Hey, hey! What’s up Garmin fans! I’m Kevin, your host here at Garmin’s training video series.
Today, we’re kicking it into gear and talking specifically to all of you off-road trail riders out there.
Some of us ride for fun and some of us are flat out data junkies.
No matter which category you fall into,
you’ll love to hear about the Mountain Bike Dynamics that we’ve added to our compatible Edge cycling computers.
And this can only be found with Garmin!
Mountain Bike Dynamics consist of three types of data – Grit, Flow, and Jump Metrics.
And they’re automatically enabled when using the Mountain Bike profile on a compatible Edge device.
When we’re out mountain biking, we all love the rush from shredding the trails, gapping doubles,
or railing a berm. But when your ride is over its hard to re-tell those stories.
Well with Grit, flow and jump metrics you’ll be able to re-live those memories with your friends.
So, let’s break down the difference between Grit, Flow and Jump Metrics and how they can help add more enjoyment,
competition and fun to your ride.
We all have those trails that push our limits but how do some trails compare to others? Well let me introduce you to Grit.
Grit will provide you a score based on the overall difficulty of the ride.
Basically, Grit is similar to a trail rating.
It does this using the grade of the ascent and descent, and the angle of turns throughout the ride.
The score is based on three levels of difficulty – Easy, Moderate, or Hard.
And if two riders ride the same trail, they will receive the same Grit score.
On-Screen you’ll see your score and a chart of the difficulty ratings.
Use this as a reference for comparing the difficulty of different trails and rides.
You can also see your Grit scores in Garmin Connect when you sync your Edge device.
So, now you know how difficult a ride is, but how do you know how well you’re doing on that ride?
Well, our new Flow feature tells you how smoothly you descended and how well you maintained your speed while riding the trail.
This is based on factors such as elevation ascent and descent,
the angle of turns throughout the ride and the frequency of stops.
A lower flow score indicates a smoother ride while a higher score represents a ride with more speed fluctuations or stops.
Now you can easily compare yourself to previous rides or friends on the same trail.
Now, let’s talk about the last new feature – Jump Metrics.
We all know a big jump when we see it, but what about all of those jumps no one else sees us hit?
Well we created a way for you to see how many jumps you did, how far you jumped,
how fast you were going, and even your hangtime.
Yep! You heard that right we just changed a normal ride into a challenge on how many jumps you can find and how hard can you smash them.
You’ll get an alert on your compatible Edge device when a jump is detected and the locations of your jumps.
Then, a jump score will be available in Garmin Connect once you sync your device. How’s that for rad!
We believe that you should get the most out of your ride and track all the epic details with the new mountain bike dynamics,
Grit, flow and jump metrics.
Now you have more tools than ever to help you be quicker on the trails and you can re-live those epic moments with your friends after the ride.
Put your enjoyment first – with Garmin Mountain Bike Dynamics
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This is Kevin from Garmin, wishing you the best wherever your adventure takes you.
And as always, we want to help you beat yesterday.