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Post by Phil on Oct 2, 2014 13:44:48 GMT
Since I missed out on the cheap Garmin deal and I've got a bit of birthday money burning a hole in my pocket, I've been looking around at some alternatives. The full Β£80 for the Garmin is out my price range, but with an Amazon voucher the Bryton Rider 20 is within reach at it's current deal on Amazon. Just wondered if anyone had any experience using them? Are they reliable? What's the software like and how easy to get it on Strava?
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Post by r0b1et on Oct 2, 2014 13:54:59 GMT
I use a Bryton Rider 20. had it for ~8 months and it does the job nicely. ANT+ means I run my speed/cadence and HRM (great on the turbo) [why I got this rather than the Garmin 200]. It appears to not be 100% compatible with the decathlon speed/cadence sensor, when pausing, it totally messes up speeds and distances, I get by that by not pausing! On the Mio sensor I got on ebay 2 weeks ago, it works perfectly (so far).
No route tracking, but I don't need that.
One small complaint, when running the speed/cadence sensor (either I have [one on each bike]) it only records with 4s time resolution... not a big issue, but does mess with strava segments (either twisty ones or short ones) so I tend to generally use my phone for strava and upload the Bryton to their own website (which isn't strava, but does the job plenty well enough).
Been reliable (as long as I don't kick the sensors out of alignment!) and survived a couple of total soakings.
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Post by Phil on Oct 2, 2014 15:25:19 GMT
No route tracking, but I don't need that. Thanks Rob. Sightly confused by the above quote though⦠do you mean it doesn't do the breadcrumb? All the info and the rest of your posts seems to indicate it does record routes. The ability to add other sensors down the line was what caught my attention. I want it mainly for the route tracking initially but I'm a bit of a techy geek so can see myself adding speed/cadence down the line at some point. Also, what's the mount like? Is it the standard quarter turn style?
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Post by r0b1et on Oct 2, 2014 16:16:35 GMT
Yeah, no breadcrumb or anything similar to follow a route. But yeah, it does of course follow routes you take by yourself. Mount is actually a standard garmin one in all but name, I have mine in a out front thingy for a garmin. Here's a ride I did put on strava from it (rather than the phone) - app.strava.com/activities/183085361/analysis
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2014 17:08:09 GMT
I use a Bryton Rider 20. had it for ~8 months and it does the job nicely. ANT+ means I run my speed/cadence and HRM (great on the turbo) [why I got this rather than the Garmin 200]. It appears to not be 100% compatible with the decathlon speed/cadence sensor, when pausing, it totally messes up speeds and distances, I get by that by not pausing! On the Mio sensor I got on ebay 2 weeks ago, it works perfectly (so far). No route tracking, but I don't need that. One small complaint, when running the speed/cadence sensor (either I have [one on each bike]) it only records with 4s time resolution... not a big issue, but does mess with strava segments (either twisty ones or short ones) so I tend to generally use my phone for strava and upload the Bryton to their own website (which isn't strava, but does the job plenty well enough). Been reliable (as long as I don't kick the sensors out of alignment!) and survived a couple of total soakings. Not had the issues with pausing on my Bryton 20 and Decathlon speed/cadence sensor?
whats the 4s time resolution about? is this the Bryton or the Decathlon sensor issue?
Tks
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Post by r0b1et on Oct 2, 2014 23:16:16 GMT
Definitely a bryton thing as it's the same with the Mio sensor too. It does 1s without, I guess it makes the cadence more reliable (statistically speaking).
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Post by Phil on Oct 3, 2014 10:11:01 GMT
Definitely a bryton thing as it's the same with the Mio sensor too. It does 1s without, I guess it makes the cadence more reliable (statistically speaking). So basically, no real issues if not using any sensors, but might cause some inaccuracies when using them?
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Post by r0b1et on Oct 3, 2014 14:03:56 GMT
they aren't "inaccuracies" they are "resolution", the data it has is accurate, just not as often. TBH it isn't a problem unless you care about strava segments where 4s is a noticeable time difference.
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Post by panda on Oct 3, 2014 21:38:12 GMT
I have a Bryton 50, which is really good. Very reliable and pretty good online software (I think they improved it). The 20 seems to have a good review here: www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/gadgets/cycle-computers/product/review-bryton-rider-20-computer-12-46229/If it is Ant+, then I think that this is a really worthwhile function. Personally speaking, the heart rate monitor has done more to improve my cycling and fitness than anything else. Heart rate or power is really the only way to gauge your effort. Time, speed and distance have so many varables that make them unreliable to measure improvements. I cycle to a heart rate and it means that I can get a really good workout in a short space of time and you can also measure your recovery in the saddle. I hope this is helpful.
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Post by Phil on Oct 4, 2014 11:24:24 GMT
Thanks Panda, although I appear to have waited too long. The price on Amazon has just gone up.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2014 11:30:14 GMT
www.camelcamelcamel.com is a really helpful site for monitoring Amazon prices. You can set it to alert you by email when an item goes below your set price.
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Post by Phil on Oct 4, 2014 17:06:55 GMT
Great link, thanks!
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