Originally Posted by
Steve B.
1) How has your Garmin (insert model here), given you headaches ?
2) What features do Garmin's do better ?,
3) What does your Wahoo/Lezyne/Polar do better ?
4) Do the others crash as well ?
5) Have the others provided good software updates, or at least other then the sometimes useless fixes Garmin's provide ?
1. Edge 520 -- Bluetooth dropouts and it only has rudimentary navigation. Other than that it was okay for the most part
1a. Edge 820 -- Pile of garbage. Touchscreen issues, Bluetooth dropouts, and terrible battery life.
1b. Edge 1000 -- Another pile of garbage. Touchscreen issues, sensor drops, reboots, and BT drops.
2. Many of the newer Garmins have advanced analytics and can run Varia Radar, lights, Virb cameras ect.
3. Have the Wahoo Bolt and it's been rock solid. Not a single issue with it thus far. BT is sold with zero disconnects, routing is spot on and battery life has been stellar.
4. The only Garmin I had that crashed/rebooted was the Edge 1000. No reboots with the Edge 820 or 520 and none with the Bolt
5. Wahoo updates have been good and for my use, they have not introduced new bug or issues. With Garmin, it's always 2 steps forward and one step back. Garmin updates are so bad that most do not update right away anymore and wait for others to post feedback before doing so.
My .02