Garmin Edge 705

[The Stig]

Anyone seen if these are available in SA yet, if so, where ???  Anyone seen them at Argus expo?

[Paddy]

Asked at the garmin stand at the expo. The 705 only expected end March. 

[oclv110]

Will this be the model that will be compatible with the garmin power meter as well.

[Newboy]

There will be no Garmin Power Meter. It will be compatible with some of the other Power Meters. I.e. replacing the computer with a Garmin and using the other hardware in the hub/bb/crank.

[Paddy]

Yes the 705 does have power meter capabilities.

 

see details at this  link

 

http://www.pricecheck.co.za/products/1348091/Garmin+Edge+705+Bundle/

[jacostrydom]

For the best forum on Edge (305 and 705) see motionbased forum

http://www.motionbased.com/

Very clued up bunch. If The Garmin importers (Avnic, Anvic or sanvic or something) wanted to make a killing they should have had it ready for the epic. It will record the complete epic and then some (appr 500 hr of riding can be recorded before it is full)

[ecg15]

my question with these things are how long does the battery last before you loose your info

[jacostrydom]

Its own batteries will only last a day. When it switches off it has enough power to keep the data intact for a long time - The GPS is the power hungry culprit. I used a Alarm/electric fence nackup battery with a carcharger to charge mine during last year's epic. Again on the motionbased website forum is plenty methods to strech the battery life with add on batteries. If you cannot save your rides every second day to a laptop it is not worth riding the epic with an edge 305. It will only save about 2-3 days of data. Then it summarises the data and overwrites the track record.( i.e. where you have ridden.) This year I will record the ride on a nokia N95 8GB. GPS is 70% compared to Garmin but storage is Plenty.

[ecg15]

 

Its own batteries will only last a day. When it switches off it has enough power to keep the data intact for a long time - The GPS is the power hungry culprit. I used a Alarm/electric fence nackup battery with a carcharger to charge mine during last year's epic. Again on the motionbased website forum is plenty methods to strech the battery life with add on batteries. If you cannot save your rides every second day to a laptop it is not worth riding the epic with an edge 305. It will only save about 2-3 days of data. Then it summarises the data and overwrites the track record.( i.e. where you have ridden.) This year I will record the ride on a nokia N95 8GB. GPS is 70% compared to Garmin but storage is Plenty.

 

MMmmm not so sure about that though. I have the 6110 Navigator. i use it for my cycling as well. the software i have is called sports tracker and u can download it from http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/main/index.do.

problem though is that the battery only goes to maybe 5 hours. thats with the N95 and 6110. i would have thought the Garmin  would last longer than that

 

[jacostrydom]

Also use sports tracker on the n95 8GB. Let me express myself clearer.

 

Edge 305

Battery good for appr 8-10 hrs

Memory good for 3 epic days or a week of training, then it re-writes the course/track data but keeps summary in history.

GPS quality very accurate - 4-10 meters

 

Edge 705 (hearsay)

Battery good for appr 10-12 hrs

Memory good for 500 hours of track/course data (500 Mb) - SD card is for maps etc.

GPS quality very good 4 - 10 meters

 

N95

Battery good for 6 hrs plus (G3 switched off - Phone standby off and some other power saving measures - backlight etc)

Memory 8 Gigabytes - that speaks for itself

GPS quality - 20 - 40 meters and losing signal easy.

 

I am following the 705 forum on motionbased and am still undecided wheather it is a nice to have or must have.

[ZorgusPrime]

The new Edge 605/705 units now include mapping, and as a result have more internal memory external expansion via microSD card.

 

Here the units come bundled with Garmap on a 512mb card, which leave a few hunderd MB for saving the track data. A quick calculation based on my Forerunner/Edge files (saving heartbeat, cadence, speed, and gps data every second) should get you somewhere in the region of 10'000 km, more if you use the units "smart save" function (save only points where direction/speed/etc changes).

The manual has just been uploaded on garmin's website for reference

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/manual.jsp?product=010-00555-20&cID=160&pID=10885

 

In addition to what you can do on the current Edge/Forerunners, there is the mapping functionality which opens up a whole new myriad of options.
For example you can now create custom routable maps and now load them onto the microSD. Previously these custom mapsets could only be used on the PC, and then loaded onto the unit at a course/track.

I'm busy with mapping every MTB route I get to ride, and have had an Edge705 on order since Spetember 2007 waiting to try out my custom maps.

 

Have a look at http://www.easygis.co.za/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_7&products_id=23&zenid=80e093ec07653bfd0f5721fd0e66ded8

as they are taking pre-orders. (Current ETA is end March, but you can check with them)

[mountain_lion]

 

I am not sure which maps Avnic plan to bundle with the 705.

If they do not include a topo map, then my GPS topo maps (hobby project) might be of interest.

See http://madmappers.com/AfricaTopo

 

ZP: we must get together some time and compare data. Looks like you are doing good work around Stellenbosch.

From the image and tracks which you posted on another thread

https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=21348

it seems like you have gone past my house!

 

mountain_lion2008-03-13 15:56:47

[scotty]

Seems a bit pricey, will wait for Sportsman Warehouse to get stock.

[ZorgusPrime]

FYI - A feature I discovered this weeekend:

You can use your Edge 705 to navigate TO the race venue !

[Engela Conradie]

I had a Garmin 305 and has switched to the 705.  In my view this is the best product on the market to get if you  are a cyclist and something you should have on your bike!  You can also pair the 705 with some of the power meters like the new Wireless SRM Units.

 

The basic functions of the 705 is much the same as the 305 but there are ALOT of new goodies that will give you endless hours of fun on the bike!!

 

 

[_Daemon_]

I see the Lampre team rides with a black GPS device on their stems in the giro. Looks like a 705.