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Garmin Edge shows avg speed higher than max speed?

  • 29-06-2014 12:37pm
    #1
    H.E. Pennypacker
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    I've an Edge 500 running version 3 of the firmware (latest is 3.3 but the only differences seem to be power sensor support etc - no GPS or other changes). I'm reluctant to upgrade to V3.3 unless I know that there's a good reason to do so.

    One of the very short segments on my spin today shows an average speed higher than my max speed on that segment - avg = 40km/h, max = 34.6 km/h. Any idea why that would be?


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  • #2
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    It possibly could happen if GPS coverage wasn't great and the device was relying on GPS for speed info, particularly over a short segment.
    In that case the GPS would record what it thought was the current speed, but could be a bit out.
    Strava/Garmin (whatever segment software) then might look at the start and finish time over the segment and come out with a different reading.

    But that's just a guess on my part.


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