Garmin Forerunner 305
sfuller
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I have been given one of these and have a couple of questions to anybody who knows....
I understand these can be used on both running and biking sessions; for the biking sessions, what do I need so it can calculate speed, cadence and cals accurately?
For run sessions all I need is the watch, right?
thanks
I understand these can be used on both running and biking sessions; for the biking sessions, what do I need so it can calculate speed, cadence and cals accurately?
For run sessions all I need is the watch, right?
thanks
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If you want to measure cadence then you need to buy an additional bit that you clip to your wheel. You have to set it up on the garmin in the same way that you set up the HRM the first time you use it. Again, you need to set the garmin to bike mode otherwise it won't try to talk to the wheel bit.
It can also be set to multisport so you can use it for running off bike training and duathlons can include your transitions cadence sensor which by the way has nothing to do with your wheel is around £40.
The 305 is an ugly beast but it is a fantastic way to keep an eye on all your run/bike stats - heart rate, cadence, transitions, gps etc, etc.
It also charts it all, allows you to create interval sessions, run against a virtual partner - I like it lots!! It has changed the way I train.