Garmin 010-00555-40 Edge 705 Bicycle Computer and GPS Navigator (Includes Heart Rate Monitor, Speed/Cadence Sensor, and SD Card with Street Maps) GARMIN Edge 705 Bundle Outdoor Fitness GPS Bundle. Wherever you go, you can bring it on with the Garmin Edge 705 navigating trainer. Edge 705 pushes you to do your best, then shows you the way back. This GPS enabled cycle computer knows no limits. Get heart rate, cadence, turn by turn directions, power data /from ANT plus Sport enabled third party power meters/ the works. Even share your data with other Edge 705 buddies after your ride. All wireless with a color display, this is no ordinary cycle computer.
Customer Review: Great device but…
I have been using the Edge 705 for a month now. I download the data daily to the Mac version of the Garmin Training Center. Having all this information available helps you focus your training and you can see where improvements can be made by measuring your heart rate, cadence, pace etc.
I have a few complaints.
The release lever snapped. Having aerobars on the handlebars it leaves little room for sliding the Edge sideways - I’d have preferred to slide the Edge forwards or backwards; I don’t have space on the handlebars for such a large device. I let Garmin know of this and apart from one unhelpful response from one of their “specialists”, I am expecting a replacement to be sent to me.
The distance travelled jumped by over 10,000 miles. The tracking map did not change from my usual route not did the Longitude or Latitude look wrong when I analysed the raw data (XML version for those people interested in reading raw data). I had been going under an underpass when the device beeped so was told by another “specialist” that the device got confused by the signals. With no other change in data, it sounds more like a bug rather than handling a known issue. Make of it what you will. It has only happened the once.
And finally, the elevation. With GPS, I am not surprised that the accuracy is not down to the nearest foot having got other Garmin devices I use for Geocaching. However, I am quite surprised that the accuracy of elevation is quite off. I start my route from my house and I finish here also. I have yet to finish at the same elevation or even near it. I climb the same hill twice and again I have yet to see the same size hill on the route profile. It is a good indicator but it is not accurate.
A good thing.
One thing I was impressed with was the route tracking. I set up a route that repeated a section of road. If you veer off the route the device notifies you. Once back on route, you get confirmation of that too. I tested the logic of the device. On the second time of cycling the repeated section, I exited where I had done so the first time around. On the second I had set the route to continue straight rather than turn right. After thirty feet or so after turning right, I got notification that I had “lost the route”. The visual map showed both the first route and second route but the device had worked out that I should have gone straight. I deviated through a parking lot and winded my way back to the original road and was notified that the route had been found again. Impressive.
Despite the above, I like the device a lot and do recommend it. Don’t expect perfection however as it not close.
Customer Review: Great product. Good for multi sport - cycling, hiking, running,
Great tool for recreation biking.
Gradient display is quite useful while climbing mountain. Temperature display is missing.
I did a 14 mile hiking in Mount Diablo with this GPS, it guided me perfectly.
However I lost a cadence sensor magnet during off-road biking. I am not sure about the availability of cadence sensor magnet availability.
In India, I have loaded a uncertified map “mapmyindia”. To my surprise, the ‘turn-by-turn- started working.
Auto-Lap and Auto-Pause are great features.
If someone need a nagigation, GPS for biking, walking, running, hiking just go for this device.
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