Cycling Computer upgrade

What device ecosystem do you use?

  • Garmin Edge

    Votes: 1 100.0%

  • Wahoo

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Bryton

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other (leave a comment)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    1
itsonlybarney

itsonlybarney

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I'm sure that there are some of you gentle persons out there in PnC world who are MAMILs.

I have just purchased a new bicycle upgrade frorm my old flat bar road bike to a gravel bike for my clydesdale body. I have a Garmin Edge 500 and the battery is slowly dying on me. I'm thinking of upgrading to a newer model (Edge 530) or moving across to the Wahoo ecosystem with a Bolt V2 or the Roam V1 (around $350-400).

I'm looking for a device to capture and record the following as a minimum:
  • location
  • speed
  • HR
  • cadence
Obviously both Garmin and Wahoo service these needs. However there are a multitude of others that work as well.

So a straw poll for PnC members, for your preference or other recommendations.
 
Hmmm, love to help, but as an OMIBS - that is to say, old man in baggy shorts, the kind with the padded bum (though I don't need the latter so much now my Brooks B17 saddle is broken in) I'm more in the "zone out and sniff the roadkill" brigade... :rolleyes: :LOL:

I spent more on the bike rack I use to carry my steed up and down my driveway. Steep gravel is lethal for accident-prone cyclists...
 
DGID here, so no help

(Distinguished Gentlemen in Denial)
 
Sorry, can't help you with this one. if it doesn't have a motor, it's not worth driving / riding.
 
Not a bike expert here either, but my recommendation would be to go with a company, that is dedicated to bike computers...

In my world (diving) Garmin makes a lot of noise, how great their computer is for diving (and everything else), but IMHO nothing beats a Shearwater (Canadian company, that does nothing else but dive computers). Surely there must be the Shearwater equivalent for bikes...
 
alfredus said:
Not a bike expert here either, but my recommendation would be to go with a company, that is dedicated to bike computers...

In my world (diving) Garmin makes a lot of noise, how great their computer is for diving (and everything else), but IMHO nothing beats a Shearwater (Canadian company, that does nothing else but dive computers). Surely there must be the Shearwater equivalent for bikes...
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Dive computers? Far out. When I started diving, we had clocks. That ticked. We wore them on our wrists. No pendulums or cuckoos though...
 
Zeke said:
So you missed the sundial era then?
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Yeah, it sort of passed me by. Underwater visibility wasn't always that great back where I come from, so the chunky mechanical devices were a big help. As @Nanook says, there was always someone who would make a complete and utter tosser of himself showing them off, but fortunately I can say I was not among their number. I just don't really like wearing watches, and I'm quite happy that our phones have made them redundant.
 
alfredus said:
Not a bike expert here either, but my recommendation would be to go with a company, that is dedicated to bike computers...
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I'm not really sure that exists, but I do know Garmin makes waves. But each of the different manufacturers have their various strengths and weaknesses.
 
I did a bit of hunting myself. I was hoping Choice might offer some insights, but nope. Google does of course, with bells on. A friend swears by his Garmin 530 but says he really wants the 1030. $600 is a lot of money though, and he hasn't managed to put a good case to the Chancellor of the Exchequer yet. If I were in the market, I would probably give some consideration to the Lezyne Mega XL, a popular cheapie at $200.
 
Gargravarr said:
I did a bit of hunting myself. I was hoping Choice might offer some insights, but nope. Google does of course, with bells on. A friend swears by his Garmin 530 but says he really wants the 1030. $600 is a lot of money though, and he hasn't managed to put a good case to the Chancellor of the Exchequer yet. If I were in the market, I would probably give some consideration to the Lezyne Mega XL, a popular cheapie at $200
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My CFO won't mind what I do, as long it makes me happy, but I also know I don't want to spend over the top money either. Might wait to see if there is a Wahoo sale and go with the Bolt since it has a decent name
 
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