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Which gps
Morning,
So I've an edge 200 at the moment, but I'd like the ability to add cadence / hr and possibly power in the future. Im not fussed about mapping etc as it's mostly used on club runs or routes / areas i know already.
A few which I've come accross so far seem to be:
Edge 25
Lsyzene macro drive
Leyzne micro drive
Any other suggestions? Any experience of the above, there done seem many reviews about.
Dave
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I'm on my third garmin 25 in less than 12 months, far from impressed.
I've had mine for a year with no issues whatsoever. It gets used daily in all weathers.
Edit: It connects (quite happily) with my Wahoo RPM and Wahoo Tickr (cadence and HRM strap respectively).
I am very happy with the Lezyne top model - enhanched super GPS after ½ year of disappointments with a Garmin Edge 1000 which more often than not failed to route me than keep me on the correct streets. Garmin navigation is totally and utterly rubbish - just google it and you'll discover how bad it is. Also failed recording a number of rides and also to upload them to the Garmin Website. Ending a ride with the Lezyne it grab my smartphone, enter the Lezyne app and the ride is uploaded in no time. The battery also lasts forever. For navigation I purchase a waterproof and very cheap smartphone using OsmAnd, never fails getting me where I want to go on the long rides. I really believe that Garmin is over rated, 'free maps' and not proper navigation as with their car models and the hardware inside - well they probably fitted the cheapest components they could find. The only thing that works great is the basic riding data and connection to sensors.
My Garmin 910XT just lost my 200km ride (for Mike) to corrupted data, the 4th or 5th time this has happened to me in about 4 years - admittedly in %age terms a decent hit rate but infuriating when it's always your biggest rides which get lost. It seems to struggle with long activities. It's all I can do to not launch the f&*%ing thing out the window, but the least I can do is never buy another Garmin product again as long as I live and I implore others to do the same.
Losing files, locked in to some ridiculous ANT+ software system to get the files off which never f&*%ing works, they stop supporting the software on various OS at the drop of a hat, no turn by turn navigation etc. My next GPS will be a decent size unit with maps and turn-by-turn which I find crucial since moving to the UK (so many roads to get lost on...) and for touring.
Wee rule of thumb on the GPS, the more you pay, the more dissapointed you will be.
I use the basic Garmin Edge 200, failed to record one ride fully in 5 years, but doesnt do cadence, or have a barometer, any maps and cant pick up power, its really just a speedo / trip computer when live and a ride recorder.
I know what my cadence is!
Another Wahoo user here, I have the elemnt. It has been far better in every way than the Garmin it replaced.
Is this a reliability thing? or other failings of the garmin? I have an edge 510 which works fine most of the time but once or twice a month it will crash, dumping the rude.
The Garmin Touring used to crash often, so it was mainly due to reliability that I got rid of it. It would crash, lose ride data, take an age to turn back on and then mess up the elevation for the rest of the ride. I did factory resets, reloaded the firmware, tried different memory cards. It would work for a few rides and then start crashing again.
I got a Wahoo having vowed not to buy another Garmin product (I have a Garmin satnav for the car, takes half a day to update the maps on it if it managed to do it without crashing). The screen on the Wahoo (although B&W rather than colour) is far clearer in all lighting conditions. I like the LEDs that show upcoming turns (I use RWGPS to plan routes). It syncs when connected to wifi so no need to ever plug it in to copy files about.
The only thing I don't like about it is that there are not many different mounts available, but it does come with a good selection.
Wahoo Elemnt bolt. Got fed up with ongoing Garmin issues so switched. It's not yet mised a beat, picks up GPS instantly, got everything on it you need and works brilliantly via the Wahoo app.
Sounds familiar. After sending my Edge 810 to be refurbished and it still not navigating correctly, I've sent it back under waranty to get my money back.
I just want a no fuss GPS, sounds like Element could be for me. They say it has less functionality than the Garmin but from my experience all the extra functionality on paper doesn't work in real life.
Wahoo Elemnt.
Future-proof and not a Garmin.
Just ordered the Bolt. Garmin make a good product but everything I've read says that Wahoo are much more reactive on software issues. I already have the RFLKT, which is a fantastic little product.
All three will do exactly what you want. Bryton is another good gps brand (lots of models to choose from). They're all good gadgets - I would go for the cheapest that does what you want.