How so?
Colour screen sure and the iQ apps but what else is significant?
You'd need to watch a YT video review of the 530 to see it in action. Proper actual address routing, POI's, big memory, faster CPU.
How so?
Colour screen sure and the iQ apps but what else is significant?
You'd need to watch a YT video review of the 530 to see it in action. Proper actual address routing, POI's, big memory, faster CPU.
Yeah but all this means nothing if it crashes on the regular which Garmin are quite good at
They've had years and years of experience to get their software right and it still seems buggy as hell. My 810 has turn by turn etc and when it worked it was good but then it started crashing regularly I had to turn it off.
I've also noticed since I hooked up Strava live segments the battery life is dreadful. Not even using the segments but the syncing must be killing the battery.
Seems I sparked an AMD vs NVIDIA style conversation.
The black unit came back in stock at Wahoo so have one arriving next week as seemed the better product based on my research and my use for a bike computer. My bike came with a cadence and speed sensor, is there any value in using a speed sensor with a GPS bike computer?
its one of those things where if you have it, use it! I have ant+ sensors on and they work well and are reliable for data.Seems I sparked an AMD vs NVIDIA style conversation.
The black unit came back in stock at Wahoo so have one arriving next week as seemed the better product based on my research and my use for a bike computer. My bike came with a cadence and speed sensor, is there any value in using a speed sensor with a GPS bike computer?
/seconded. Next he'll be on about wearing short/no socks.wrongness
Fantastic reply, need I mention that becoming a father has really mellowed you out?! HahahaBut truly try to appreciate the joy of being outdoors on a bike and what it brings.
Flexing biceps is not for cyclists (because biceps are a waste of muscle).but seriously why would you not want sleeveless in the summer? it's great? I guess you dont get the sharp tan lines so it's hard to flex?
Hahaha fantastic. Sure I've seen many more of these too. All gold!
I like Sportful gloves but the couple of pairs I have are quite thin and not really an every day/commuting glove. Very much a summer glove though. The Gore ones I have I found very tight fitting and not that comfortable around the thumbs so they're generally turbo gloves now. More recently got some Giro gloves and they're good, although a bit over priced the fit is very similar to Gore (ie quite small/tight), although not as tight on the thumbs so more comfortable. The mrs loves them so I notice they're in her helmet for commuting now!Any suggestion on short finger gloves? My goretex ones of 5 years are past their best. Not overly bothered either way on cost would just like some recommendations.
I've been using an ELEMNT since the start of 2017. Couple of crashes and performance is a little sluggish at times but I know mine is totally overloaded with rides, flagged segments and routes. I had a Garmin Edge 810 before that and previously a 500. I will never own another Garmin GPS unit. They are junk. Expensive, unreliable and badly performing paperweights. I'd always prefer to spend less on a Wahoo unit, have 90% of the useful features, only 50% of the junk ones, an active fixer/releaser of updates and bug fixes. Alongside that get far more battery life, a really reliable unit and a bunch of stuff 'which just works'. My ELEMNT is so 'fit and forget' I hardly ever use/pair it with my phone app. It just sits there, happily uploads my activities on home & work Wifi so most of the time I'll forget to charge it. I try and remember to charge it before every saturday social (which is every 2 weeks for me) just so it doesn't go flat when I'm out and may need its mapping. If I miss one due to bad weather/other commitments then it quite often doesn't get charged... Still rarely runs out of juice even with a month of commuting on it.I am currently looking at getting a Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt or a Garmin Edge 530. I am leaning towards the Bolt due to the better battery life (when back in stock) but it seems it mainly works using breadcrumb navigation instead of turn by turn, I am struggling to find much information about the pros and cons of each method. If anyone has a Bolt is this a real world issue? Looking to get a unit to do longer pre built rides as I train for a London to Paris ride next year.
