Originally Posted by
dperreno
I picked up a Cateye Stealth 50 pretty cheap and it lasts all day, has a reasonably large display, has Ant+ and uploads to Strava, but not through your phone (no bluetooth). Have to upload using your computer, but it is very simple and works well. Can get one for well under $100 (I think I paid around $50 on ebay for mine).
Having to upload through a computer would kill a lot of the functionality on tour, since I'd be carrying at most a tablet with a keyboard for the occasions where wifi is available. Daily (or more likely twice a day) Strava uploads would make sure that my backup crew has an idea of where to look for me if I disappear.
Looks like unless something happens to be on deep discount right when I have the cash available, I'll probably end up with the Lezyne Macro Loaded package. 18+ hours of battery life should handle any two day stretch of a tour, and more likely three days if necessary.
At this point, I'm just trying to build up the full touring setup one or two things at a time. Not sure where that will fall on the overall list, but for the moment I've been rebuilding my old camping kit, and changing over to hammock based rather than tent based.