arranj
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Post by arranj on Jan 21, 2015 19:05:23 GMT
Yes, the battery is quite a lump which I have put into a bottle and then into the sloping bottle cage. If I route the cable and fit the light to the offside of the bike then I can get away without interference. Leds are a pain for this sort of thing, DAB radio is also killed by them! I put my battery under the saddle on the seatpost and then run the cable along the top tube. No doubt, if you've got the money and need maps etc. For all your normal and training needs, the 500 is boss.
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Post by denkfaul on Jan 21, 2015 22:22:59 GMT
Another +1 for the Edge 500. The route navigation is extremely basic, but does the job if you know ahead of time what route you want to take. If you get lost, you'll likely have your phone in your pocket / saddle bag anyway to find out where you are.
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robf
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Post by robf on Jan 21, 2015 22:53:00 GMT
I've got the 810, awesome but of kit. Great for maps, great for stats.
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Post by derekv4 on Jan 22, 2015 7:39:49 GMT
If you get lost, you'll likely have your phone in your pocket / saddle bag anyway to find out where you are. and then swear like feck cos the mobile internet won't work properly!
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Post by goffski on Jan 22, 2015 9:45:26 GMT
I've got the 810, awesome but of kit. Great for maps, great for stats. I got this for Xmas, think the missus found a good deal on the head until. I've since picked up the the Ant+ HR, speed sensor and cadence sensor, think i paid about £70 odd from Halfords when there was 10% off then another 10% with BC. These are the newer versions not the ones that come in the bundle deal which seem better and easier to swap over to a different bike. I downloaded the open maps and stuck them on a memory card i had lying about (think it was from an old phone or something). I've since got hold of the Garmin maps and to be honest not really sure which are better, the Garmin maps do change colour at night and you can use them in the automotive mode (3D type navigation).
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Post by lenodd on Jan 22, 2015 10:05:08 GMT
I've got the 810, awesome but of kit. Great for maps, great for stats. Too expensive for me and I don't need maps. (my mate has a 1000 if we're going on adventures. It's a toss up between a 500, mounting my phone on the bars and one of these mirroring devices.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2015 10:09:29 GMT
I'd be going with the 500 all day long. Phones are just too bulky and awkward.
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Post by goffski on Jan 22, 2015 10:21:25 GMT
I said this for two years, eventually i gave in and decided i did needed some sort of navigation rather than having to keep stopping to check my phone. I started with the phone clipped to my bars (very un pro and more importantly will kill your battery if you have the screen on) Also the phone flew off once after hitting a pothole. I then added the HR and SC sensors still with the phone clipped to my bars. I then added the RFLKT+ which was great, all the data and the phone tucked away. Looking back i probably should have gone down the Garmin route right away, think the only reason i didn't was the fact i was already using Cyclemeter when i went out on the MTB. A mate has a 500 and i think this is a good option for you and you can still plot a route and download it to the 500 to follow.
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Post by lenodd on Jan 22, 2015 10:35:44 GMT
I think you're probably right. Glad to see someone else has gone through the same thing! Will look for a good price online then
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Post by jim1966 on Jan 22, 2015 11:12:39 GMT
I too should've probably bitten the bullet and got a 500 before trying other options, but I just baulk at forking out £160 for a device that is coming six years old, and from reading some reviews not without it's problems.
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Post by jim1966 on Jan 22, 2015 11:23:47 GMT
Regarding mapping I'm going to try an experiment this weekend. I've used the strava route planner and saved some routes and exported them as gpx files which I've dropped into the tracks folder of OsmAnd Maps on my phone.
I then select the route to follow and it appears as a nice overlay. I can then leave strava running in the background and refer to OsmAnd when I need to. Not exactly a bread crumb trail but better than nothing.
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Post by lenodd on Jan 22, 2015 11:25:00 GMT
There's not that many other options round that price point. I'm loathe to spend £400 odd on the 810 bundle for something like that.
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Post by goffski on Jan 22, 2015 11:33:15 GMT
There's not that many other options round that price point. I'm loathe to spend £400 odd on the 810 bundle for something like that. My 810 worked out at less than £300. Deca & Wiggle were selling the head until for £220 and then i got the sensors from Halfords when they had 10% off. I could have got the 1000 performance bundle from Halfords for about £365.
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Post by ChrisD on Jan 22, 2015 13:12:21 GMT
There's not that many other options round that price point. I'm loathe to spend £400 odd on the 810 bundle for something like that. My 810 worked out at less than £300. Deca & Wiggle were selling the head until for £220 and then i got the sensors from Halfords when they had 10% off. I could have got the 1000 performance bundle from Halfords for about £365. Garmin Edge 810 head unit only from Deca: £230 - www.decathlon.co.uk/edge-810-gps-cycle-computer-id_8323073.html
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Post by ChrisD on Jan 22, 2015 13:17:41 GMT
Regarding mapping I'm going to try an experiment this weekend. I've used the strava route planner and saved some routes and exported them as gpx files which I've dropped into the tracks folder of OsmAnd Maps on my phone. I then select the route to follow and it appears as a nice overlay. I can then leave strava running in the background and refer to OsmAnd when I need to. Not exactly a bread crumb trail but better than nothing. Would like to hear more about that setup Jim as I have an old Android phone that I think could be just the job for that. I picked up a waterproof smartphone mount from Lidl a while back and just need to sort out a working set-up with the phone using the microSD card to transfer files. I figure if I'm having to have more serious navigation than the breadcrumb trail on the little screen of my Forerunner 310XT (which I find hard to follow at the best of times), then having the phone mounted on the bars isn't really going to cause any performance issues.
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