Originally Posted by
bonz50
certainly a fair point. at 46yr old my eyes aint quite what they were even 5-6 yrs ago. putting the display on a k-edge style mount helps me a lot and allows for angle adjustment to reduce glare. I don't ride group rides though, typically I ride solo or maybe a couple of friends, we ride recreational, not 'training' so its not a priority for me to stay on my speed point so precisely. I suspect you're right that one or both of them will improve their weaknesses eventually and maybe that would be a compelling reason for me to upgrade at that time if I ever decide to do the group ride thing, which I would like to try some day, just for fun, but it would be with the "no drop" group
Without training or pushing yourself, just get the Cateye Padrone. Beautiful large display. If not pushing my heart rate which generally will only occur if trying to keep up with fast guys, then don't need HR or wearing a strap around your body. I actually debate this myself, but I kind of like to know at what level of exertion I am at if riding with riders who are stronger than me. A-group rides can be pretty daunting for this old rider. A couple of guys in the group I occasionally ride with can sustain 300 watts for 1 hour when training. I sure can't and so my HR can start to blow up which happened last ride and so I like to know when I am getting over LTHR which for me is about 175 bpm.