Milosh Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Hi All So new bike needs new odometer , do I get a good Garmin that can do stuff or a basic and a water proof cover for iPhone and use Starva ? You thoughts / opinions please What do you do ?
BarHugger Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Personal opinion.......the way these expensive Garmins (and others) tend to "jump" off and go walkies while out on your MTB........go for a "cheap" wireless odometer (i.e. CATEYE). The rest of the ride data assimilation you can leave up to your phone that is securely and safely tucked away.
Super Sywurm Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 I use the Garmin Edge 200 and upload my rides to Endomondo.
Wez-O Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 The main con with using your phone is the battery life of a smartphone while using GPS.The Garmin Edge 500 is great value for money!
DJpak Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Cant compare with between garmin and strava. 1. Garmin Looks better on a bike2. Battery 3. U cannt see a phone screen under the sun.4. U cant see ur cadence, heart rate, power and etc on ur phone5.Gps (same distance but strava get much more elevation.
Dicky DQ Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Cant compare with between garmin and strava. 1. Garmin Looks better on a bike2. Battery3. U cannt see a phone screen under the sun.4. U cant see ur cadence, heart rate, power and etc on ur phone5.Gps (same distance but strava get much more elevation.Agreed, Stava and Endomondo way overstate your elevation sometimes bu more than 100%Garmin 500 or Polar or similar.
Pure Savage Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Hi All So new bike needs new odometer , do I get a good Garmin that can do stuff or a basic and a water proof cover for iPhone and use Starva ? You thoughts / opinions please What do you do ?Garmin 500. Done deal.
Frosty Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 It starts with a wireless Cateye, then upgrades to a GPS based unit and before you know it, you'll be onto a power meter.
Spinnekop Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Cant compare with between garmin and strava. .4. U cant see ur cadence, heart rate, power and etc on ur phone aaaaa....but you can. Wahoo HR or an ANT+ adaptorStages shows up on the phone via Bluetooth. All depends on equipment. If you only want distance on you bike ride, go with a cheapy as suggested above. No need for expensive stuff.
Milosh Posted October 14, 2014 Author Posted October 14, 2014 Ok so if going the Garmin route , which one will give you routing info ie Like map on car gps , take left hand fork etc etc Or am I living in lala land ? Cadance is nice, Heart rate and power not a biggy !
Wez-O Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Ok so if going the Garmin route , which one will give you routing info ie Like map on car gps , take left hand fork etc etc Or am I living in lala land ? Cadance is nice, Heart rate and power not a biggy !I believe both the 510 and 810 offer routing/direction on a map.
fandacious Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 my personal suggestion - dont waste your money on an expensive head unit. all the new power meters and heartrate monitors support bluetooth advanced, and most of the newer samsung phones support ant+. i pretty much only use my bryton head unit as a backup. I use this app on my samsung (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iforpowell.android.ipbike&hl=en) with headphones. you can configure it to read out values (either only when you reach a max, or at intervals). take the money you would have spent on a head unit and spend it on a power meter
Rudi Pollard Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 I believe both the 510 and 810 offer routing/direction on a map. I looked into this specifically for Jhb2C next year and the 510 can only do breadcrumb and not the full turn by turn navigation on a street map like the 810. I love the 810 but I think I will find more use for it if I start using a power meter. At the moment it does everything for me the 500/510 would have. The Bluetooth connectivity to your smart phone is an awesome feature though.
Frosty Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 my personal suggestion - dont waste your money on an expensive head unit. all the new power meters and heartrate monitors support bluetooth advanced, and most of the newer samsung phones support ant+. i pretty much only use my bryton head unit as a backup. I use this app on my samsung (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iforpowell.android.ipbike&hl=en) with headphones. you can configure it to read out values (either only when you reach a max, or at intervals). take the money you would have spent on a head unit and spend it on a power meterI would tend to agree... a good set of wheels and a power meter seems to be the best value for money if one wants help in perfomance improvements.
scotty Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Ok so if going the Garmin route , which one will give you routing info ie Like map on car gps , take left hand fork etc etc Or am I living in lala land ? Cadance is nice, Heart rate and power not a biggy !Only older 705, 800 or 810 has mapping functionality but needs to be added with sd card, my preference would be HR over cadence,
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