Originally Posted by
mgmoore7
Like many other products, there is a learning curve but once learned, (and both will need to be learned) it comes down to day to day performance once everything is setup. That is why the complaints about the Garmin being harder to setup do not matter much to me. For me, the Garmin seemed to have more bang for the buck over the Roam and while it seems that the Wahoo Roam has some popularity in forums and youtube, I would guess that Garmin probably sells their units 100 to 1 over Wahoo (just a guess). Also, I have found that the Garmin Connect online platform is great.
Thanks. Let me clarify: by 'finicky,' I mean "doesn't work as advertised." I don't care if you're a brick doorstop or a NASA project - I want your functionality to match your advertised functionality.
What is Garmin Connect? Is that a website where you connect different accounts? I wouldn't mind going there once in a while, but the idea for me is .....
1. Turn on bike computer & sensors.
2. Ride. Look at bike computer while riding to ride better.
3. Turn off bike computer & sensors.
4. Enjoy reviewing data on Strava.
Anything outside that is 'extra,' and I don't mind learning it if it's something worthwhile.
TBH I used to do some adventurous expedition-y stuff involving mountaineering, used early Garmin GPS units, and found them .... frustrating. Conversely, I've had nothing but 'out of the box ease' with Wahoo products (so far). I'm not one of those people who loves Apple products for simplicity's sake (and I'm a Droid/Google/Windows person). I just hate when stuff is supposed to do something and then doesn't.