Download gps file from garmin edge 25

 

 

Download the route in .tcx or .gpx format. Connect the Garmin to your computer, it will show up as a disk drive. Copy the .tcx file to the "NewFiles" folder on the Garmin. Disconnect the Garmin from the computer and turn it back on. On start-up the Garmin will process files in the "NewFiles" folder and convert them to Garmin internal formats.

Did you manage to get this to work?

I have a number of routes in RideWithGPS.com that I would like to be able to use as "courses" in the Edge 25 (which I just got yesterday, my first cycle computer). I've tried exporting as gpx and tcx formatted files, placing them either directly in the NewFiles directory when the Garmin is mounted on my computer, or importing them as activities (routes doesn't seem to be an available import option) into Garmin Connect.

So far, both approaches have failed. Garmin Connect indicates the files are corrupted. (Re-importing them into other software works fine, so I don't think there is any file corruption -- I think it just doesn't like the format produced by RideWithGPS.)

Is there a way to manually convert a gpx or tcx file to a FIT file (which seems to be the internal format that the Edge 25 uses)?

I would be very grateful for any help or suggestions. I am completely new to this.

 

Thanks gsa103, sounds like I'm in need of setting up an account with "Ride with GPS"...I'll give it a try and report back. Thanks!!

 

Can you really see a route on that size screen?

 

I was kind of pissed off that I couldn't get mine to pair with my Wahoo SC ANT+ sensor, but my first ride with this thing left me sufficiently impressed (using both satellite options) that I have decided not to return it, and it means one fewer pieces of junk on the bike. One think that does irritate me though is that, in the event I ever do manage to pair it with an ANT+ speed sensor, the satellite data takes priority over the sensor data. WTF? Hopefully they will fix that in a future firmware update.

 

hunh. I guess I shouldn't knock it till I've tried it, but even if it seemed to work perfectly, I like the confidence in the simple direct option. Yes, very odd that GPS takes priority.

I guess maybe GPS smooths out tiny wiggles (maybe a tiny issue when standing or wobbling drunk down sidewalks) and you could argue about which is more "right" (and I'd tend to argue for wheel turns anyway). I doubt anyone cares at that level of precision, unless it's the official clock, and it's not.

On today's ride, I found that GPS under-estimated the distance (and presumably, therefore, my speed) by about 5 or 6 %, and (prior to correction in Garmin Connect) over-estimated the amount of climbing by about 25%.

 

5% is a bit annoying. At 2 or 3 I'd probably shrug, although I'd prefer it read 2 or 3 higher lol. I'd expect a magnet to be to be capable to better than 1% though, if your tires are inflated and the ground is reasonably smooth.

 

On a dozen rides in 3 weeks I've seen 1% difference against 2 different Cateye Micro Wireless units, on my new Garmin 810. So a mile in a hundred. That's plenty accurate especially as the Cateyes occasionally dropout and show a speed of 2 or 3 then go back up to 15. So obviously some in accuracy issues on those units as well and quite frankly it's not crucial to be 100% accurate.

I ride through canyons and redwood canopies, so I may get more inaccuracy than the average rider in Nebraska.

This is what it comes down to at the end of the day.

If your power (or maybe heart rate) data is wrong, it will affect your training, and most people will consider that a problem. If your recorded distance for a ride is off by 1 %, that won't have a meaningful effect on most people most of the time. Maybe if you're chasing a "fastest 40 k" record and you think you only did 39.9 k, but slight distance inaccuracy isn't going to be a day to day problem. GPS gets it close enough that you'll still know when to turn (based on distance alone) from a cue sheet.