Sugestion to Garmin developers about automatic gear selection

Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi everybody,
at the first place sorry about my bad English, and this is my first post, altough i am reading forum posts everyday.

I have Fenix 5, and used to have earlier Fenix 3. Since those days i have found that Garmin developers could consider one thing.

Nowdays there are multilple forms of running: mostly on concrete or asphalt on some tracks or in the city, trail running, treadmill running in the gym, going hiking...
Following that trend, Garmin also has made multiple activites but they have forgoten one thing. Like their developers, also the running shoes industry is following that trend and you have now different type of shoe for every different type of running, but in Garmin Connect, you can choose only one gear as the default for all running/walking activities.

So my suggestion would be that Garmin should allow us to have different default running/walking/hiking gear for every different type of running/walking/hiking, because a lot of Fenix owner have different shoes for soft trail Hiking, other for Hiking/backpaking, another one for casual running on some track or in the city, and the clean ones for treadmill in the local Gym.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi everybody,
at the first place sorry about my bad English, and this is my first post, altough i am reading forum posts everyday.

I have Fenix 5, and used to have earlier Fenix 3. Since those days i have found that Garmin developers could consider one thing.

Nowdays there are multilple forms of running: mostly on concrete or asphalt on some tracks or in the city, trail running, treadmill running in the gym, going hiking...
Following that trend, Garmin also has made multiple activites but they have forgoten one thing. Like their developers, also the running shoes industry is following that trend and you have now different type of shoe for every different type of running, but in Garmin Connect, you can choose only one gear as the default for all running/walking activities.

So my suggestion would be that Garmin should allow us to have different default running/walking/hiking gear for every different type of running/walking/hiking, because a lot of Fenix owner have different shoes for soft trail Hiking, other for Hiking/backpaking, another one for casual running on some track or in the city, and the clean ones for treadmill in the local Gym.

+1, completely agree.

0 Tom Shane over 8 years ago

Although I tend to agree, I'm afraid, Garmin is not reading this forum for suggestions. This is just P2P forum provided by Garmin. Also this is GC topic, which is another section. If I'm not mistaken, if you want Garmin to receive your message, you have to write them directly (e-mail).

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi, I have different pair of shoes but simply modify my activity and select the shoes i was running /hiking / walking with if not my default one.
As much as I understand this is annoying , it is not more than add your new pair in the system.

That said, why not but you'd need to let them know directly as mentionned by other users.

0 mcbadger over 8 years ago

Try sending it via this link.

As the others have said - good idea, wrong place.

0 Dr Phil over 8 years ago

Not even sure the paid options offer this service. Maybe when they do it will trickle down to Garmin. The permutations are substantial between gear and activities. I'm sure it could be programmed but not easily. As an aside, SportTracks desktop version allow some of this to happen.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Thanks

Try sending it via this link.

As the others have said - good idea, wrong place.

.... for sending me the link for sharing ideas. I have sent them a message, and also a link to this thread, so they cam follow are the people interrested in.

ALso, i have opened new thread in GC section, as suggested from you.