Gary:
Depending on sensors installed (cadence, power, etc) it plots a graph with time as one axis, vs
speed, cadence, heartrate, power, altitude.
In terms on on-bike display, it has three rows and can display time, elapsed time, altitude,
cadence, speed, avg speed, distance, etc on the top row, and speed, avg speed time, elapsed time,
etc on the middle row. Heartrate or Avg heart rate displays on the bottom. You can scroll through
the various display options while riding.
"GaryG" <garyg@shasta_SPAMBEGONE_software.com> wrote in message
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> > The 720i has an auto start/stop option that starts the timer and
recorder
> > when the wheel begins to roll, and stops it when the wheel is
stationary.
> > This option can be turned off -- for instance, when the bike is on a
> trainer
> > and the front wheel is not moving. Since the 720i has settings for two bikes, that can be named,
> > I have it set up to use on my bike outdoors
(or
> on
> > my rollers) with the autostart function enabled, and on my trainer
indoors
> > with the autostart function disabled.
> >
> > My suggestion would be to download the users manual from Polar's website
> so
> > you can familiarize yourself with all of the different options and capabilities of the monitor.
>
> Thanks for the reply. I understand that the Polar unit displays ride time and average speed while
> you're riding, but my question concerned what gets saved when you upload to the Polar software. I
> have the software manual, but it is pretty sparse as regards ride time and average speed.
>
> Unfortunately, the values reported for Distance and Time don't seem to
mesh
> with the reported Average Speed.
>
> For instance, one user reported the following from their Polar software:
>
> Ride Distance: 17.8 Ride Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:53:33 Ride Average Speed: 20.1 MPH
Looks like it "meshes" to me.
> Something doesn't add up here, because a 17.8 mile ride, in 00:53:58 has
an
> average speed of 19.944 mph, not 20.1 mph.
>
> Ride Distance: 14.95 Ride Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:45:14 Ride Average Speed: 19.2 MPH
>
> Likewise, something is odd here too. Based on distance and time, this
ride
> should have an average speed of 19.831 mph.
>
> But, perhaps the person I got this data from reported it incorrectly
(e.g.,
> reporting Exercise Time, instead of Ride Time). Do you have some sample ride data (distance, time,
> average speed) from your Polar software that I could check?
>
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>
> >
> > "GaryG" <garyg@shasta_SPAMBEGONE_software.com> wrote in message
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> > > I'm under the impression that Polar units record "exercise time" as
> > opposed
> > > to "ride time", and wonder how that affects Average Speed. For those
of
> > you
> > > who use the cycling features of the Polar:
> > >
> > > If you ride 20 miles in 1 hour, but have 5 2-minute stops along the
way
> > > (say, for 5 traffic lights), what does the Polar report for Time and
> > Average
> > > Speed?
> > >
> > > Does it report 50 minutes ride time, at 24.0 mph average speed? This
is
> > > what a regular cycle computer would report, taking into account
> distance,
> > > and the actual time your bike was moving.
> > >
> > > Or, does it report 60 minutes "exercise time", at 20.0 mph average
> speed?
> > >
> > > Or, does it report something else?
> > >
> > > I'm interested in the answers, because I'm attempting to add a Polar "import" feature to my
> > > CycliStats ride log program. But, I'm having a
> lot
> > > of difficulty resolving apparent discrepancies in the data (i.e.,
> getting
> > > Distance, Time, and Average Speed to agree).
> > >
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drop me an e-mail and we can figure out what data you need?
