Old 08-30-17, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by UCDaHacker
Main things I'm looking for are
Cycling speed/cadence/distance, gps turn by turn.

Nice to have sleep tracking, running speed, elevation, %grade, and swimming tracking.

Around $200-$250 range.

Any product recommendations? Go with Watch or Cycling computer?

Thanks!
Get a refurbished Garmin Edge 800 for $170 with a new case, new battery, and Garmin warranty. Install the openfietsmap maps on a micro SD card. It will give you turn-by-turn directions switching to a map screen with a big white arrow pointing the right way even following breadcrumb trails without software generated TBT, and won't crash at some intersections like the 810. Store rides on the SD card and split ones longer than 70-100 miles into pieces recombined with fitttools.com to avoid crashes.

You'll need to plug it in to snag files for upload to Strava, although without a dynamo hub and USB power supply on your bike you'll be doing that anyways to charge it.

Get a different gadget for other sports.

Most Garmins have "turn by turn," although the less expensive models only have a bread crumb trail and display what was generated by your software. That leads to wrong turns when there are multiple streets nearby or your software incorrectly swapped the directions because there was a slight wiggle before the turn itself. You need at least a 700 series bike computer for maps and more intelligence.

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