[kinderje]

My trusty Garmin 500 is on its way out and I need help deciding what to get next. Not being rude but please don’t suggest Wahoo, Bryton etc as I am happy with Garmin.

I want to use navigation but can’t decide between 530 and 830 – is the 830 touchscreen worth the extra expense?

Also, any views on Edge Explore? I haven’t got a powermeter or cadence sensor so are the 530/830 not really worth the extra expense, or is the battery life of the Explore not as good?

TIA.

 

****UPDATE****

 

Thanks for all the advice I finally took the plunge and bought an 830 – managed to use my wife’s NHS discount and got one for £260. Now to start plotting routes and downloading them?

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[Sriracha]

I don’t have a power meter
I don’t have a power meter either, nor a cadence sensor. Never had a Garmin either, I’ve always just used Komoot on my phone for navigation and recording. So my question is, what extra benefit did you get from using the Garmin for navigation?

I ask because I nearly got one when Amazon had the 530 Edge at £169 on Black Friday. But I could not convince myself it would bring me any benefits over my existing Komoot. Then the price shot back up.

[mike the bike]

I know, I know, you say you

I know, I know, you say you are happy with Garmin and I believe you, we all like the familiar.  But you also say you don’t have a powermeter or a cadence sensor and you intend to use it for navigation.  This leads me to suggest the Mio; it does one job – navigation – but it does it very well.  There’s a big colourful screen, big simple buttons and you don’t need a smartphone to set it up.  There’s also the small matter of the price.  It’s small.

Sorry to intrude. 

[Liam Cahill]

Hey Kinderje. I can’t speak

Hey Kinderje. I can’t speak for the 530, but the 830 is basically a mini version of the 1030 Plus. The screen is really good and I have to say that even with my perfect eyesight, the larger size device is very welcome.

I believe that the 830 and 1030 use a better touchscreen but I’m not sure if the 530 has caught up.

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