsheet :-( It's simple but it works.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions/advice/directions.
regards
Stephen Meatheringham
Canberra, Australia