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  • August 12, 2018 at 4:06 pm #28824
    Griff500

    I am looking at buying a GPS, I am familiar enough with the various specs, but am particularly interested in users experience of reliability. Frankly, Internet search does no credit to any of the players I am looking at, with Garmin being generally trashed, Wahoo Bolt users complaining of black screen syndrome, and Lezyne having a few bugs. To reiterate, I am not looking for info on functionality, I can get this from website reviews (eg road.cc) I am particularly interested in reliability and longevity, in order to avoid owning another useless piece of plastic. Any good or bad experience here?

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  • August 13, 2018 at 8:13 am #924939
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    rdmp2

    My Garmin Edge 20 has been

    My Garmin Edge 20 has been faultless for 3 years. Limited functionality, but always worked perfectly

    August 12, 2018 at 10:55 pm #924937
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    wycombewheeler

    I have a garmin 520. Gives me
    I have a garmin 520. Gives me 15 hours run time.
    Pre installed maps are rubbish.
    Has worked flawlessly since I bought it 15 months ago.

    August 12, 2018 at 10:07 pm #924935
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    Anonymous

    Have had a Garmin Edge 810

    Have had a Garmin Edge 810 for almost four years now. Early on had the screen freeze issues and the turning off issues. Last firmware update seems to have fixed this and it is very reliable now. Also have an Edge 200 which has never missed a beat – no maps of course. As you have discovered, they all have their foibles…

    August 12, 2018 at 9:27 pm #924933
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    hawkinspeter

    I had an Elemnt Bolt that

    I had an Elemnt Bolt that lasted just 2 and half months before the screen went blank. I ordered a new one and got a refund from Wiggle for the faulty one, so I hope the new one lasts longer.

    August 12, 2018 at 9:01 pm #924931
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    brightonbiker

    I’ve had a Garmin edge 820

    I’ve had a Garmin edge 820 explore for about two years and really hate it. The touchscreen cannot distinguish between raindrops and fingers, so on my recent tour of Scotland (where it rained every day), the screen was going nuts and thinking the heavy rain was my fingers pressing the screen.

    the battery life is about 4 hours with navigation (no sensors and quite awful for a device marketed as ‘explore’) and the battery save mode often doesn’t work. The preinstalled maps are rubbish, but DC rainmaker has a good guide on installing better maps.

    The screen is slow and often takes a few attempts to move between screens. You have to spend ages setting up the data fields, only for Garmin to reset them when a software update comes in. The unit also sometimes freezes midway through a ride, so you need to reset it. This doesn’t affect the ride recording but does waste a lot of time and battery. 

    If I were buying again, I would not get a computer with a touchscreen (nor would I get a Garmin) an Elemnt Bolt is on order. 

    August 12, 2018 at 7:56 pm #924929
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    kil0ran

    I’m a long term Wahoo user –
    I’m a long term Wahoo user – original bike case plus sensors and lately a RFLKT + – neither were particularly reliable on Android and recently I just ended up with constant dropped rides.
    I’ve now got an Edge 25 & Edge 130 – zero issues over the last two months. Even Garmin Connect plays nice on both ios and Android. There’s a review of the Edge 130 coming soon I believe – personally it’s the most reliable easy to use device I’ve ever owned. Pairing is very quick, as is GPS connection.

    August 12, 2018 at 6:03 pm #924927
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    Russell Orgazoid

    Ditto the Elemnt.

    Ditto the Elemnt.

    More than 2 years now and faultless.

    August 12, 2018 at 5:29 pm #924925
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    DoctorFish
    StraelGuy wrote:
    Purely anecdotal but… I’m only one person but i had a Garmin Edge Touring Plus that was absolute garbage – froze, lost rides, reset mid-ride etc. I now have a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt that hasn’t put a foot wrong in the year and a bit I’ve had it.

    Same, do not buy a touring plus.  I have a elemnt now, rather than the bolt, but it has never gone wrong.

     

    August 12, 2018 at 5:18 pm #924923
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    Drinfinity

    I have two Garmin 800, the

    I have two Garmin 800, the oldest of which is at least 5 years old. It still works fine, and the Garmin software seems to be less infuriating than it was. The second one did freeze on me a few times, but that turned out to be corrupted SD card. When I reformatted the card and put it back in, it was all fine again. 

     

    Reason for two – lost the first one on a walk up Old Man of Coniston, and replaced it. Someone found it, contacted Garmin with the serial number, and Garmin mailed me. Very happy day!

    August 12, 2018 at 5:07 pm #924921
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    StraelGuy

    Purely anecdotal but… I’m

    Purely anecdotal but… I’m only one person but i had a Garmin Edge Touring Plus that was absolute garbage – froze, lost rides, reset mid-ride etc. I now have a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt that hasn’t put a foot wrong in the year and a bit I’ve had it.

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