mio cyclo?

[disabledcyclist]

fair enough, i get where you're coming from
the one thing i wouldn't do is use the motorola as my gps and phone as that is just stupid and life threatening
Cheers Ed

thtas not what im suggesting though here.

 

[young Ed]

thtas not what im suggesting though here.

nothing wrong what so ever then with using a motorola or any other smart phone as a GPS but i am happy with my Garmin and don't feel any need to suddenly sell it and buy a mio or smartphone instead
Cheers Ed

 

[disabledcyclist]

Open your mind ed, you've picked garmin and now will do everything to sell your point of view to everyone, I've always used a garmin but their times almost up

 

[young Ed]

Open your mind ed, you've picked garmin and now will do everything to sell your point of view to everyone, I've always used a garmin but their times almost up

i was very close to getting a mio so i at least WAS fairly open minded

anything wrong with being happy with my purchase?
Cheers Ed

 

[disabledcyclist]

i was very close to getting a mio so i at least WAS fairly open minded

anything wrong with being happy with my purchase?
Cheers Ed

Course not, but you read like a Garmin Super PR machine :0)

 

[young Ed]

sorry if i came across like that but i do need to get my pay cheque this month!
Cheers Ed

 

[maroon]

Any thoughts on the Garmin 705 was looking at possibly going for one as the features are better than the 200 and a third the price.

 

[Downward]

The 505 is about to get new firmware updates which is going to bring some great new features. The waterproofness or not, and battery life puts me off though (I have an Edge 810).

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/03/mio-di2-wireless-control.html

Whats up with the Waterproofness ? I have never had issues with mine in the rain.

 

[dodgy]

Whats up with the Waterproofness ? I have never had issues with mine in the rain.

General consensus from reviews online (on places like Wiggle, Halfords from memory) saying they've had problems controlling the unit in rain.

 

[Downward]

Oh right, Depends on the weather, It's its very heavy then I would take it off and put it in my pocket as with any electrical product. My Mobile phone is waterproof but I don't stand in the rain messing with it. Being touchscreen too

 

[dodgy]

Oh right, Depends on the weather, It's its very heavy then I would take it off and put it in my pocket as with any electrical product.

I've never had to take my Garmin off and put it in my pocket in heavy rain, and I've ridden in some filthy weather over the years!

 

[Downward]

Well neither have I

 

[dodgy]

Well neither have I

But you seem to lack confidence in your Mio's ability to withstand the wet.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

General consensus from reviews online (on places like Wiggle, Halfords from memory) saying they've had problems controlling the unit in rain.

I've found that in heavy rain the drops of rain act like you are pressing the touch screen and it starts cycling through the screens.

I've gone back to my Satmap, I've had no problems with that and had one of those since they first came out.

 

[Downward]

But you seem to lack confidence in your Mio's ability to withstand the wet.

Nah I just don't go out in the Heavy rain unless I have to ie commuting and then I'll use my Hybrid.