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Do you use Smart Drink Alerts?

colin-campbell
over 4 years ago

I decided to try out "Smart" Drink Alerts.  I used distance based alerts before.  So far, I'm getting reminded to drink much more often.  I assume this is because it's summer, and warm to hot when I ride.

Since I have poor hearing and the 1030's beep is not very loud, I miss a lot of the reminders.  I notice that as I ride, I'm reminded to drink 100ml (about 3.4 ounces) at a time, and the screen shows a total in bottles that I should have consumed.

This seems somewhat useless, since my bottles don't have marks showing the contents remaining, and I use 24 ounce (710ml) bottles on two bikes, and 21 ounce (610ml) bottles on my third bike.

I try to guesstimate how much the Edge thinks I should have consumed, and the average distance I've ridden between drinks.  Having a total in milliliters would make it easy to know how many times I should have had a drink - 1000ml would mean I've had ten alerts, for example.

What's your impression of this feature?

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    I turned it on for a road ride a few weeks ago , I was surprised how often it announced to eat and drink. 

    I ate and drank at my usual spots and at the end of the ride I had consumed the same total amount of fluid that it recommended , just fewer times in larger amounts. 

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    I don't see any purpose in using the drink alerts. The 1030 doesn't know your starting hydration level and that should be taken into consideration. I drink when I'm thirsty and that seems to work fine. What is next? A alert to remind me to pedal.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to cheracogoff

    Now that it's summer, and the weather is hot, I need to be reminded to go ride right after breakfast, instead of sitting down for "just a little while".

    There does seem to be some "smartness" in the alerts.  I was on a sharp climb shortly after starting my ride today, and the drink alerts were coming in less than 3 km.  Later, in the flatter / downhill portions of the ride, they were spaced further apart.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to colin-campbell

    The drink alerts are based on calorie burn rate and temperature. If you have a power meter then it will use KJ.

    The eat alert is based on the calories burn rate.

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    I used it for both eating and drinking on a self-supported century a couple of weeks ago. I stuck to it as closely as possible and I actually felt good at the end of the 105 miles. I probably could have done another 20/30 without any issues. That said, I drained a full 3 liter hydration pack with electrolyte, 3 28 oz bottles of water, and had both a top tube bag and handle bar bag stuffed with food I made myself (Feed Zone Portables), mix of gels, and picky bars. 

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    These worked really well for me. I drank what it told me, which I would not have done on my own, and felt really good at the end.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to cheracogoff

    Maybe try them out? Maybe try them out with an electrolyte that has sodium tailored to you. (most hydration mixes don't have enough)