Rugged, lightweight Edge 205 attaches easily to the stem or handlebars of your bike with the included bike mount. Just turn it on, acquire GPS satellites and go. Edge automatically measures your speed, distance, time, calories burned and altitude, and records this data for your review.
Submitted by
fdawg
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado Springs, CO, USA Date Reviewed: December 3, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Chutes
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$129.00
Purchased At:
Ebay
Strengths:
Cool factor, motovational tool, accurate, fun.
Weaknesses:
Mounts using zip ties. It looks a little cheesie, but easy to mount, which is nice if you have multiple bikes. Just buy a bag of zip ties. Also not crazy about the color of the face plate. I think a neautral black would be nicer to look at.
Similar Products Used:
Cateye.
Bike Setup:
2008 Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper w/ Crossmax and Specialized Captain tires.
Bottom Line:
I would recommend this to any tech geek or anyone else that wants to add a little fun to those long monotonous rides. It is as accurate as my cateye, it has numerous screens with tons of information which can be viewed while riding or downloaded and analyzed afterwards. At $250 its a bit overpriced, but if you can find one on ebay or Amazon, get it. Every bike should have one!
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Submitted by
steve l
a Weekend Warrior
from South Africa Date Reviewed: August 17, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Tokai
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At:
Sportsmans Warehouse
Strengths:
It finds the satelites easily and remains locked on no matter what, under trees and through forests. The versatility of the selectable display layout is excellent. The downloading of data is effortless and the software gives great info.
Weaknesses:
The battery life is really poor. At best a 7 hour ride. I guess that this is really a product for the roadies because once it gets in thye rain and the mud starts flying about the mud and rain jamb the top mounted buttons making it impossible to depress them. And the mud doesn't come out easily, so for the next couple of rides the unit has to be treaeted tough to get it to work.
Similar Products Used:
Garmin 305, Forerunner
Bike Setup:
Titus Motolite. The unit mounts very easily on the stem.
Bottom Line:
great product; Garmin have to look at improving battery life nad to make it an all weather unit.
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