What cycling computer should I get?

[OldShep]

Genuine Question: Why.aren’t Lezyne ever put forward for consideration?
Cheaper, better battery life, robust units with none of the problems I had with Garmins and that damned Garmin Connect tried my patience many times.

 

[jordanbstopps]

Look at the extensive DC Rainmaker reviews and see which suits you better?

This was really helpful thanks, seems the Garmin Edge Explore is the best option for me.

 

[ms10]

The Garmin 130 plus is pretty good. If you need a lot of navigation during your cycles then maybe you want a bigger screen with colour. However, if you just need to see your metrics then the 130 plus is more than enough

 

[jordanbstopps]

+1 for what @fossyant said The 520 is a good unit, but it's starting to show it's age a little bit, the edge explore is a much faster unit and has a touchscreen too which is nice.

I got

Garmin Explore. It's slightly more expensive (approx £180 maximum), but has a bigger screen. If you don't need power meter and training plans on it, that's the one to get. The screen is very easy to see on the bike.

I just got this one, Amazon doing a deal for two days so its only £149

 

[rockyroller]

fwiw
I like easy & simple, w/ controls that don't confuse me
I also like having the same unit on all 3 bikes, so I only have to maintain the same kind of mounts & batteries

 

[vickster]

fwiw
I like easy & simple, w/ controls that don't confuse me
I also like having the same unit on all 3 bikes, so I only have to maintain the same kind of mounts & batteries

That's the beauty of a Garmin or Wahoo, you just twist it off and fit to the same mount on another bike

 

[PaulSB]

Wahoo every time. I've been running an Elemnt for four years and it hasn't missed a beat. I had a Garmin 810 for three years and it crashed on a regular basis. I wouldn't touch another Garmin device.

When I was concerned battery life on the Wahoo wasn't quite as good as expected I was sent a new one with no questions asked.

A Wahoo is quick and simple in everything it does, Garmins often require users to find a work around.

Touch screens on a bike can be iffy - touch the screen, hit a bump at the same time and suddenly one touch becomes multiple touches!

 

[OldShep]

That's the beauty of a Garmin or Wahoo, you just twist it off and fit to the same mount on another bike

Same thing with Lezyne I never understand why it’s never considered along with the two main players.

 

[vickster]

Personally I don’t know anything about them, and I’ve never been convinced their lights are as good as suggested. Quite like the pump though (albeit barely used in anger)

 

[nonowt]

Same thing with Lezyne I never understand why it’s never considered along with the two main players.

I been using a Lezyne Mega C for about 2 years and I'm very happy with it (it's my 1st bike GPS so I can't compare it to others). I use it for speed, distance, recording rides and occasionally mapping and navigation. The battery life is great and its fairly simple to use and links well to the phone.

I think the bike GPS market it's like PC (Garmin) V Mac (Wahoo) circa 2000, with Garmins as the staid default PC and Wahoo as the hip good looking upstart. The problem for Lezyne is that it's neither well known or desirable. I got mine not because I really wanted a Lezyne but because I was put off Garmins by the mixed reviews and bamboozled by the multiple versions and at the time Wahoo didn't offer mapping plus I couldn't justify the price of the either.