Thinking of getting a Garmin Edge. Like the look of the Edge 500/800. Not sure how much use the maps feature of the 800 would be (not at all on road, occasionally might be good offroad)Any experiences of them or alternatives? Heard Bryton are also good but don't seem much cheaper. Anyone read any reviews comparing them?There's an offer on Sportpursuit flogging the Edge 800 with HRM, cadence and OS maps for £315, good price for it but still a lot if I rarely use the maps feature.Missed a 30% sale off Garmin Edge 500 on CRC, grrr.
I was thinking off getting somthing like this. I wanted distance, speed, heart rate and fancied the idea of a map when I got lost.
However I heard they are not that acurate on distance
I've got a forerunner 305, I never use it to tell me where I'm going, just where I've been and how fast etc. it's a wristwatch so useful for running, I use it in family walks too just to keep track. I've got a simple handlebar mount and it does fine. Has a hrm included and you can get a cadence sensor for 30 quid. I like it for what it tells me after the fact. And if I do a run I can keep going if I've set a target distance rather than give up when I've had enough, which I could use an egg timer for