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engee said:
You might as well buy a spare phone and use that, for that price.
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Maybe you're just joking, but no, I would rather have a cycle computer than a phone.

I guess it's a little like phone price increases. I think I can remember saying a few years back that I would never pay more than £600 for a phone... and I guess I kind of haven't, due to trade-ins and such, but my current phone is four figures new. I don't think I would have considered spending over £300 on a bike computer before, but my most recent one was £450. Maybe there's a time I will spend £700 on one and not blink.
 
engee said:
Yeah I wouldn’t want to mount a phone either.
I was more pointing out that it’s got to that price point.
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Garmin have been pushing their pricing for years. Have a look at their high end watches and they are nuts.
 
Coros dura 2 is out and imo is a nicer unit. Still steep. Or igps bsc500 for £140 and you’ll have all you need.
 
Calpol said:
DC Rainmaker says it's nice to look at but failing on basic navigation, ANT+ connectivity and screen brightness despite a huge price increase.
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Yeah it’s got some little adjustments but coros has been known to be very good with software updates. I’ll put it this way, the screen problems I’m 50:50 on, I think it’ll be software not reacting quick enough to light changes. The oled screens to me make no sense on the new devices and garmins with MIP displays are the best “all around” in my opinion, my 1040 is good no matter the conditions.

In general, I think garmin pretty much did everything a computer needs to do in a 1040. That makes the 1060 even less attractive at the price it’s at.
 
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