I don't plan to buy a cycle computer.

A watch is not a substitute if you want to view ride data like speed, distance, ride time, or other useful data like avg. spd, outside temp., weather info (wind direction and speed) etc.... Much easier to have that on a screen on a h-bar device. A phone with RWGPS can give you *some* of that if you want your phone on the h-bar. Many don't want that (like me). Having to view that data on a watch is a PITA, for one thing the screen and information is much smaller and harder to view and you need to peel back clothing layers in winter to view it. I've had 4 different Edge units and can state my Instinct watch is a poor substitute. I tend to look at the maps and you don't get that on a watch

I just wish I didn't have to hit RECORD and START. I also wish I didn't have to hit STOP and SAVE. It would be so nice if it just inferred that I'm riding and then asked me later to confirm. I believe that would be possible.

Haven't encountered a cycling computer that skips these steps, especially the save functions. Edge's can auto start, I just manually start.