please help need advice

anthony59
anthony59 Posts: 13
edited December 2010 in Road beginners
can anybody help me what to buy a computer or a gps not sure what to get please help. thanks anthony

Comments

  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    Hi mate,
    Give the good old search function a bash.
    You can also look on Bikes and Gear section at the top. They normally have reviews by people
    who have used them...so do Wiggle etc.

    My computer is a Cateye...basic with the normal trip, ave speed, max speed etc functions. Not expensive and works fine.
    Depends on how much you want/have to spend and what functions you need :)
  • if you have an iphone, just use that with a app.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    You dont really need either to be honest.

    I'm not overly impressed with the GPS's i've seen - they dont seem good enough to be able to find routes easily and they're expensive.

    If you want a bike computer you can get a decent cateye for £20 or so.
  • Like others have said it depends on;
    a) what you want it to do
    b) how much you want to spend

    A decent trip computer should set you back about £20 and then they go from there upwards with more functions, wireless & GPS.

    I have a Garmin 705 GPS which does pretty much everything I could want and more but I did have to pay for the privilege, but prior to that had a £25 computer that did speed, distance and was pretty good indeed.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Chrissz
    Chrissz Posts: 727
    If you want to review where you've been and look at your data for any specific point on a ride then the Garmin 500 is great.

    If you want to navigate routes you've not done before/unfamiliar areas then you're probably better off with a Garmin 705 or similar.
  • thanks for all your help. hope to spend up to about £200 on one
  • Unless you want gps or you want to use it with a power meter, in which case you should get a Garmin 500, all you need is a Cateye V3 Speed cadence and heart rate. at 98 squid it is below your budget. Voila