Edge explore 2 with Fenix 7

Rogal198
1 month ago

Hi.

I'm user of Fenix 7 and planning to buy bike Navi. Because I don't want to spend too much and I'm rather explorer than competitor I decided to buy edge explore 2.

I have few questions how can I get as much as possible from pair of Fenix i ee2.

1. If I go for a ride I just transmit HR from Fenix do EE2 and record my activity od EE2? Will I get number of calories?

2. In Garmin connect I have some features which works on Fenix 7 but are not available on EE2. So will activities from EE2 with HR from Fenix will count to training readiness and training status?

I also was thinking about using Fenix 7 mounted on the handlebar but I'm not sure if screen is not too small. Maybe somedoby is using Fenix 7 like this?

  • 0 1 month ago

    Partial answer: I'm using F6 and EE2 with heart rate transmit function. Usually, I start activity on both devices, and end with 2 GC entries. One from F6 has more data to show than EE2, so I delete the one from EE2. I'm not data driven, I use EE2 for navi most of the time...so it kinda works for me. Although, EE2 is a very dificult device to recommend to anyone as it is plaqued with bugs. 

  • 0 1 month ago in reply to Medomish

    It doesn't make sense for me. Buying EE2 and still have to start activity on a watch. I read that with the latest firmware EE2 is quite ok. Could you tell me more about bugs which you have?

  • 0 30 days ago

    I had fenix6, now fr965 and ee2. Earlier I broadcasted hr from the watch to ee2 and recorded only in ee2. However ee2 doesn't have some features, so it won't count some things as if you record the same on the watch. (I was told this by Garmin support) More expensive edges do sync completely, but not the ee2.

    So lately what I do is I record on the watch and start an activity on ee2, so I can see the data, navigation, but I only save it on the watch and discard on ee2. Additional bonus that on the watch you have many more bike related profiles than on ee2

  • 0 29 days ago

    I think the option was removed at some point after reviews as the 5krunner and DC Rainmaker have it in the reviews and DC Rainmaker said it works in that review.

    Wasn't till after I bought it and I found it not to work that I read in the comments that True-up seemed to be removed. So need to still record and on my 965 and use the EE2 as monitor and discard the ride at the end. Which is a pity as I was hoping to not have to do that and would have got a cheaper Byrton if it was just going to be a display for speed and distance and for Varia traffic.

  • 0 29 days ago in reply to Zeruel1482

    Yeah, I think you are right, as if I remember correctly the Garmin customer support agent also mentioned that it worked in the past.

    It's also a pity that Garmin does this artificial "stupiditation" of the cheaper devices in order to make us buy the more expensive, though it's understandable WHEN they do it from the beginning, BUT not when they remove features that were already there

  • 0 21 days ago in reply to Rogal198

    For me software version 24.21 in EE2 seems ok. I also have Fenix 7 an EE2, sending HR to EE2 and recording activity with both but usually discarding the one from the watch because I prefer having temperature data than the info from the watch that it's of little value for me apart from HR.

  • 0 21 days ago in reply to jim3cantos

    If I understand correctly, then the activities recorded in ee2 are not taken into account for the more basic things: hydration, calories, VO2max, etc... This might be different if you set the ee2 to be the primary device, but since for me it's the fr965, all my rides that I recorded with ee2 were not taken into account. I think these measures are more important than the correct temperature. You can also buy a Tempe sensor (discontinued, but it's still possible to find it in a few shops)

  • 0 21 days ago

    I have been using F7 with EE2 for about 10 months. Answer to your first two questions is - Yes. And the Fenix screen is indeed small for viewing from the handlebar. But that's subjective. 

  • 0 13 days ago

    I'm quite frustrated at this as well as I really like the Body Battery function of my Venu 3S!

    Only yesterday I found out that if I broadcast my HR to the EE2, the stats wouldn't sync with the Body Battery in my Connect. I saw DC Rainmaker's review and said it would, so it's a big disappointment.

    Maybe the only way is really just to start both Activities on my EE2 and Venu 3S...