JamoDenver

This sounds like a common topic but i could not find anything when I searched. Please respond with links if so.

Anyway, my wife is going to buy me a new computer for my bike for Christmas and she asked which one I wanted. I really have no experience (other than my mountain bike) with these. Does anybody have any recommendations? I mostly ride 40 to 60 mile rides in the foothills of Denver, CO. Lots of climbing and descending.

Is there anything wit a GPS or Altimeter? My wife is buying it so $ is not an issue, at least that's what she said anyway.

Thanks for the help.

Jamo

BoSoxYacht

Garmin Edge 305. $269 at www.geomangear.com . Best toy I've ever purchased for cycling.

GeoMan

Thank you! We agree.

We've sold somewhere between 5,500 and 6,000 of these rascals. Other people seem to agree with you too.

Jashue

I've been in somewhat of a quandary over this topic myself for the past few months or so...

The question is wether to replace my flight deck (which has served me pretty well, actually) with a Garmin Edge, which is a pretty cool toy given I live in a part of New York with lots and lots of hills or buy what a serious cyclist really should have: a computer that measures power output.

Or course, powertaps are pretty damn expensive-- much more so than the Edge. And though your wife says that money isn't an issue, I bet she'd beg to differ if she really knew.

Does anyone know if there exists a bike comp that does it all? A Powertap with GPS would be pretty cool, I think.

CharlieWoo

VDO MC1.0 - wireless, includes altimeter functions (alt. gain) and 1/10th the size of a Garmin.

cons

I know how heart rate and cadence help in training but how does an awareness of altitude help?
Thanks

Garfield Cat

If you want something for the hills, how about a new wheelset?

BoSoxYacht

who said anything about it helping? Knowing how much you've climbed helps to track what you have climbed though, and will help in the planning of routes.