GPS- Which is best

tankybaby

Hi,
I want to get a bike mounted GPS for use when exploring and retracing routes when mtbing, does anyone have any suggestions? Any advice would be great.

Thanks

Ian

cat_with_no_tail

Garmin seems to be the one everyone raves about. Whichever you can afford.

Personally, I find that endomondo on any GPS enabled mobile phone does a fine job.

gixer5

I got a Garmin 200 for christmas which is a good entry level gps device. You can create your own, use previous rides or download other users courses to the device and then follow a breadcrumb trail. It doesn't display a full map, but as long as you stick to the course it is fine. It also tells you if you are ahead or behind of the ghost rider so it's a good motivational tool if you ride the same route quite often.

delcol

i been useing a garmin edge 500 been impressed by that,, does everything i want..

depending on your budget i bet the garmin edge 800 would suite you better, as this displays maps and has a decent size screen.

speric

Dear all,

Thinking of purchasing a Garmin bike computer as:
1 - I have never had one
2 - I might purchase a pedal based power meter (when the Garmin one comes out)

My question is:
When on the regular screen (not map / not colour training partner etc) is the Garmin Edge 800 display so much better than the Edge 500? I mean light greyish rather than greenish?

Thanks, Speric