Jameshow
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Back pocket for me!!
‘Up front’ Phone mount
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Back pocket for me!!
Alex321
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You will find that a dedicated bicycle GPS computer will be much easier to read than the phone, particularly in bright light or darkness. Also more robust, and the battery will last much longer than your phone battery will if using it as a GPS bike computer.
I used my phone for the first year or so I was back into cycling, then bought a computer at the same time as my new bike, and I haven't regretted it for one moment.
If you don't want navigation (it does hold ride data which can be transferred to strava), you can get the Lezyne Macro Easy for the same as the Quadlock Pro (£80), or you can get the Lezyne Super Pro which does have navigation features and integration with phone app for £120.
Or you can really splash out and get the Wahoo Elmnt Roam (which I use and fully recommend )for £200. Still quite a bit less than the £300 you were suggesting for mid-range Garmins (though the Edge 130 is available for £169)
vickster
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He was asking about navigation recently so I assume it will be a driver for whichever device is used
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Sloth
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vickster
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Hang on for Black Friday if you can, there are usually deals on bike navs
Personally I'd go for a Garmin Edge explore with a decent sized screen if not worried about the performance/training stuff like cadence and HR eg https://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycl...dge-explore-gps-cycling-computer/12001160.htm
There's an updated version at £250 review https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/garmin-edge-explore-2-in-depth-review.html
(I hated the navigation on the first gen black and white Wahoo Elemnt I had, couldn't fathom it at all, the Garmin is closer to a car sat nav style. The one and only time I tried to do directions on the fly, it thought an extremely muddy bridle path was suitable for a road bike
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Personally I'd go for a Garmin Edge explore with a decent sized screen if not worried about the performance/training stuff like cadence and HR eg https://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycl...dge-explore-gps-cycling-computer/12001160.htm
There's an updated version at £250 review https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/garmin-edge-explore-2-in-depth-review.html
(I hated the navigation on the first gen black and white Wahoo Elemnt I had, couldn't fathom it at all, the Garmin is closer to a car sat nav style. The one and only time I tried to do directions on the fly, it thought an extremely muddy bridle path was suitable for a road bike
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Alex321
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It does look decent, but is almost as expensive as those £300 garmin's - the cheapest I can see it on sale is £272.
Personally, I'm not too keen on touch screens for bike computers, as they tend not to work very well when they get wet. But some think they are great, so that is very much a matter of personal opinion.
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Sloth
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All great food for thought, perhaps I'll hold off buying a phone mount for now.
I liked the apparant simplicity of the user interface/icons on the Mio, and any device would need to have an 'avoid main roads' and preferably also an 'avoid off-road' function if possible. Thats a biggy for me.
I liked the apparant simplicity of the user interface/icons on the Mio, and any device would need to have an 'avoid main roads' and preferably also an 'avoid off-road' function if possible. Thats a biggy for me.
Alex321
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Have you seen this review of the Cyclo 215?
https://www.xiaomist.com/2019/05/11-times-yes-and-3-times-no-review-of.html
It does have a choice to avoid (or to prefer) off road and/or Main roads.
Alex321
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Surprisingly, I don't think many of them have that feature built in. But I think most rely on you planning the routes using software on your PC or phone, then downloading to the device.
It does look like that Cyclo215 fits your requirements pretty well.
steveindenmark
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I have quadlocks on all my bikes. They are rock solid on all terrain.
figbat
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I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the iPhone camera sensitivity to vibration - one thing I'd be looking for is a decent vibration damping setup (and even then I might wince a bit). Well, I wouldn't because I use a much-less-than-£300 Wahoo computer and keep my phone in a pocket or backpack.
