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Originally Posted by njkayaker
You don't need a GPS.

​​​​​​The thing that a GPS gives you is a record of the path you rode. (And, navigation, if you pay more.)

A downside of a GPS is that the battery life is relatively short.

A regular (non-gps) cycle computer will last for many months on one battery.
Another plus of GPS occurs if you have multiple bikes. I used to have wired computers and needed multiple mounts and multiple calibrations. GPS doesn’t depend on wheel size for speed and distance.

Battery life is a lot better than it used to be. The unit I suggested has a battery life of 30 hours. My first GPS had a battery life of 8 hours and cost about 4 times what that unit does.
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