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Batteries: for those of us that either tour or ride Audax rides, battery life is a real concern, as is the terrible way Garmins bike computers deal with power.

I own an 800, and bought the 810 largely because of the better battery life, but it isn't that much better. In addition, problems with the damn thing detract to the point that I regret the purchase.
-when you plug the 810 into a power source, it goes to almost full backlight, the same when it loses power!! Although, the 800 does the same thing. This is extremely irritating.
-It seems that the 810 cuts its own power if it thinks it has 100% battery. That would be fine if it was right, but it seems to think it has gotten to 100% on and off while charging via my dynamo. This means it goes back and forth on whether it is on power, and I have to reset the backlight level every time, otherwise I will be drawing more power than the dynamo provides!!

I don't understand why Garmin can't figure it out: if you have chosen a backlight level, that should be the backlight level the device always has until you tell it to have another backlight level. And strangely, the devices remember their "always on", or "switch backlight off after 30 seconds" settings, just not the light level.

-the 800 introduced a really nice feature where it would notice movement and warn you that you were moving if you had stopped the timer. The 810 is not consistent with this. I had hoped Garmin would take it a step further with a feature that said "you have been moving for 27 (or whatever) seconds, should that movement be a part of your track?"
-when you stop a track (with the intention of starting it again) and put the device in your pocket (for example when you are touring, and go into a shop, or at an audax control), the devices screen shows two (easily pressable) buttons: reset the track, or discard it! Why on earth would you want to do either of those things!!
-And of course the intermittent loss of ANT+ connectivity with the damn thing (never seen on my 800) is also irritating.

What is even worse is seeing that Garmin keeps coming out with new devices, and seems to expend little to no effort at fixing the software in their old devices.

Seana Hogan is out

Apparently, Seana, was having "lung" or "respiratory" problems that they attribute to dust in AZ. She had some difficulty climbing Wolf Creek Pass, then had to stop for 12 hours in Alamosa, CO to try to get successfully treated.

"Seana has been dealing with some kind of lung problem. The dust storms in AZ are most likely the cause. Her legs feel great but she can not breathe so she has had to slow down climbing Wolf Creek Pass and the roads beyond. We're trying a few remedies to see if we can get her breathing back. If we can't get something to clear up her lungs we'll consider stopping to prevent further damage."

https://www.facebook.com/SeanaKHogan

Nope, checked the rules, you need to be an FCI member or if from abroad a member of a national fed recognised by UCI (or failing that, take a day membership of FCI).

Sorry Lance

Sammy Windmill - 16
Nicolas Edet - 13.8
Sebastian Turgot - 17.1

What a remarkable bloke. Chapeau

going to giant store tomorrow...tcr looks great!

cheers simon good advice...

Thanks Colin, good advice. I also know that in a years/two ill wish i went all out rather than buying and selling/loosing money/time hassle.

I dont think I need to over egg my pudding to Ultegra/Dura ace- my enthusiasms writing's cheques my ability cant cash, so would be very happy with 105/SRAM, which personally i thought was very good.

Much appreciated advice though...

If its the same Rovaletti, does he not hold a pro license anymore? He used to race pro around 2004ish with Ceramica

Blimey, what's he done to you - steal your girlfriend?

Obviously all the journalists and online betting sites are barking up the wrong tree with this loser. And Contador has got it wrong too, saying since late 2012 that Froome is his biggest threat. Doesn't know his bike racing, does he. Idiot.

All these people that have kicked Froomey's arse in time trials - who are they?

But Rodriguez, now much as I love him... time trialling with Froomey? Yeah, right.

If its going to be for TOURING. It needs to be able to run from every day battery's.

You cannot just rock up somewhere, pitch your tent and plug into electric to charge things....