[wjputt]

I have a Bryton 20 which is okay but I want something that is better & probably with maps. What do people here think about the following?

Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance Bundle
Mio Cyclo 305HC With Heart Rate and Cadence (UK Maps)
Garmin Edge 500 Red with Premium Heart Rate and Cadence

Okay I know that the Edge 500 hasn’t got maps!

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[fustuarium]

stealfwayne wrote:Anybody got

stealfwayne wrote:

Anybody got a MIO cyclo 305HC? this unit is just a bit different from the garmin adn I like the randomizer (3 options) bit. any decent reviews out there? thanks

I got a 505HC and I think the review on here was the best as well as DCRainmaker IIRC (305 is same as 505 but without wireless so 505 reviews are pretty relevant).

Worked very well so far until this weekend. It’s not recorded 30 mins of one ride and only first 4 seconds of antoher! Sounds like an issue with V.4 that they’re looking at sorting out in next couple of weeks.

[PJ McNally]

Put your smartphone on
Put your smartphone on airplane mode?

Last time I did a 8 hour ride, this let me record the whole route, with battery to spare.

[srchar]

I have to say that the Garmin
I have to say that the Garmin Edge 800 is probably the worst gadget I own in terms of quality and value for money, but there’s not much competition out there. My £99 smart phone dumps on it for features and build quality. It’s even waterproof. It’s just a bit hard to mount and the battery won’t last much more than 150km.

If anybody knows of an Android-based bike computer, i.e. smartphone functionality (GPS, apps, nice screen) but in a bike-friendly case with a big battery, I’d love to hear about it. If I had any clue about how to build it myself, I would do. Hmm, maybe this is how I make my millions…

So, to the OP, use a phone, mount and external battery until a company makes a product worthy of your £££. The Garmin Edge 800 certainly isn’t.

[PJ McNally]

Which GPS/HRM/Cadence
Which GPS/HRM/Cadence Device?

GPS – android smartphone
HRM – sigma sports HRM watch and strap
Cadence – cheap wired bike computer with cadence

That’s how i do it, anyway. Others may have different ideas.

[cqexbesd]

abudhabiChris wrote:they put

abudhabiChris wrote:

they put the full retail value on the customs form so it cost another 30 quid to get the thing back.

I’m no expert, certainly not for your part of the world, but most countries don’t charge customs or warranty repairs. You might be able to claim your fees back if you produce some documentation.

Perhaps facing the customs department would cost you more than you have already paid of course…

[arfa]

+1 for the Garmin 800 and
+1 for the Garmin 800 and ridewithgps.
Buy it with funds you save not entering sportives and ride the routes without being jeopardized by people taking stupid risks as they think they’re racing….

[stealfwayne]

Perhaps it’s just mine. Think
Perhaps it’s just mine. Think I’ll call helpdesk and get them to update for me. Might as well put them to use. Cheers for the comment glynr36.

[glynr36]

Had my 500, with the hrm and
Had my 500, with the hrm and cadence, since they came out (2010 I think) never a single fault with it.
I want to replace it with a new one, as I like new things, but it just keeps going!

[stealfwayne]

OKay so after a whiler I
OKay so after a whiler I plumped for the MIO 305HC, It works just fine, if you don’t want to download the free software release just a few months ago. It won’t load on my machine, then after over 10 attempts. success. ‘Here we go’ i htought. NO! now it freezes my laptop every time I open it. Bloody rubbish. Seriously considering sending it back. ( again it already went back when it froze suddenly’ any comments from users very much welcome.

[stealfwayne]

Anybody got a MIO cyclo
Anybody got a MIO cyclo 305HC? this unit is just a bit different from the garmin adn I like the randomizer (3 options) bit. any decent reviews out there? thanks

[Anonymous]

I got a replacement 50T from
I got a replacement 50T from Wiggle recently and the map installation process went something along the lines of ‘insert micro SD card (supplied), switch on, enter registration code from card’ . Maps then worked fine. I did pull the SD card and put the one from the previous unit in, but couldn’t activate it with either key which seemed odd, but seeing as the Navteq maps are ok, and I don’t strictly need the Open Street Map ones, I didn’t worry.

I agree the CD and website are currently useless for managing maps. The issue there is that they recently changed the whole client server software model (to fit my requirements, I suspect, sorry) and map management seems to have become lost in the process. It used to be on the device tab on the website, which is now the local device manager.

Whom did you contact for support? support at brytonsport dot com gets answered usually after a couple of days, often via or cc’d to support_gb at brytoncorp dot net. technical dot bryton at zyro dot co dot uk goes nowhere useful, and in fact Zyro seem the weak point in the whole chain.

Your experiences with Bryton mirror mine with Garmin. When I first bought a 50T I was really pleased at getting responses from support instead of being ignored completely.

[velo pixie]

Only thing I would add is
Only thing I would add is related to Bryton 50T – Bought one from Wiggle and couldn’t get the mapping feature to work, also couldn’t access the mapping on the “back up” cd rom. Brytons technical support have not responded to any of my requests for help and the “Bryton Bridge” web site does not have the required functionality to manage the unit or provide technical help. After a week of buggering around with it Wiggle thankfully agreed to take it back.

I’ve got an Edge 500 now and really like it.

[wjputt]

Thanks sm. Still confused by
Thanks sm. Still confused by the maps thing! Got HRM & Cadence bundle but no maps. A mistake?

[Littlesox]

Garmin Edge 800 (or new model
Garmin Edge 800 (or new model 810)

You will read some negative stuff on the net.

Mine’s been faultless, but the “Instruction Manual” that comes with it is rubbish.

The Garmin Connect web-based software is very good.

[sm]

Garmin 800. Full maps, easy
Garmin 800. Full maps, easy to navigate. Don’t be put off by the occasional moan about problems. Had mine for a couple of years now and never got lost. Use it every week for big 50+ miles down small country roads with no names and even cycled from London to Spain with it. Mapping is easy. Ride with GPS is good although I prefer using google maps and using gmap to gpx to create the gpx file. Best thing I ever bought, after the bike of course!

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