Originally Posted by
RichardGlover
Still not sold on having a GPS for my bike. Battery life just doesn't seem long enough for a full 10+ hour ride, and when I actually NEED a GPS, I can whip out my phone to find out where I am and where I need to be.
Are all of your rides that long?
The Garmin 500 has a long battery life, they claim 18 hours. It's more a GPS enabled bike computer that does routes (like a que sheet), bread crumbs, as well as power (if you have a powermeter), HR, cadence (need the sensor) and the usual functions.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=36728
The real benefit is the automated logging of your rides to things like Strava, Garmin Connect or Training Peaks. A smart phone is indeed a better thing for getting un-lost.