Fenix 5 not relaying Garmin connect activity info.

Former Member over 7 years ago

Ive just bought the Fenix 5 and so far I'm very happy with the device. Its mainly used for my general day 2 day well being, along with my wattbike and velodrome sessions.
I also use my Edge 1000 for my road bike activities and Zwift on my Mac.
All of these devices upload to both Garmin connect and Strava Premium with no problems, however the one big gripe i have with the F5 is it doesn't display any of the consolidated information from Garmin connect and only the activities recorded on the watch its self.
Its frustrating having incorrect data displayed on the watch, If i do a 2 hour session on Zwift in the morning while wearing the F5 watch and not recording it doesn't seem to adjust to my efforts as it would if recording directly to the F5.
If i do an activity every day for a week but only record one on the F5, the fitness, recovery, training status and VO2max that are all incorrect as only displaying from the single effort......
Is there any way for Garmin connect backing up to the watch with the over all data?

0 mcalista over 7 years ago

There's a rumor that better intergration between Fenix and Edge series devices will be introduced in Q1 2018, but I have no idea what that will involve.

In the meantime, if you want consolidated data, wear and record using the watch while cycling, even if you are using the Edge as your main head unit. To avoid doubling up on data, some people just don't save the ride on the Edge, others delete it from GC, and a third option is to have them going to different GC accounts.