Multisport mode

DRezvoff

to All:

the main problem and difference between the “multisport” mode and the “triathlon” mode is the inability to switch with one click. I’m talking about winter triathlon (which cannot be created from triathlon mode) and winter duathlon (cycling and running). you have to look at the watch, press the button, select the mode by pressing, press again … try switching modes when you hold the skis in one hand, sticks in the other, and then switch the mode by tightening the lanyards of the sticks … this is very inconvenient.

just add the ability to edit the mode - triathlon.

Yes! in. SuuntoApp and SportTracker cannot view all sports that were in multisport mode, there is only general data … in Movescount it was possible to watch it …

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@DRezvoff you can in suunto app iOS and very soon on Android as well

sartoric

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in Multisport mode:

@DRezvoff you can in suunto app iOS and very soon on Android as well

Bulkan

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos Damn it. Android is much faster than iOS development. We had one thing to presume…

Egika

@DRezvoff again - yes and no.

In triathlon mode it is not one click. It is a long button press into transition and a short one to the next sport.
For duathlon it is exactly the same. Long button press - the previous sport mode will be already selected - and short press to start it. No need to look. Same like triathlon mode.
And since there is no transition in swimrun, actually better suited.

Only for winter triathlon it is as you say. You need to look at the watch to select the correct next mode.
So yes: triathlon sports mode configuration needs to be implemented in the app

@Egika And how you will make transition? This what you wrote means, that you will have transition time in activity.

@Egika Transition is 4th discipline of triathlon and similarly sports (duathlon, winter triathlon,…). You can lost a lot of time if you make it slowly

DRezvoff

today I took part in winter triathlon competitions: 3-5-5, running - bike - skiing. I have created a mode - “transit zone”, try switching modes when you are running with a bike on loose snow, and then with skis. you need to look under your feet, and not look for the desired mode. at the same time rivals whose Garmin watches do not experience such problems. it is unpleasant. and in the SuuntoApp then there is no division by type, I can only look at the watch. only two views were exported to the Strava app - skis and bicycles, running and transit zones were not exported: ((((

competitions in SuuntoApp - https://www.suunto.com/move/drezvoff/5ffa8c08267fff271b2421a1

Strava profile - https://www.strava.com/athletes/62478208

as a result, after a couple of hours Strava downloaded the remaining parts, but there they are also inconvenient to watch broken: ((((

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DRezvoff

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos I’m really looking forward to! in a month I will participate in the stage of the Russian Cup in zmny triathlon! I really don’t want to lose precious seconds in the transit zone

freeheeler

@DRezvoff said in Multisport mode:

I really don’t want to lose precious seconds in the transit zone

I assume the organizer is responsible for your timekeeping, isn’t it?
what if you just record one activity called thriathlon and you don’t even touch your watch once and only at home you use the tool you like to split up your activity?

@TELE-HO It is not so comfortable solution whitch I expect from sport watch in category S9 baro. But technically what about different pods for different sport? Power pod for bike, foot pod for running… I would like to see my speed during cycling, peace during running…

freeheeler

@mcindr
why do you need a pod when you have the watch? that’s a new topic, right?
I know it’s not ideal, but I understood that you miss seconds when pressing buttons, select sport modes etc.
I bet you will always loose seconds when you do not focus on the activity anymore, no matter how well it is solved. And I’m sure the time you measure will never match exactly what the organizer measures.
By coincidence I saw recently on TV that a professional cross-country skier passed the finishline, but he stopped his watch behind the finishline. He might have started it before the startingline, too. I assume he gives 100% between the lines and stopping the own recording in such a high level is secondary, or am I wrong?

I am that type of guy who would even put on socks and lace shoes for running. But I can imagine that I would do things differently if I would race at all and aim for a rank within the best 10%

@TELE-HO Why pods? How you can measure your power only with watch without power meter? The same for cadence by cycling.

freeheeler

@mcindr
…well… I don’t as I said, I would even lace shoes
don’t get me wrong!
I can think of a setup where you can switch between swim, transition, bike, transition, run with one press… but then: do you need buttons locked?

back to the pods: what’s the issue there? they both can be paired, can’t they?

@TELE-HO Topic “pods” was reaction to your solution use one sport mode for complet triatlon. This is reason why is it not possible. If you change sport in multisport mode or triathlon mode it changes this pods too. Cycling power meter, cycling bike pod,…

Egika

@mcindr said in Multisport mode:

@Egika And how you will make transition? This what you wrote means, that you will have transition time in activity.

I am doing triathlon - I know there are transitions.
And if there are - triathlon mode is the only way to go, that makes sense.

I was still referring to duathlons and swinruns above.
Afaik in a swimrun, you just run and swim in the same outfit (have never done it - so correct me if I’m wrong). No transition.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@Egika most swim runs have no transition that is correct.

DRezvoff

@TELE-HO The organizer uses electronic timing, but it is only in transit zones and start-finish zones. I turned on the multisport mode on the clock, and then switched the modes:

running
transit (created from “Arc” mode)
mountain bike
transit (created from “Arc” mode)
cross-country skis.

DRezvoff

The ability to use the preset mode “winter triathlon,” “duathlon” allows the athlete not to think about lost seconds, but to run the race. In the Triathlon mode, a long press is a transit zone (you can see the general time and what is spent in transit), a short press and a change in the sport (you do not need to look for it and choose it, as in the multisport mode). It’s convenient! I had loose snow, a bicycle in my hands, I almost fell switching mode…
after the race it is impossible to evaluate a normal race, yes, I can watch in circles - pulse, etc., but in Movescount you could normally watch the race in sports.

bnorthrop

@dimitrios-kanellopoulos I just upgraded from my Spartan Sport to a 9 Baro and stumbled on the ability to change sports mid-activity while playing with buttons on the turbo trainer. I think it’s a really cool feature given the flexibility for multisport training days!

That said, I was really surprised to see that it’s not possible to add a custom Triathlon sport mode. I loved that about my Spartan Sport because it allowed me to set up my swim/bike/run screens exactly as I’d like, and I was able to reduce the GPS from Best to Good for the bike to conserve battery. Not being able to create a custom triathlon sport mode is a deal breaker for me. I plan to return the watch and go back to my Spartan Sport without it.

I’ve been a 20 year Suunto user from an Altimax to the first Ambit, then Spartan Sport, and now (temporarily) 9 Baro. Build quality and reliability are worlds better than other watches I’ve tried. I suspect there are a lot of triathlon users who would want different data views than those specific to the native Triathlon mode, and I don’t understand why the ability to make a custom triathlon mode has been taken away.