^^^Garmin is newer but in my opinion they're just playing catch up. You don't need colour screens and touch screen etc on a computer. What you want is reliability, ease of use, good software and something that just works. In my opinion bolt is just that. Plus Garmin have got track record of buggy software and crashes.
Yup. I will frequently when riding sportives/planned rides, route them myself into ridewithgps so I get the cues on my ELEMNT. RWGPS is fantastic too, for me none of the other mapping sites come close so I'm happy to do it.Useful information and aligns with what I have read, both seem a good option but Wahoo has better battery life, comes with a mount and is cheaper. It seems like ride with gps can give the turn by turn routing as TCX file but most routes are saved as GPX but if the navigation works well thats all I am really looking for. Now just need them to come back in stock!
Good to hear, luck of the draw or maybe they finally sorted out many of their engine/firmware/hardware problems. All very well documented over many, many years by thousands of users. It will take me many years to even consider trying another. I went through 2 expensive head units in <3 years. Now the ELEMNT has done 2.5 years without really a hiccup. It takes some beating.I'm really happy with my Garmin 530 after a very reluctant upgrade from my long serving Garmin 800 which finally died. The battery life is excellent - think it was at 70% after a near 8 hour ride on Sunday which included mapping, live tracking and reading data from two ANT+ sensors.
It seems very stable, I think I've had a couple of crashes but these have generally been when I've been really pushing it and using all the features at once. Even then it's just been a quick restart and back on with things, it's not lost a ride yet.
I'd buy another one.
Yup! I went out, it was glorious as quite a few breezes around. Was going to do an easy hour but had grabbed 2 bottles anyway. I punctured a few miles from home, in 32 degrees! My first puncture (with a tube) in 1.5 years! Had warmed up a bit by then, so when stopped was utterly melting! I had to backtrack to find some shade to change it, even then the sweat was pouring out of me, bent over trying to get tyre levers in while there's a monsoon pouring down my nose... 17 minute change, mostly due to the heat! Cheapy rubbishy old pump (crank brother gem) took a while to inflate... Really must get a new one soon.Phew! Did 34.57 miles this afternoon in 29 degrees, wasn't the easiest ride. Was a bit under fuelled as well, had done nearly 21 miles yesterday with quite a few climbs.
Think my performance drops at about 27 degrees and above. Other people similar?
Pretty much the numbers I found.Not entirely sure why but I ventured out in the heat Wednesday - 29c for most of the ride, put in over 70 miles and a good chunk of climbing, I was absolutely wrecked afterwards. Must have gone through 5 litres of drink, two gels, two cereal bars. The heat was bonkers, difficult to maintain usual power. Cruising at 210w soon became cruising at 180w.
/seconded. Next he'll be on about wearing short/no socks.
Flexing biceps is not for cyclists (because biceps are a waste of muscle).
And that's coming from someone who took several years away from regular cycling (after many years of high mileage & Garmin us) and has only been using his Bolt a couple of weeks.
Garmin must have built a lot of Edge 800s on a Friday afternoon! I obviously got lucky as my Edge 800 is 8 years old in December and still going strong. That's the kiss of death for it now though!
If only you had a turbo....What a lovely week stuck sweating whilst working from home and then covered in mud and saturated through on the weekend! Great....
I managed to get out yesterday at 7! Frustrating that the weather is pants now that I've got time to go for a ride!What a lovely week stuck sweating whilst working from home and then covered in mud and saturated through on the weekend! Great....
If only you had a turbo....
Zwift today for me, 90 mins better than 0 mins. And a bit of DIY inside away from the storms.
Looked at merlincycles? They usually have some good bikes for decent moneyHaha I still wouldn't have ridden it. I got wet but I was at no point cold or miserable. I actually had a fall whilst stood still trying to talk to someone. Couldn't stop laughing. Nice 170tss with some good sweetspot and hard efforts throughout the ride. Definitely getting more confident descending on the cx bike too!
Struggling to find a new road bike though, someone find me something around 4k with di2 and disc brakes that'll take a cycle2work scheme voucher.