[quote="RWright, post: 2174337, member: 23332" Only downside is that since they have stores in my home state I have to pay around 7 percent sales tax. I forgot about that.
Still an ok deal to me. I will get a cadence sensor a little later, really not too worried about heart rate monitor right now. Now I will be debating if I should have just got the 800 instead, only a day or two more to worry about that. Then, if I don't change my mind and decide on returning for an 800:
Look out Strava! Here I come! lol[/quote]
I was forgetting you wont have to pay V.A.T. (sales Tax) which is currently 20%, I did debate about true mapping with a Bryton 50, but I guess the functionality of the Garmin won, I did have a Bryton Rider 35 (same as the 500) but it altitude lost 20m or so if stopped for 10min or so the Edge does the same though not quite so bad, I always correct elevation with ridewithgps for my spreadsheet, strava usually has a different figure, but as its not really important on there I am not bothered, I have to say though the tracking on the bryton was for the most part more accurate, it was just a bitch getting the data, you had to use a web based system, at least the garmin you can just pull it off the unit, like a flash drive, but as I am getting to know more of the roads around here I am finding the true mapping less needy, though I am thinking of of getting a cheap unit something like this
http://www.holux-uk.co.uk/holux-gpsport-260.php?it=215&s=2 for maybe course following and the 500 to show speed (hrm and cadence if and when I get the money free, I want to upgrade the groupset, well some of it) my other comp that I use at the mo has no backlight, show its a little awkward at night.
I look forward to seeing your routes, and times, it might even surprise yourself, because avg speeds over the whole course or one thing, because if your in traffic as you were yesterday, it brings your whole avg down, even if the comp has an auto stop, slowing down speeding up takes it toll on the avg.
well done. More than me
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