Garmin basecamp reviews plus#
Garmin devices are amazingly customizable in the first place, a huge plus of course, but Connect IQ was the deciding factor for me. Connect IQ allows you to bring smart-like apps, widgets, and data fields to the bike computer – for expanded features, customization, and more abilities than the base unit may have. I had a number of bike computers in mind, but really the deciding factor for me turned out to not be price (okay, yes of course), or manufacturer, or even features (many were fairly comparable in that aspect), etc – but the hands-down uniquely great fact that Garmin Edge’s have the ability to be customized with Garmin Connect IQ. So I did a lot of research, a lot comparisons, read a lot of advice from others who bike a lot, and read lots of messages on forums from users who actually use – and sometimes have issues with – each model (check out one of my favorite bike forums – ).
Garmin basecamp reviews Bluetooth#
On a side note – why didn’t Garmin make Garmin Express for computers have the ability to use the computer’s Bluetooth (if available) to upload in addition to the tethered USB method? Anyway… Bluetooth upload is fine as a second choice for me. But this seems to be uncommon, only on something like the high-end Edge 1030. I would have liked WiFi upload too – which when finishing a ride would automatically upload to the home network when nearby. I just liked the idea of always having maps right on there no matter what, and sometimes when mountain biking it can be iffy on cell signals. I wanted maps right on the machine, not continually using battery power and needing to be connected to my phone. Though one of the common drawbacks was routing or re-routing – many of which required a cellphone to be connected all the time for that feature. All make some nice bike computers/GPS units, and some very nearly fit the bill. Many others by other manufacturers seemed like good candidates – GPS/bike computers by Wahoo, Bryton, Lezyne, and so on. The Edge 130 was interesting, like a simpler version of the Edge 520 but without maps – which was one of my early choices. But the Garmin Edge 25 was way too simple and didn’t have anywhere near as many features as even my new Vivoactive 3 Music ( see my very comprehensive blog review here) watch.
I knew I wanted a pretty good one but did I NEED a top model, especially considering the prices of some of the upper model Garmin Edges? $600 for a Garmin Edge 1030? No way. Last year I occasionally mounted my multi-sport watch (a Garmin Forerunner 620 at the time – a really good but older watch) on my handlebars ( Garmin makes a really good watch handlebar mount, works on other watches too) right beside my Virb where I could see it.Īnd this year I decided to just go ahead and get a bike computer/GPS. I love to train and try to improve, but I also want to also just have an enjoyable bit of fitness without worrying overly much about what I’m doing so I’ve resisted getting a dedicated bike computer, for that reason. I’ve always ridden, logged rides, and trained with a multi-sport watch (except when I was a kid and had one of those gaugey sort of things), and in the last few years I have also used the top display on my Garmin Virb Elite (my review here but no longer manufactured) as a simple bike computer.
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