Garmin 500 or New 510

Gazzetta67

Looking for a basic heart rate,calorie burn,miles - like the red & black 500. the new 510 looks like the size of a iphone ?

rolf_f

Bryton 20 will do all that in a smaller, neater package than the 500 and for less money. The 510 seems a largely pointless product - mostly an uglier, oversized 500 and not much else.

inseine

It's a lot of money for a 'basic' computer, and I wouldn't pay too much attention to the calories function. That being said the 500 is good ( if dear) and provides loads of info.

meursault

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/garmin-edge-510-in-depth-review.html

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/12/garmin-edge-500-in-depth-review.html

robz400

I just bought the red/black 500 with cadence and speed sensor and am very pleased with it.

I got it home last friday evening, had it on the bike and setup in no time, downloaded a planned route from ridewithgps.com and in the morning used it to navigate a new 75 mile route on roads I've never cycled on before. It was faultless.

I think the 510 has bluetooth so you can upload your activities without pluging it in.... I didn't think this was worth the extra.

The red/black one looks cool too 8)

steve6690

I bought the 510 last week. I saw on the Garmin forum that people have had issues with them but mine has worked perfectly. It's nowhere near the size of an iPhone, much much smaller.
I couldn't decide whether to go for the 500 instead, but it was the Livetrack feature that swung it in the 510's favour. My wife can see exactly where I am, live, at anytime throughout my ride.
The gps is stunningly accurate and I get a fix within 5 seconds of turning it on, even inside the house. It uses GPS and GLONASS satellites and is the only Garmin to use both. I plotted a course on the Garmin site, fired it to the 510 over bluetooth using their app and just rode it. I missed a turn twice and both times it bleeped an "off course" warning before I'd even gone 20 yards in the wrong direction.
I'm using mine with the Wahoo heart rate belt, and Wahoo's speed and cadence sensor. They haven't dropped out once, neither has the Livetrack, even on a 4 hour ride in the countryside with dodgy mobile phone reception.
Some users have complained that they lose all sensors when their mobile phone signal drops out if using Livetrack.

meursault

steve6690 wrote:

I bought the 510 last week. I saw on the Garmin forum that people have had issues with them but mine has worked perfectly. It's nowhere near the size of an iPhone, much much smaller.
I couldn't decide whether to go for the 500 instead, but it was the Livetrack feature that swung it in the 510's favour. My wife can see exactly where I am, live, at anytime throughout my ride.
The gps is stunningly accurate and I get a fix within 5 seconds of turning it on, even inside the house. It uses GPS and GLONASS satellites and is the only Garmin to use both. I plotted a course on the Garmin site, fired it to the 510 over bluetooth using their app and just rode it. I missed a turn twice and both times it bleeped an "off course" warning before I'd even gone 20 yards in the wrong direction.
I'm using mine with the Wahoo heart rate belt, and Wahoo's speed and cadence sensor. They haven't dropped out once, neither has the Livetrack, even on a 4 hour ride in the countryside with dodgy mobile phone reception.
Some users have complained that they lose all sensors when their mobile phone signal drops out if using Livetrack.

Could be a reasonto get the 500 :roll:

steve6690

It's so she can locate my lifeless carcass..

Gazzetta67

meursault wrote:

steve6690 wrote:

I bought the 510 last week. I saw on the Garmin forum that people have had issues with them but mine has worked perfectly. It's nowhere near the size of an iPhone, much much smaller.
I couldn't decide whether to go for the 500 instead, but it was the Livetrack feature that swung it in the 510's favour. [color=#FF0000]My wife can see exactly where I am, live, at anytime throughout my ride.[/color]
The gps is stunningly accurate and I get a fix within 5 seconds of turning it on, even inside the house. It uses GPS and GLONASS satellites and is the only Garmin to use both. I plotted a course on the Garmin site, fired it to the 510 over bluetooth using their app and just rode it. I missed a turn twice and both times it bleeped an "off course" warning before I'd even gone 20 yards in the wrong direction.
I'm using mine with the Wahoo heart rate belt, and Wahoo's speed and cadence sensor. They haven't dropped out once, neither has the Livetrack, even on a 4 hour ride in the countryside with dodgy mobile phone reception.
Some users have complained that they lose all sensors when their mobile phone signal drops out if using Livetrack.

Could be a reasonto get the 500 :roll:

Ha. I would not want a "Tag" on my bike so i could be watched at all times...Some of us cyclists actually enjoy staying out longer and away from the house knowing the inlaws are coming round 8) . Cheers for the info all. sorry if i called the 500 & 510 "basic". Think i will opt for the red 500. i dont like the 510 its too bulky as i saw it in a shop today and spoils the aesthetics of the bike.ok i'm a bike snob

ovi

You could also have a look at a cateye stealth 50 which hass gps, heart rate and a speedo

dougie537

I've just ordered the Edge 500, found it for £134 with next day delivery on Handtec.co.uk - Excited !