Best Garmin
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Racing roadkill
Guru
Wahoo are better than Garmin. That's not hard.
That's the Wahoo Elemnt. It's much better than a Gaaaaaaghmin
That's the Wahoo Elemnt. It's much better than a Gaaaaaaghmin
dim
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- Location
- Cambridge UK
not better .... but its cheaper
Racing roadkill
Guru
dim
Guest
- Location
- Cambridge UK
I had a close look at these, however, I needed a bike sat nav that does not need smartphone to operate and one which has a large colour screen .... I also wanted a sat nav that is actually a sat nav (and not a glorified cateye bike 'computer' and wanted one that works like a car sat nav (proper maps, turn by turn directions, and not breadcrumb navigation, touchscreen, will redirect me if I take a wrong turn, direct me if I punch in a post code etc etc)
so I ended up buying a Garmin Edge 1000 performance bundle
mine works well but I have it set up properly
Racing roadkill
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steveindenmark
Legendary Member
I have had four Garmins and have not had any of those problems. I have used them all over europe. They all still work fine.
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e-rider
Banned member
- Location
- South West
on paper the Garmin 820 looks like the best but if you want a large screen (poor eyesight etc) then the 1000 might be better. However, the 820 is still new and therefore has the usual Garmin bugs
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
800 I have had it a few years, does all you need it to without any problems.
vickster
Legendary Member
Until the cable goes kaput as mine appears to have done...one day I'll have time to do the full complex reset advised by garmin which will lose all data...annoying800 I have had it a few years, does all you need it to without any problems.
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Just use another cable
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
You really need to have a long think about what features you want.
I have an Oregon, and also a (not made any more) 60CSx.
The Oregon screen is nice and big, but the touch screen controls are not ideal. They get "touched" by raindrops while riding and when in your pocket if you don't remember to disable it. The screen is glass too, and while it's tough, it's not unbreakable. (Trust me, I know).
The 60CSx (and its successors like the GPSMAP 64) are bigger, incredibly tough and resilient to stupid levels of abuse (again, trust me) but the screen is a bit smaller. They also have much better battery life than the Oregon (probably because of that big screen on the Oregon).
Both of the above are powered by AA's which means you'll never get caught out with a flat battery and nowhere to charge it, provided you have some spare AAs with you.
Both of these you can use with (free) OSM maps or (slightly better quality but much more expensive) OS mapping.
That's from my direct experience. Etrexes are cheaper, and have their fans. I've never owned one. Bike specific ones are smaller, more bikey, and require a charger to recharge them so you need to take a power bank with you for when it runs flat. They tend to have more compatibility with bike sensors (I know, for instance that the Oregon is not compatible with all the latest Garmin speed/cadence sensors)
It really depends what features you are after and what your budget is.
As to reliability, I've owned Garmins since the GPSMAP 70 (still have it; it still works) in the early 2000s No problems at all.
I have an Oregon, and also a (not made any more) 60CSx.
The Oregon screen is nice and big, but the touch screen controls are not ideal. They get "touched" by raindrops while riding and when in your pocket if you don't remember to disable it. The screen is glass too, and while it's tough, it's not unbreakable. (Trust me, I know).
The 60CSx (and its successors like the GPSMAP 64) are bigger, incredibly tough and resilient to stupid levels of abuse (again, trust me) but the screen is a bit smaller. They also have much better battery life than the Oregon (probably because of that big screen on the Oregon).
Both of the above are powered by AA's which means you'll never get caught out with a flat battery and nowhere to charge it, provided you have some spare AAs with you.
Both of these you can use with (free) OSM maps or (slightly better quality but much more expensive) OS mapping.
That's from my direct experience. Etrexes are cheaper, and have their fans. I've never owned one. Bike specific ones are smaller, more bikey, and require a charger to recharge them so you need to take a power bank with you for when it runs flat. They tend to have more compatibility with bike sensors (I know, for instance that the Oregon is not compatible with all the latest Garmin speed/cadence sensors)
It really depends what features you are after and what your budget is.
As to reliability, I've owned Garmins since the GPSMAP 70 (still have it; it still works) in the early 2000s No problems at all.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
That's to easy there must be another problem.
