Bike bell

Dear developers, can one of you create a basic bike bell? Just a button to press and my garmin edge 1030 would be ringing continuously to warn people on my way, until button is pressed again.

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Wilmer 3 months ago +2

Best idea I've ever heard! Will try :)
Ovidijus 3 months ago in reply to dpawlyk +1

When my garmin beeps for any reason all around hear it and then look at me so I guess it is loud enough
FeliXGear 3 months ago +1

Hey everyone,

I've just finished making the bike bell feature! It’s a data field, so you can add it to your workout screens. The interesting part (which might be a pro or a con, depending on how you see…

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0 FeliXGear 2 months ago in reply to FeliXGear

After researching, due to Garmin's limitations, I am unable to access the motion sensor and accelerometer in real-time from a data field. As a workaround, I’ll implement automatic activation based on step cadence (steps per minute) for running activities. Specifically, I'll create a data field that triggers a bell between 60 and 100 steps per minute, which corresponds to slower walking during a run. It won’t activate at 60 SPM or lower, such as when stopping. Does this solution work for you?

0 2997685 2 months ago in reply to FeliXGear

Hi there,

Are we just talking specifically for the edge device, as I was thinking for my fenix 8 watch? So there’s no way of manually activating it then instead?
I’m not sure if the automated alarm would be beneficial for my use as I’m trying to hold a decent pace throughout the run. Not to say it wouldn’t be useful to others. For the moment I deliberately scuff my trainer off the floor as I approach walkers from a distance to alert them instead of having to shout all the time.

thanks

Ryan

0 trux 2 months ago in reply to 2997685

I am afraid nobody would hear the beep of the watch anyway. In comparison to Edge, it is quite silent, and you cannot control its volume. I rather recommend getting a bell or a horn for runners. For example this one:

0 2997685 2 months ago in reply to trux

Haha I haven’t seen one of those before lol. Although I think it would depend on the environment you’re running in as to whether it’s loud enough on the fenix 8. I predominantly running on quiet paths/ trails which I think the volume would just about be loud enough to hear. But in a city or near busy roads I’d agree not really adequate.

0 trux 2 months ago in reply to 2997685

2997685 said:
I predominantly running on quiet paths/ trails

Me too, but in such conditions people will hear you coming far before they could hear the beep, on my mind. Unless they use earphones, in which case only a truly loud ring or horn (or a shout) can help.