Racing roadkill
Guru
I've been let down by battery life, and the unit randomly shutting down without warning, and for no reason that I could work out. There are better alternatives out there, in my experience.
Anyone else really love their Garmin?
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the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
I have an edge 500 and an edge 800, and they're ok, I don't really use all of their features, I find the edge 800 a lot easier to read.
If I were buying a replacement I'm unsure what I'd go for as the high end units available today are are way beyond my needs, although I appreciate mapping and colour graphics I don't want to ride with my smartphone strapped to my handlebars (also it wouldn't last the duration of a ride with GPS and screen brightness set to a level that was useful), most of my riding doesn't need that level of information, so I'd more than likely opt for one of the budget models with a clear LCD display.
If I were buying a replacement I'm unsure what I'd go for as the high end units available today are are way beyond my needs, although I appreciate mapping and colour graphics I don't want to ride with my smartphone strapped to my handlebars (also it wouldn't last the duration of a ride with GPS and screen brightness set to a level that was useful), most of my riding doesn't need that level of information, so I'd more than likely opt for one of the budget models with a clear LCD display.
I say love as I have had quite a few...
Does anyone else own more than one?
The 1000 is my favourite
My history is:
Garmin edge 500
Garmin edge 200
Garmin edge 800
Garmin edge 1000 explorer
Garmin edge 500
Garmin edge 1000
Garmin edge 810
Garmin edge Touring
Garmin edge 1000
Garmin edge 25
(Think that's the right order and many over lapped)
Still own the 200, 25 & 1000
And I'd still like a go with 520 and the 820
You don't seem to love them, you keep getting rid of them. Garmin have been a good customer of the company I work for, I get a great discount, but even better I did very well by buying shares in early 2005 and offloading them at exactly the right time.
Adam4868
Legendary Member
Bit like ar$eholes then ? I have a 800 and love it though probably don't make full use of it.
Yep. Mines gathering dust. Crashed too often. iPhone, USB charger, rwgps a massive improvement. Screen and map hugely clearer. 6 hour ride done with ease, just top up battery during stops.
jay clock
Massive member
- Location
- Hampshire UK
Currently a Garmin 1000 and a 920XT
The 1000 has transformed my route planning and touring. A few weaknesses are a) battery life for touring b) route planning only being easy on a computer c) occasional weird/worrying reboot issues
The 1000 has transformed my route planning and touring. A few weaknesses are a) battery life for touring b) route planning only being easy on a computer c) occasional weird/worrying reboot issues
Racing roadkill
Guru
Which is pretty much exactly what I do now.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
76S
60 CSx
Oregon 600
The Oregon 600 isn't quite ideal for cycling navigation and I'm toying with the idea of an Edge Touring, but I have a number of concerns about its capabilities. I keep meaning to start a thread about it.
60 CSx
Oregon 600
The Oregon 600 isn't quite ideal for cycling navigation and I'm toying with the idea of an Edge Touring, but I have a number of concerns about its capabilities. I keep meaning to start a thread about it.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
I used to say I wouldnt have a bike gps but now have two Garmin Dakotas.both second hand from ebay.
Do the job very well and run on AA batteries so its easy to carry spares.
Bit big by modern standards but easy to use and so far proved to be reliable.A pair of rechargeable duracel AA last about 100 kms and take only a minute to change.
Do the job very well and run on AA batteries so its easy to carry spares.
Bit big by modern standards but easy to use and so far proved to be reliable.A pair of rechargeable duracel AA last about 100 kms and take only a minute to change.
I didn't like the touring and felt the 800 was a better option for a similar price (but the 810 was slicker).
The 1000 is over kill on so many levels, but the maps are so much easier to read than anything else I've used. But you never know what you might use in the future.
I was wondering really if anyone has had the top end models and then gone back to like a 500 or something?
Although my 500 is the only unit I've had shut down on me without warning.
I've not had battery issues either on them, but I do ride with 2 units when touring as a back up.
I'm looking forward to using the 25 when it arrives as that may end up being my club ride comp if my daughter let's me use it (it is really hers, so I only really have the 200 & 1000).
Although my 500 is the only unit I've had shut down on me without warning.
I've not had battery issues either on them, but I do ride with 2 units when touring as a back up.
I'm looking forward to using the 25 when it arrives as that may end up being my club ride comp if my daughter let's me use it (it is really hers, so I only really have the 200 & 1000).
- Location
- Egham
Got a 500 for commuting and utility rides, and an 800 for 'proper' rides. Despite having had the 800 for ages, still playing with how to get turn by turn guidance working nicely etc etc.
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Along these lines really. I had a 605 for a bit but the battery life really wasn't good enough. I've since had an Etrex Legend and now have an Etrex 20 which are great.
SuperHans123
Formerly known as snertos999
For normal hybrid snerts like me, the 200 for tracking distance and time is perfect.
iateyoubutler
Guest
I used to have a 200 and now have a 500, in my book the 200 was far better than the 500 - as soon as I powered it up it had a signal, the 500 can take anything up to half an hour to sort it`s life out which is really annoying when I am waiting to go.
