Over the course of my (brief) IB career, I've found that my GPS and bike odometer were pretty much in sync in terms of distance traveled, with the GPS reading about 16 miles higher. Since I typically ride about 100 miles more than the required distance on any given ride, this was never an issue.
On my last ride, a SS2K Gold, I wasn't planning on riding that much extra, and while the GPS was reading well OVER 2,000 miles, the odometer was about 60 miles UNDER! I ended up riding a lot more to make sure the bike's odometer went over 2,000 miles.
Both Google Maps and Garmin Basecamp showed that the ride was going to go well over 2,000 miles, pretty much matching what the GPS was saying. So my question is: Which reading is more aligned with what the verifiers use when verifying these rides?
For those asking how/why I am seeing this wide gap in readings, it's because I went Dark Side. I know it's affected the speedometer so it follows that the odometer would also be affected.
On my last ride, a SS2K Gold, I wasn't planning on riding that much extra, and while the GPS was reading well OVER 2,000 miles, the odometer was about 60 miles UNDER! I ended up riding a lot more to make sure the bike's odometer went over 2,000 miles.
Both Google Maps and Garmin Basecamp showed that the ride was going to go well over 2,000 miles, pretty much matching what the GPS was saying. So my question is: Which reading is more aligned with what the verifiers use when verifying these rides?
For those asking how/why I am seeing this wide gap in readings, it's because I went Dark Side. I know it's affected the speedometer so it follows that the odometer would also be affected.
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