Originally Posted by
Steve B.
Tim, given that you written elsewhere that you typically get about 4-5 hrs. of useful use per ride, unless you set the screen to only wake up when pressed, would you really recommend the 820 ?
I feel like I'm reading a post from a different Tim as you stated "Certainly not the 820 with it's Pac Man interface and 4.5 hour battery life" and on this post "Battery life is up to 15 hours if the screen is turned off using battery save mode. I'm not sure who buys a $400 GPS with the intent to ride around with the screen turned off. I didn't". on this post
http://www.bikeforums.net/electronic...ther-help.html
I typed that same response here but decided that the OP had already made up his mind and my comments were not going to be useful and so edited my post. Now that the OP has purchased an Element I feel free to comment.
To answer your question, I returned the 820.
It is a fine unit except for the two issues stated. 4.5 hours battery life unless you are content to keep the screen off 95% of the time. Blank screen means that effort can't be monitored throughout the ride, especially on extended climbs. After using the Polar I was unimpressed by the graphics and sounds on the Edge 820. These might have been tolerable at half the price but at $400 I could not justify keeping it.
This is my opinion. Others may differ. That's OK but I returned the Edge 820 yesterday.
-Tim-