Shafiq
Section Hiker
The thread first started in 2021, Nov. That makes it younger than it's 4th birthday. Still a toddler if you ask me
In terms of barometric pressure that I believe these altimeter type intruments use, 40m is pretty good going. I've always just reset the elevation on the device (be it a Suunto or various Casio Protreks) and am happy if I'm fairly in range.
The Wahoo gps device for some reason is alot more accurate than the watches I've owned. But, for uniformity (I probably view elevation slightly different from most people in the bwck of beyond as it's not necessarily safety critical, but rather for training purposes) I tend to click, 'use Strava elevation' after I've uploaded my ride/run.
Today my watch (Suunto 9 the non altimeter version, so I assume it was using gps for the calculations!) told me I'd run 850ft over a course of 6 miles. But resetting the data to use Strava elevation data, I got 910ft. Only 60ft (20m) off which is pretty good going. Also, I find that covering the sensor for the altimeter confuses the watch/Wahoo as does various weather types. Humidity etc etc...
In terms of barometric pressure that I believe these altimeter type intruments use, 40m is pretty good going. I've always just reset the elevation on the device (be it a Suunto or various Casio Protreks) and am happy if I'm fairly in range.
The Wahoo gps device for some reason is alot more accurate than the watches I've owned. But, for uniformity (I probably view elevation slightly different from most people in the bwck of beyond as it's not necessarily safety critical, but rather for training purposes) I tend to click, 'use Strava elevation' after I've uploaded my ride/run.
Today my watch (Suunto 9 the non altimeter version, so I assume it was using gps for the calculations!) told me I'd run 850ft over a course of 6 miles. But resetting the data to use Strava elevation data, I got 910ft. Only 60ft (20m) off which is pretty good going. Also, I find that covering the sensor for the altimeter confuses the watch/Wahoo as does various weather types. Humidity etc etc...