sub £100 new/used gps compuer

AncientOwl

Hi all, I'm after a cycle computer and am getting tired of looking now as there's so many to choose from so thought id ask the opinion of you guys as you have first hand experience with them so, is there a good sub £100 cycle computer with gps and maps or some form of route guidance available for my budget?

shirley_basso

Garmin edge 500

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Lezyne Super GPS.

cougie

Edge 500 doesn't have maps but if you plot the route you get a breadcrumb trail to follow which is fine out in the country where it's obvious if you've gone wrong pretty quickly.

AncientOwl

NitrousOxide wrote:

Lezyne Super GPS.

that looks good cheers

ayjaycee

You might also be lucky and get a Garmin Edge 800 for £100 or not a lot more. However, the 500 would be a good buy for a lot less. With either, if they are getting on a bit, the battery could be on it’s way out but it’s quite cheap and not too difficult a job to fit a new one.

photonic69

I use a 500 but find it hopeless to follow a route. The breadcrumb trail often disappears from the screen leaving you wondering where you are or it doesn't regenerate quickly enough so you sail past a turning and the unit cheerfully chirps "off course"

Fine for recording rides though.

garryboy1888

I was looking at getting a gps computer that can upload my rides to strava.

I'm currently using my Google pixel 2 with strava to record my rides but i find it's not as accurate at recording my average speed compared to fellow riders who are using cycling computers to do the same thing.

I'm not fussed about navigation. Any recommendations on the best value for money conputer that will do the job.

dartmoorscottydog

Happy to sell my Garmin 800 with UK maps for £120 if you are interested. Two years old barely used and in a protective rubber case. Comes with the box. PM me if interested

DeVlaeminck

If you want cheap and cheerful and aren't worried about power or proper mapping (it has breadcrumb mapping which is enough to find your way) then a Garmin 200 does the job.

garryboy1888

I'm reading reviews or garmins m a lot of people having issues with their garmins being buggy and not working properly. Each model seems to have similar issues.

Is this the general feeling with Garmin cycling computers. The Lezyne super GPS seems to tick all the boxes so think I shall give that a try.

craigus89

garryboy1888 wrote:

I'm reading reviews or garmins m a lot of people having issues with their garmins being buggy and not working properly. Each model seems to have similar issues.

Is this the general feeling with Garmin cycling computers. The Lezyne super GPS seems to tick all the boxes so think I shall give that a try.

No. It's easy to find bad reports of any product as the people who are happy aren't creating threads and blogs saying it works fine.

Garmin are the leading brand in cycle computers and have been for some time now. They make good stuff, especially the budget you're looking at.

garryboy1888

Craigus89 wrote:

garryboy1888 wrote:

I'm reading reviews or garmins m a lot of people having issues with their garmins being buggy and not working properly. Each model seems to have similar issues.

Is this the general feeling with Garmin cycling computers. The Lezyne super GPS seems to tick all the boxes so think I shall give that a try.

No. It's easy to find bad reports of any product as the people who are happy aren't creating threads and blogs saying it works fine.

Garmin are the leading brand in cycle computers and have been for some time now. They make good stuff, especially the budget you're looking at.

Thanks for input.

Two of my cycling friends have purchase the Garmin 520 and the 820 will see how they get on the next few rides.