Small GPS device - for bike riding

ljs1977

I am thinking about treating my self to a GPS for the bike.

Not to guide me just to tell me what i have done. I am looking at the likes of a forerunner wrist watch style. But would love a small! stem mounted bit of kit.

i would like it to tell me distance, height climbed, max speed, current speed and ideally log my ride on google maps etc

Any idea's / what is good. Also do these things fall over the second you get near a tree!

Cheers

Wooliferkins

Edge 500?

booyaka

as above - got an edge 500 myself about 2 weeks ago and does everything you want a superb piece of kit

got it from

http://www.lemon-digital.co.uk/products ... ter+Bundle

They sent it out same day, sent me a tracking number but item didn't show up over next 2 days. They apologised said something must have happened and sent replacement that day which i got the following day - excellent customer service and very apologetic for any delay. Also cheapest i could find on the net. i did also get it with heart rate monitor and speed/cadence sensor.

diy

I have an edge 305 and it does everything i need. Its been replaced by the 500, but if you can get the cadence and HR, as you can sell the Cadence sensor on ebay for more than the uplift in cost.

I got mine from handtec


http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/23 ... ed-cadence

Anonymous

Got a smart phone with GPS in it?

Or even without GPS you can get a bluetooth GPS device for £50 and might be able to use that.

iPhone and Android have various tracker apps.

All modern Symbian based Nokia phones can use the free Sports Tracker and work with in-built or bluetooth GPS. You can go further and get a heart monitor too, but not required unless you want to record that kind of stuff too. Uses Google Maps on the web site (though Open Street Maps on the phone, but that's handy as it shows some off road stuff that Google doesn't), and can export to loads of formats including Google.

Endomondo is another app, and runs on various platforms. Similar but more basic interface on the phone I find.

I use Sports Tracker all the time and love it. Have a look at my tracks for an idea of what it tracks: http://bit.ly/db7Cp8 (though the web site is annoying OTT in the Flash stuff).

gorseey

Im waitingto get one of these sony mini x10 , as they are about to release a firmware update that will allow connection ANT+ sensors ! hopefully then the google app mytracks will get all the updates !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd1ZIW781dI

stubs

I have a Garmin Dakota 20 which is not a dedicated bike gps but a multi purpose gps I download and upload routes for bike riding. I also use it for geocaching, walking and as a car sat nav. You can get a bike mount that zip ties to the bars or stem and cadence/heart monitors. Its waterproff and so far has been crash proof (fingers crossed)

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bartimaeus

If you want something cheap and cheerful to tell you where you have been (time, distance, speed, elevation) then for under £40 you can get an iGotU logger.

diy

I have never had any problems with signal loss, but I probably wouldn't know, as the garmin triangulates with the wheel speed from the candence sensor so that it can continue to predict and track your ride until it regains the signal.