Can this track while using a stationary bike? Or does it use GPS for biking?
1953409
It doesn't track. I think it senses the movement of your body. I've not been on a bike since I've had it.
1953410
NO GPS in the Shine. Works more like a pedometer on steroids. Would require placement on ankle or sneaker for stationary bike
1953411
no GPS and it doesn't work.At all. That whole thing about wearing it on different parts of your body is BS. I even had them send me a brand new one thinking it was just defective. Waste of time Nd money.
1671304
So far I haven't used the Garmin while cycling with any specific alerts. It vibrates to alert me I've gone a mile. Then when I switch to running it still vibrates to alert me I've gone a mile. Is that what you mean?
149766
If your going to use on the trainer you will need to get the wheel mount pickup. I use it on the road but with heart rate monitor but it is tracking all my distance and speed using GPS.
1356683
i use it on all my cardio but I move it to my shoe since it won't really register your stationaly arms.HTH... not gps
1151867
I like mine. The front wheel itself did not brake but the plastic holding it did nut they sent a new one. Also in the write up it states it can be made stationary but it can't. I use mine for jogging and biking. Biking works great on roads and trails jogging is best on trails. Walking in the road is ok but not jogging. But for price and durability it was a great buy.
522390
As long as there is a place on the stationary bike to attach the magnet and a place to mount the pickup sensor, it should work fine on a stationary bike. The magnet would need to be attached to a part that spins (similar to a wheel) and the pickup sensor would need to be attached to a fixed part, so that the magnet passes within a few millimeters of the pickup sensor when the wheel rotates. Depending on the design of the stationary bike, you might have to get creative here. If you are talking about a regular bike mounted on rollers, or a magnetic trainer, yes, no problem. Just follow the mounting instructions and it should work fine. As long as there is a place on the stationary bike to attach the magnet and a place to mount the pickup sensor, it should work fine on a stationary bike. The magnet would need to be attached to a part that spins (similar to a wheel) and the pickup sensor would need to be attached to a fixed part, so that the magnet passes within a few millimeters of the pickup sensor when the wheel rotates. Depending on the design of the stationary bike, you might have to get creative here. If you are talking about a regular bike mounted on rollers, or a magnetic trainer, yes, no problem. Just follow the... » Read More As long as there is a place on the stationary bike to attach the magnet and a place to mount the pickup sensor, it should work fine on a stationary bike. The magnet would need to be attached to a part that spins (similar to a wheel) and the pickup sensor would need to be attached to a fixed part, so that the magnet passes within a few millimeters of the pickup sensor when the wheel rotates. Depending on the design of the stationary bike, you might have to get creative here. If you are talking about a regular bike mounted on rollers, or a magnetic trainer, yes, no problem. Just follow the mounting instructions and it should work fine. « Show Less
1609744
I'm not sure what all is implied by "an indoor spin bike" but I'll tell you what I know. I use it all the time indoors on my road bike that is in a trainer. I got the Garmin GSC 10 speed/cadence sensor and the sensor unit mounts on the left chain stay with the magnet on a rear wheel spoke. It gives a speed based off of the wheel spinning and a distance too. Outside I think the distance is GPS based but not sure.
52774
I have the Nuvi 550 and go geocaching with it. I use bike trails all the time and if you used geocaching .com you can find many caches on teh trails. Some caches even have parking coordinated to help find the parking lots of the trails which are sometimes not marked or obvious. There are several settings to choose from, driving , walking , bicycling and scootering (I have never used the last setting). Good luck :)
1350435
It can be used for cycling, but don't buy Garmin's bike sensor for the 205 as it won't work.
643707
A GPS signal doesn't work well through opaque objects, regardless of the technology/application. If you were on an indoor track surrounded by a bunch of windows it might work decently well (similar to running in the woods) but if the track is especially short you are going to lose accuracy staying in such a small area.
1268732
It doesn't. If you want to track cycling download Runkeeper from the App Store. It's free.
1002301
It does track speed, direction of travel, and location. It doesn't have an accelerometer, no data about jackrabbit starts or 2-wheel turns.
2226490
This watch DOES have built in GPS. You can use it outdoors with the GPS enabled to track your distance and route, or turn the GPS off temporarily for indoor workouts.
255830
i use it when i ride my bike. but like Sean Palmeter answered, it will not track your info right it helps but not accurate. i would reccomend going on polarusa.com and look at the products for cycling. i hope i helped you.
297478
Without knowing more about the stationary bike, it is difficult, but there are multiple issues that would make it challenging. First, the rotation of the flywheel doesn't correspond to linear distance like a bike wheel would. Second (and third) would be mounting. The sensor need to be mounted very close to the pedal part of the crank arm to take advantage of the cadence monitoring. From there it needs to be close enough to the magnet mounted on the flywheel so it can count wheel rotations (which calculates speed and distance). Third is mounting the magnet on the flywheel. It is usually mounted on a spoke. Most flywheels don't have spokes, and are usually solid. If you are successful, please post. Without knowing more about the stationary bike, it is difficult, but there are multiple issues that would make it challenging. First, the rotation of the flywheel doesn't correspond to linear distance like a bike wheel would. Second (and third) would be mounting. The sensor need to be mounted very close to the pedal part of the crank arm to take advantage of the cadence monitoring. From there it needs to be close enough to the magnet mounted on the flywheel so it can count wheel rotations (which calculates speed and distance). Third is mounting the magnet on the flywheel. It is usually... » Read More Without knowing more about the stationary bike, it is difficult, but there are multiple issues that would make it challenging. First, the rotation of the flywheel doesn't correspond to linear distance like a bike wheel would. Second (and third) would be mounting. The sensor need to be mounted very close to the pedal part of the crank arm to take advantage of the cadence monitoring. From there it needs to be close enough to the magnet mounted on the flywheel so it can count wheel rotations (which calculates speed and distance). Third is mounting the magnet on the flywheel. It is usually mounted on a spoke. Most flywheels don't have spokes, and are usually solid. If you are successful, please post. « Show Less
229149
It does track elevation, but you can only see it after uploading to Garmin Connect (it doesn't show on the display while you're exercising). Not sure if you can export to RunKeeper.
1350436
Thanks BAN. Yeah I'm a hobbyist when it comes to cycling, so I'm sure the GPS will be able to pick me up on the roads . I know there are apps and such for Android / iPhone that do similar things, but I think this looks like a nice unit.