Bryton Rider 450 shows as Garmin Edge 205

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Bryton Rider 450 shows as Garmin Edge 205

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A user reported to me that when they select "Bryton Rider 450" as the GPS type in the GOTOES tools, Strava reports that they used a Garmin Edge 205 instead. This happens with GPX and TCX exports. It does not happen with FIT exports.

If you look inside the file generated by my tool, you can clearly see that it tells Strava "Bryton Rider 450". Therefore, it seems that for GPX or TCX, Strava is mis-interpreting this GPS type. Like the GOTOES tool, Strava needs to maintain a database of all the GPS Names / Product IDs. It appears that Strava has a bug in their database for this particular GPS. Please report this as a bug to Strava if you want it fixed:
https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us

If you use the FIT export type instead of GPX/TCX, Bryton Rider 450 is reported correctly. This is because Strava needs a different database for FIT files vs GPX/TCX. For GPX/TCX, Strava looks at the textual name in the appropriate "creator" field in GPX/TCX. For FIT files, however, Strava looks at two numeric fields: The "Product ID" and the "Manufacturer ID" fields. Of course, the GOTOES tool reports these numbers correctly as well, and Strava's FIT database correctly interprets them. Therefore, if you're reporting the bug above, make sure that you mention it is only a problem with GPX/TCX. Meanwhile, if this is a really big issue for you, please become a donor and gain access to the FIT export which will resolve the problem for you immediately.
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