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Max speed differs from values in Garmin Connect. I have 14.5 km/h in Strava and 16.0 km/h in Garmin. How can that be? Distance is the same and Elapsed Time is same. 

Strava calculates max speed of its own by using gps data.


How can there be a different calculation than max speed between 2 GPS positions?


Well, for example the two different calculations may consider a different minimum distance. Garmin’s probably shorter than Strava’s.


Every GPS position has a time stamp  Why has there a minimum distance to be? Just calculate the distance between every following gps position and name the fastest one. 


The following support answer could be the reason: 

 


Ok that could be the reason but 14.5 and 16 isn’t really fare from each other. I can understand when they kill something like 30 but not a number that close. They should follow the Garmin calculation algorithm.