To tell you the truth I’m not absolutely sure. In the past they didn’t have feature parity when the Motionbased service was part of the equation. Motionbased was definitely superior to GTC.
I suspect that they do much the same thing now, but Connect is almost certain to be the better-looking experience. Also depends on whether you value the online repository angle for data safety… I do in principle.

Wish I had the energy to load GTC and revisit the differences, but I’m going to stick with Connect for now. I uploaded my second batch of rides last night, and that went through without incident. Had my stuff named and ran a quick report in ten minutes.

::M

Besides being able to share, do these do the same thing?

Is the offline software as “buggy” as the online software?

Great website!

Appreciate the pointers – also had a look at Ascent (was put onto this software by a chap in my LBS), that’s a great looking tool and something that I might use in future as it’s a nice bridge between too much complexity and too little information.

Cheers.

However, I think Garmin has a LONG way to go before I start shelling out cash, because the software is just to buggy.

I personally don’t need the GPS part of my rides, but I do obsess about my numbers (I’m an Engineer, it’s part of me).

I use a little less complicated system, but very “nerdy” to track all of my rides.

I use Entry Works. It’s FREE, it’s easy to use, you can output everything to graphs and charts and all kinds of other nerdy things.

It’s also good for Tri-athletes, Swimmers, Runners, Weight lifting, Walking, and other fitness exercises. You can also track weight, calories, and other health related items. It’ll even calculate your estimated CO2 foot print.

There are Mapping options to draw a route, with the ability to output directions, just not to a GPS device. (Although, I wouldn’t be surprised if it came out soon.) I can even update a ride on my cell phone web browser and keep track as I ride.

I’ve been using Entry Works since 2006, and I have found it to be great.

If anyone is looking for a slightly less complicated way of tracking your workouts/rides, you should check it out.

P.S. – Great site, and great photos.

As indicated in a previous blog, I picked up a power meter for Christmas. The analysis software is suffcient, but not as interesting as the Mac stuff Andy presented.

Unfortunately, the on bike display of the Cyclops allows you to look at MPH OR heart rate. You can’t view both at the same time. This revelation infuriated me to no end.

So I if I want to see both MPH and heart rate on the same screen, I need to find another unit like the Garmin 500 ($350) or the Cyclops Joule ($500). Is there another to consider?

It appears that the two devices are similar in functionality. Tough to pay the extra $150 for compatible color scheme.

I noticed the Rapha site had additional photos streams on Chinle. Your signature on them is obvious. Really nice work.

You can expect an order for one of your albums shortly.

Ride on.

Here’s the link: http://www.montebellosoftware.com/

Enjoy!

Andy

I’ll let you know how she rides when I’ve put a few hundred miles down.

Love the blog – love the photography (I’m also a photographer – some blog entries about your camera hardware/techniques would be great!) – keep up the great work.