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[Closed] sending gpx file to Garmin edge - Alternatives to Garmin connect?

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That's pretty much it.

Presumably everyone else is using Garminconnect for today's sunny Sunday bike ride, and it's slow as hell.

Will any other site do the same? I'm not having a lot of luck. bikehike seems to be waiting for a response from the garmin site too. Is it going to be the same everywhere?

It needs to be a special garmin file type, doesn't it? Does tcx work?


 
Posted : 16/02/2014 10:32 am
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I just drop the GPX file in the folder using windows explorer.


 
Posted : 16/02/2014 10:33 am
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I much prefer ridewithgps for creating routes, so I export as a TCX and copy the file to the Garmin manually.


 
Posted : 16/02/2014 10:42 am
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Thanks! So if I can save it as a tcx file in bikehike, i can drag and drop it into the "courses" folder in Windows Explorer?


 
Posted : 16/02/2014 10:44 am
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Yes, but It needs to go into "new files". Then turn the Garmin on and it will recognise it and put it into "courses" itself.


 
Posted : 16/02/2014 10:46 am
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no. apparently not. doesn't show up in courses when I disconnect and turn on the Edge

Ridewithgps keeps falling over when I try to upload manually, same as Garmin connect.


 
Posted : 16/02/2014 10:47 am
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posts crossed. I'll try that. Cheers!


 
Posted : 16/02/2014 10:49 am
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Gpsies works for me


 
Posted : 16/02/2014 10:52 am
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woohoo! I'm off to ride a very long way. Hopefully.

Thanks again! ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 16/02/2014 10:53 am