To be fair, my Edge 500 has been fine since I got it. It has only been the last few weeks where it has being a pain in the ass.
Pretty much where I got to with my 810. Working mostly ok then the odd bug snuck in, then some of the methods to avoid whatever bug just become 'the way to do it', then other things break. Mine started with the occasional crash when following a route, then problems with maps, then would hang whenever following a route on a map, losing the ride, then would randomly crash/freeze even not following a route and lose the ride. Around the same time the BT transfer to android app started hanging, would only BT sync on restart, then BT connection would hang the device unless I turned BT on/off on my handset when required. Did a firmware reset/update/rollback and none of it made a difference. Actually made the device worse, it will now freeze within 2 minutes of being powered on, not even using GPS, maps or recording an activity. Have reset/restored firmware and rolled back multiple times.
Had the 810 middle of 2015, so around the start of 2017 it became a £230 paperweight at the grand old age of 18 months.
Suffice to say when the ELEMNT froze when on course/mapping the first time I had kittens! It's done it only a couple of times and hasn't got any worse (like the Garmin). Touch wood.
heh, I think all the rapha kit is going back, tried some tops and gilet as well but sizing just didn't fit me. Medium Gillet was sized for about an XL. The M tops are really short on torso.
There are differences between different styles of jersey from Rapha. The older ones I have (Trade Team jersey & Canyon) are quite long in the torso and a little more fitted, although the fabric does bunch on me in the riding position and can flap on the rear of my shoulders/neck when getting aero. The newer jerseys I have (Sky & Core) are wider torso, yet more fitted shoulders and usual length. They don't bunch on me, but are a totally different fabric. The couple of times (done it twice now!) I've ordered Rapha gilets they've always sized up a fair amount larger than the medium jerseys and been fairly long torso (and have returned them). Length isn't an issue but having loads of bunching at the front/gut and then flapping at the shoulders is a no-no. Castelli gilets fit me far better! I did try a Brevet gilet in Small with a medium jersey and it still wasn't a good fit - lots of fabric around the shoulders flapping, even though I could barely get the zip done up!
I was eyeing up PDW Full Metals in black.
PDW's are about the only thing I would replace my Specialized PnP with. They feel similar weight and similar firm fit when I've seen them (only twice and both silver).
There were available at £66 in yellow in the current sale. All OOS now though obviously.
They where OOS of normal sizes within a day of the sale. When I looked mid/late last week there was only XS left.
Is the BC code generation for Evans always so slow? Been waiting an hour now!
Has always taken an age the times I've used it! Usually gave up until the next day lol
