I don't own a Smartphone. Would a Garmin Edge 810 be wasted on me?
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steveindenmark
Legendary Member
I have a smartphone and have no idea how to operate it.
I also have a Garmin Edge touring and it is great.
As an ex map reading instructor. I have never found a decent map that can direct me to the nearest accommodation, eating place, petrol station for snacks or campsite. I carry maps for an overview, but they do not compare to a cycle GPS.
I also have a Garmin Edge touring and it is great.
As an ex map reading instructor. I have never found a decent map that can direct me to the nearest accommodation, eating place, petrol station for snacks or campsite. I carry maps for an overview, but they do not compare to a cycle GPS.
young Ed
Veteran
garmin express (the garmin program to upload to garmin connect (their logging website) by simply plugging in the device) may or may not work on your xp but will definitely work with your windows 7 laptopI may as well fess up! My two PCs are on XP and the laptop is Windows 7..
I'm seriously bad. Will anything work with that lot?
i reckon as you don't need the cadence and HRM save your self £100 and just get touring rather than 800
Cheers Ed
confusedcyclist
Veteran
young Ed
Veteran
can't see any for that money, come to that can't really see any advertised as refurbished
wouldn't mind a 500 if i were to get a turbo and that could be purely for the turbo as for the turbo i would need cadence
could you show us?
Cheers Ed
JoeyB
Go on, tilt your head!
- Location
- Fareham, Hampshire
This is a short listing and ends tonight...might be worth a punt
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GARMIN-Ed...ics_GPSSystems_GPSSystems&hash=item4877093b6f
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GARMIN-Ed...ics_GPSSystems_GPSSystems&hash=item4877093b6f
OP
OP
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I don't mind the electronics being out of date. I'm out of date myself.
If you don't need the smartphone link function, get the 800 or Touring Plus. There's no advantage with the 810 unless you want to spend more money than you need to. Personally, I prefer the mapping on the 800 over the Touring.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
If you don't want the heart rate, cadence, race the bike etc stuff. Buy a Garmin touring like I did. They are usually cheaper and will do what you want. With the Touring you can sit on a PC and through a variety of programmes you can plot the exact route that you want to ride. You then download it into the touring and you get a turn by turn ride as you would with a car GPS.
There are many topics on here about which Route programmes are best, the faults of all GPS devices etc etc.
Once you have got a GPS we will all help to get you going.
There are many topics on here about which Route programmes are best, the faults of all GPS devices etc etc.
Once you have got a GPS we will all help to get you going.
confusedcyclist
Veteran
Yep, same seller as mine, it's a refurb. Very happy with mine.
jamin100
Guru
- Location
- Birmingham
As above I'd get a 800
Keep your eye on handtec as they often have the NOH (newly overhauled(refurbished)) units in
http://www.handtec.co.uk/satnav-gps/cycling-gps.html?p=1
Keep your eye on handtec as they often have the NOH (newly overhauled(refurbished)) units in
http://www.handtec.co.uk/satnav-gps/cycling-gps.html?p=1
young Ed
Veteran
thanks for that link, looks like some good deals on there. you ever dealt with them?
for OP, this one might be the one for you at only £120
http://www.handtec.co.uk/satnav-gps/cycling-gps/garmin-edge-touring.html
as far as i'm aware it's just that the touring plus can support a heart rate monitor?
Cheers Ed
young Ed
Veteran
@slowmotion
have you bidded on this? i reckon it could be a very good deal
otherwise i would say go and get one from handtec, again very good deals on normally rather expensive devices and you even have ian on here saying it's good
Cheers Ed
