I wonder how will it affect my other overall stats? Does the watch understand that I'm biking if I don't start it as an specific activity?
sometimes it does and on other rides it doesn't (even if you take the same route). if you want to be sure you should start the activity manually - or if you want more information about your ride than just the duration (which isn't the true duration either).
at least in the beginning this watch motivates you to do more workouts. after a short while you will find out, that you often receive sketchy results and strange measurements. this lets you stop trusting in the usefulness of the watch (at least this is my feeling).
I record my cycling to and from work. I find the gps accurate and I use it as my speedometer. This way, I use it to time my bike rides, try to improve my average speed, etc. I find that if I am tracking my ride, I push myself harder. It’s a great device, I like mine very much.
I guess it depends on how long & hard your commute is, and how much other exercise you are doing.
The key metric it may impact is Training Load.
Athletes who are training for a specific event often keep an eye on Training Load, to ensure adequate rest between hard workouts, and to avoid overtraining.
If your bike commute is 10 minutes on level ground, it may not matter. If it is 40 minutes with a couple of hills you are working hard to get over, then not logging it may give misleading stats as to your overall training. And if you think it is going to impact Training Load, then you probably want to log it as a specific activity, rather than just relying on MoveIQ autodetecting it.
