Garmin Edge 305 Bicycle GPS Navigator with Heart Rate Monitor and Speed/Cadence Sensor
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Customer Review: Gizmophobia
Summary: 5 Stars
I searched and researched all the bike computers with hrm and cadence, there aren't that many. I reasoned there must be something out there that costs less than a Garmin Edge 305GARMIN 010-00447-30 Edge 305 GPS Bundle and provides the necessary data without the gadgets and gizmos, i.e, GPS, mapping, yada yada yada.
NOT!! I couldn't find anything.
Here's the kicker. This thing is so cool it inspires me to ride more,130 miles up the Blue Ridge Parkway and back, just so I can scope the cool graphics on the Training Center PC program.
Customer service is surreal. I asked one question and got my own personal Garmin dude. He inquires regularly about my situation and status. Sweet as...
Oh, I am an Electronics Technician, I work with electronics all day and don't care to troubleshoot my consumer electronics, so far the Edge 305 rocks and when not, Garmin dude is there.
And, Christian VandeVelde is, "DA MAN!"
Customer Review: Exceeded my expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
The Edge has proved to be a great purchase so far. It's more accurate that I expected and I am really enjoying all the information it provides. The battery seems to last plenty long enough. I rode a 7.5 hour century this past week and had a couple bars left on the battery indicator when I got home. The chest strap for the heart rate monitor is so comfortable that I don't even notice I'm wearing it. The only complaints I could make would be regarding the mount and the wheel magnet. I must have bent the clip on the first mount when I installed it because the clip broke off mid ride last week, resulting in the Edge falling off the bike. No damage! The wheel magent lasted one ride and then on the next I felt something wack me in the leg while I was riding. I found the magnet stuck to my chainring but the plastic part is screws into is long gone. Thankfully I'm satisfied with using the GPS for speed and distance so I'm not too worried about not having the magnet. Overall I have to recommend this product highly. I love getting home after a long ride and checking out a map of where I've been.Customer Review: Useful training tool
Summary: 5 Stars
Instruction manual is very useful and explains all possible tricks and mounting instructions, like what to do if the units locks up.
Mounting onto the bike is easy. Use the wedge, if it has to be mounted on the stem. This will improve readibility even behind polarizing sun glasses.
The software delivered with the product on CD did not work. I downloaded the latest version from the Garmin's web site. It works great, beside the annoying instruction to load Garmin's topowest CD into the drive.
Use: It is great to have HR, speed, cadence and elevation in one tools whtout wires. If you use it on the same trail it will show you very well your progress. It is good for hiking, running as well.
I did not dive into the training software to deap to create virtual partners or to race against myself. For me it is more important to improve paddle stroke at this time, where cadence and HR is useful to check. The stats from the software are good for training logs.
It runs for more hours than I can bike - big improvement to from the first version I tested two years ago.
Customer Review: Garmin Edge 305
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent product for those cyclist who like data on rides and training. However, for serious competitive athletes they would probably be better off with a product that measures power as well. I have been using the Garmin for the past month now and have found it very easy to use, enjoyable and easy to download data even with a MAC computer. My only complaint would be the measure of calories burned. The Garmin only takes into account your age, weight, and heart rate. This compared to the Polar models lacks your input on activity level. This leads to calorie output discrepencys of over 5oo calories on an average one hour ride. There have been time when I haven't used the heart rate monitor strap and the Garmin still counts calories burned without heart rate data. This leads me to believe that this feature is not completely accurate. However, this is a minor detail compared to all that this little black beauty can do. I highly recommend the Garmin for those who love data and like to see their riding accomplishments displayed for them in an easy to read manner.Customer Review: Top Notch Gadget
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this gadget as the Forerunner 201 I was using was not giving me the info I wanted for the biking I was now doing. I wanted a cadence reading and better reading on hill grades and elevation. The Garmin Edge does this very well.
Other positives on this unit: two pages of up to 8 readings each page. Each page can be customized for any of the many readings (even a compass heading for those directionally challanged.) and in any order desired. It also picks up the satellites very quickly. No undue waiting around as with other units. Battery life is also good. I did a century ride last weekend and it held a charge for the whole ride (over 10 hours).
It syncs well to my computer so I can look at maps and data later.
The only negative I have seen so far is that with 8 parameters displayed on a page, the numbers are small and difficult to read if I am not wering my reading glasses.
I like this Garmin a lot and would recommend it to anyone who loves to look at their bike ride numbers while riding and after the ride.