Anyone know where I can get the following ride analysis features?
1. GPS maps
2. Ability to set up a course for the edge 500
3. Ability to mark segments on courses and pick off times / speed / HR etc. for that portion of the ride
4. Ability to break / join routes and otherwise clean up files e.g. depending if you forget to press the reset button before starting off, or get some glitches you want to manually fill in
5. Ability to compare segments from ride to ride
6. Ability to draw a simple bar chart or histogram or distribution of HR and power over a ride or segment
7. Basic calendaring
8. Easy and transparent file management
9. Ability to manually add a standard ride, e.g. my commute, even if I don't have HRM etc. on the bike

I wouldn't mind using some sort of modular software, but I can't be bothered with using about 5 different programs to get this stuff to happen. As far as I can tell, current software works as follows
___________________1___2___3___4___ 5___6___7___8___9
Garmin Connect______Y___N___N___N___N___N___Y___O___?
Garmin desktop______O___?___N___N___N___N___Y___Y___?
Strava______________Y___?___Y___N___Y___Y___Y___O___Y
Bikeroutetoaster_____Y___Y___N___N___N___N___N___N___N
Sporttracks__________Y___P___Y___Y___Y___P___Y___?___Y

Y= yes
P=Yes with plugin
O= OK but poor
N = No
? = Not sure

Am I missing a killer ap that's already out there?

Updated to include info from posts up to 5th August - thanks for the info - it looks like Sportracks is the winner so far

Sportstracks

1. Yes
2. Yes for 305 with plugin (would need to check on 500)
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes with plugins
7. Yes
8. ??? - runs a log book file that you can transport
9. Yes

Strava does both 6 and 9.

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Thanks for the info - post updated.

A question for Garmin 500 owners. When doing a course, can you now customise all the data fields or do you still have to have the 4 user defined + 4 fixed course fields like on the 705?

Thanks.

I didn't get any recorded data from Mt Tam Double yesterday (195 miles), perhaps because in my compromised state at the end of the ride I was thinking only of checking in, hydrating, and eating and not about hitting stop or reset. Instead I powered it down without doing these things.

I'm not sure if this is why I lost the data, but it is extremely frustrating.

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Oh my god, I'd light the thing on fire if it lost that ride.

(Sometimes I over-react, though.)

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Ah, you guys are making me nervous with all the 500 horror stories. I'm about to pull the trigger on one, but I'm having second thoughts. The only thing I keep thinking is how when the 305 came out, I heard all these same stories, yet I haven't had one problem or lost one ride with my 305. The only theory I was ever able to come up with was that I use it with a mac and not a pc. Everyone I know who uses a mac with their garmin never had any problems. I know that's not really logical, but it makes me feel better.

I'm so used to my 305 that I'm hesitant to get the joule, even though it's clearly better for training from what I have seen, although I haven't fiddled with the 500 much.

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FWIW; I've only lost one ride with my 705. My computer rebooted after I plugged in the unit and while the course/history was saving. Managed to corrupt that one ride. I think that's okay for over 2 years of use.

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I had a run last year where I had multiple 705 files that would come up corrupt. One of which mattered and a WW on here very kindly repaired for me.

This year I've not permanently lost files, but there have been times it's done the uploading process and only half of the rides that should have been uploaded actually would appear. I would look for them to manually input them, and they would be gone.
Only then for the 'lost' files to magically appear the next time I did uploads.



Has a mind of it's own and is out to drive mine nuts, I'm sure of it.

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Maybe I'm just lucky, but I've been using a 500 since January and I haven't lost a single ride. It even recorded the ride when I started on low battery and the computer finally died 20 miles down the road.

Just got an Edge 500

Garmin Training Centre keeps telling me that the file type (.fit) recorded on the Garmin is incompatible and it needs to be .tsx The first time I powered up the 500 I walked around the house and recorded it, and that imported to GTC, but no rides will so far...

How do I make this work?

GTC is a piece of shit, last I checked. Try Garmin Connect, Strava or SportTracks.

Oh and btw, GPS works very poorly inside.

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I use ridewithgps. I don't have power, however.

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Yeah i have noticed it is garbage, i'd just like to be able to try using it. Can you create workouts with Garmin Connect? Right now I'm using a combination of Connect, Strava, and Ascent. Just trying to see what I like best.

And I know it works like garbage indoors, it was just a test 'run'