Anyone else really love their Garmin?

[Drago]

I got a 200, a Touring, a Vivoactive HR, and an old eTrex. Still use them all, and love them all.

 

[snorri]

Does anyone else own more than one?The 1000 is my favourite

Only the one, an eTrex H bought five years ago in order to avoid a repetition of an embarrassing incident on a cycle tour when I could not find the way back to my campsite in the dark after sightseeing in a foreign city.
It is probably used more for recording the positions of moorings on the seabed, historical relics, and places of interest at holiday locations than for cycle related stuff, apart from touring far from home.
Battery life is good, reliable, slips into my pocket or clips on 'bars, and I've never been lost since buying, a very handy device.

 

[MarkF]

No.Never had one.

Me too, not even sure what they are.

 

[jonny jeez]

Yep, only had one and love it to bits

 

[BorderReiver]

I use an 810 which I've had for years. I would update it but it seems to me that the new ones don't really do anything better than the old ones, bearing in mind I don't need stuff like heart rate, power and so on. I just need to not get lost and have some basic time/distance/speed information.

When you look at the progress which has been made with mobile phones over the last few years Garmin seems to be really lagging behind.

 

[Crackle]

I've got an fr305 and an 810 at Xmas. I like them but if a phone works for you, use a phone or that Wahoo thing, it's all good.

 

[Lonestar]

I've looked at the 200 but I don't fancy charging it all the time if the battery lasts just a day.I'd probably forget.So looks like I will stick with my Cateye Enduro 8/Mity 8.

 

[ianrauk]

The 200 is probably the most stable and reliable of the Garmin's I have had. (200. 205, 305, 500, Touring) but that is due to it also being the simplest one without any extra bells and whistles. The Touring. Though a nice piece of kit can be temperamental now and again. Especially when the bozo's at Garmin do a software update. It also has a steep learning curve as to how to get the best out of it. But once you do learn.. it is a great bit of kit.

 

[Paul139]

Got a 510 edge and a Vivoactive which I also use on the bike. So if one fails I`ve always got a backup. Although the 510 very rarely lets me down. I also use the Vivoactive for running.

 

[Johnno260]

Garmin 520 Edge user, I really like it not let me down yet, I had issues with the BT dropping to the phone but it was a phone issue not a Garmin one.

I have limited time to ride as well, so planning my routes and seeing tracking my improvement is great.

Also my wife likes the live tracking from a safety standpoint.

 

[straas]

Is it really a ride, without your garmin?

Had the edge 705 for a few years, bought it 2nd hand and it's still going strong - lasted long enough for 100 miler last year so no sense in getting rid yet!

 

[mynydd]

I have, and love the 520....
However, I get really fed up of their frequent software updates, which always seem to stop something working.....

 

[DiddlyDodds]

I have the 800 and use it all the time.

 

[double_dd]

820 for me. I can't be doing with having my phone on the bars which I did for some time.

 

[mythste]

Had the 520, realised I wanted more capable mapping and upgraded to the 1000.

Whilst it is perfectly fine, I still struggle to see how they can justify the cost when if I had more faith in my phones battery life and durability I genuinely think it could do a better job, with the right software. The interfaces are horrible, the system just downright clunky and route planning on the device... well.

I'll be interested in seeing what happens in 10 years time.