Originally Posted by
downtube42
Immune to GPS issues such has tree cover, long sync times at startup, a short battery life. Battery life difference between GPS (days) and wired cyclocomputer (~1 year) is rather dramatic.
Modern GPS units are not affected by tree cover (I just rode my mountain bike for 3 hours in the forest with zero GPS issues) and they start up within a few seconds. Really it’s not a big deal to recharge a GPS either.
The OP actually wants to record their ride data, so they are going to need a GPS anyway. Whether that’s on their phone or head unit.