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1. #GARMIN VIRB EDIT DISPLAY TOTAL DISTANCE NOT LAP DISTANCE FULL#
2. #GARMIN VIRB EDIT DISPLAY TOTAL DISTANCE NOT LAP DISTANCE BLUETOOTH#

If you get your Cadence right, many other things naturally fall into place. What's my cadence? Cadence is one of the most critical and often overlooked aspects of running.A larger display would be nice, and I'd love to have this functionality with the Suunto Spartan Ultra's high resolution display and touchscreen, or the Leikr's huge display, but the Fenix 5X does pretty well. On top of this, there is a breadcrumb display of where you've been, the ability to load predefined courses, navigation to waypoints, backtracking your course, a magnetic compass, and an altimeter.

#GARMIN VIRB EDIT DISPLAY TOTAL DISTANCE NOT LAP DISTANCE FULL#

The headline feature is the full color, preloaded maps. Where am I? The Fenix 5X has about the best navigation options available.So, if you want pace information you need to get a Stryd footpod. The poor GPS accuracy of Fenix 5X tends to exacerbate this, with readings fluctuating by over a minute/mile regularly and up to two minutes/mile occasionally. Because of the nature of GPS, watches that rely on GPS signal alone tend to have serious problems with current pace. How fast am I running? Knowing how fast you're running can be a nice to know, or it can be vital for your training or race performance.The good news is that the Fenix 5X has great support for the Stryd footpod that gives awesome accuracy.

For instance, on a 20-mile Long Run you could see an error of nearly a mile, which is enough to really mess up your training. For me, this amount of error in the distance would be unacceptable.

(These problems do not seem to be in the related "plus" models, the Fenix 5+ or 5S+.) 2 The Big Questionsįor a simple evaluation of a GPS watch, I look at how well it can answer some basic questions.

#GARMIN VIRB EDIT DISPLAY TOTAL DISTANCE NOT LAP DISTANCE BLUETOOTH#

The reports suggest that Ant+ connectivity is poor, as well as some suggestions that the Bluetooth range is more limited than it should be. There are credible reports that the smaller Fenix 5 and 5S models are having issues with sensor support. The Garmin Epix is also worth considering as it has the maps of the 5X and most of the other functionality. Of course, with the release of the Fenix 5, you can get the Garmin Fenix 3 at a lower cost. The only reasons to buy the Fenix version are if you need the full color maps of the 5X. So, which to buy? I'd recommend getting the Garmin 935 as it's cheapest. There are also a number of color choices, though the 5X is only available in gray. Within each model, there are choices of wristband type, with a metal wristband adding $150 and sapphire glass adding $100. You can think of the 935 is a plastic bodied Fenix 5 for $100 less. There are four versions of the Fenix 5, one of which is branded as the Garmin 935.