An experiment to determine if the Strava android app really does record faster segment times than a Garmin bike GPS.
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Foolproof course navigation on the Garmin Edge 800.
Discover the best way to set up your Garmin Edge 800 for problem free course navigation.
READ MORE »Best prices on Garmin Edge 800 in the UK?
You can buy the Garmin Edge 800 on its own, or as part of a bundle, containing either mapping products, or performance monitoring hardware (a heart rate monitor and cadence sensor), or both. Basic Unit Only – no heart rate monitor, no cadence sensor, no additional mapping. Amazon.co.uk Widgets Basic Unit Plus OS Discoverer [...]
READ MORE »Maps comparison – free OSM and OS Discoverer.
After installing the TalkyToaster OpenStreetmap onto my Garmin Edge 800 (see tutorial here) I think it will come in quite useful after all. I do prefer the look of the classic OS discoverer map when in the middle zoom levels, but I think the OSM map will excel in the fine details of the close [...]
READ MORE »Tutorial: how to install free OSM maps on your Garmin edge 800
Following my last post regarding mapping options, I’ve discovered another source for free Open Streetmap maps, thanks to a suggestion from someone on the bikeradar forum. It’s called talkytoaster. The bikeradar contributor had suggested that there were easier ways to start using OSM mapping than the methods I’d blogged about, and I’d have to agree. [...]
READ MORE »Personalise your Garmin Edge 800
Imagine the scene: you’re at the café having that well earned coffee and specialist scientific body fuel (OK, cake), chatting with your mates and life feels good. So good in fact, that you completely forget to pick up your Garmin GPS and ride off without it. Now, assuming there are still decent honest people in [...]
READ MORE »Garmin Edge 800: why you shouldn’t bother with custom OSM maps.
So you’re thinking of getting a Garmin Edge 800, probably the best bike computer on the market in 2011/12? There are many different bundles to choose from, and when I was deciding which to go for, I knew I wanted the performance monitoring kit, with the heart rate and cadence sensors. Since I’d read that [...]
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