Why do we need them?
I barely look at my elevation (no jokes here!), but it annoys me when it is incorrect.
It’d be good if there was a software update, so that you could disable it and rely solely on GPS…
Yeah, not really essential tbh, but it’s annoying when it breaks; especially inside a year - although that at least means a replacement/refund. If they could just do the 9 series without the barometer (thus cheaper) and work like the 7 series, that would be fine.
Does anyone know how to start-up in debug/test mode? I have seen a couple of ways on Google but neither seemed to work. In fact there aren’t a lot of hits when you Google it.
Last time mine broke (has broken twice) I went through a webchat with Garmin support. Looking at the email they sent of the chat:
To access Test Mode:
- Power off device
- Hold the Down key
- Press and release power button (while still holding the Down key) to put in test mode
- Press the Back key 8 times
It’s broken if Baro Test = Invalid, Local Press = —, Baro Temp = --.
Got a new one, no questions asked, by return post.
I couldn’t find a way for Strava to do this by default - and it gets old pretty fast to do this on every run/ride individually.
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Yup! It really does.
But my 920XT was s/h and the barometer worked for a few months then went kapow.
My strava stats look good month end 
They are useful if you are navigating over hilly terrain to know your altitude and barometeric ones should be more accurate . But Garmin just can’t seem to get them right. I had the problem back on the 910 and we are 3 gens on from that and they are still suffering the same issue
Who actually uses that feature? Really?
You download the map and follow that.
Or do it properly with an OS map.
Well yes the time they would be useful would be during fell runs or orienteering events. They are useful for positioning on hills and pacing up and down.
But of course GPS devices are banned in those events, so yeah on these devices they are basically shite.
My new 245 has arrived. Its tiny and very light!
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That’s what she said!
WAAA-HAAAYYY
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That gag is so easy that using it at uni earned you a shot! We often still enforce the rule!
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Took off the strap and soaked the watch in warm water, then brushed around the holes with a soft toothbrush. Obviously it made no difference!
Did a bit of research on the Polar Vantage watches.
No power metrics like NP/IF or TSS. No swimming drill mode. Really?! 
I’m out for now.
So Garmin 935 no.3 returned for replacement. This time a broken temperature sensor that made elevation meaningless. According to Garmin support there is no known issue with this device 
Despite buying the original more than 2 years ago, another no questions asked warranty replacement. Just now I am seriously considering getting another device so I have something to use while the 935 is being replaced 
I guess you have just been unlucky, I have had me 935 since May 2017 and had no issues with it despite some pretty hard use
Maybe it doesn’t like swimming 
I previously had a 915 that lasted me well. I noticed after a few years that the barometer was stuck and just lived with it. Then I started swimming again and it magically fixed itself. Must have been clogged (although I’d tried the soapy water soak) and swimming regularly was enough to keep it clean.
It eventually stopped charging and I splashed out on the 935. Despite regular (for me) swimming, 2 barometers and 1 temperature sensor died on me so far.
I’m in that boat, holding onto my 935 with broken barometer, because I don’t want to be without it 
The 12 months is up mid April. I’ll probably need to send it back to Wiggle Feb Half Term, when I’m less likely to need it.
I think I asked this before but didn’t get answer. When I’m running and using ‘average pace’ is that averaged out over the whole run? Example: If I run 10 or 12kms very easy (say 6.00/km) and then want to hit at faster pace for the rest of run, my watch never seems to adjust the average pace to what I’m running.
I thought average pace was the average of the km you are currently running but then I thought perhaps it’s averaging the whole run?
If I want to do overs and unders for example, I need it to change quickly. Is there such a thing as 'current pace"? as I’ve never come across it. Obviously I notice this more on lower runs.
My understanding is that Average Pace is the average over the full duration of the run so changes very little once you’ve been going for a while unless you really speed up or slow down.
Pace is instantaneous but notoriously unreliable and can fluctuate quite wildly.
I would suggest Lap Pace which is the average of the current lap, as long as you’re comfortable pressing the lap button at each change in your over/unders.
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