Originally Posted by dekindy
My buddy hit a bump crossing a bridge and his GPS was knocked loose from the bracket and fell into the river never to be seen again. Pretty expensive gadget to be putting on a bike that could crash or otherwise lose it. Just food for thought. He sometimes loses signal and does not get accuracy that a computer would get.
You are riding a $1000+ machine that you could easily crash too. It's all about risks. My GPS has gone flying off the bike a couple of times. Each time was due to the fact that I did not latch it properly. Now I am more careful.
But I agree, if you just want something to keep track of miles etc. then a computer is the way to go. The batteries will last forever. I have a computer and a GPS. I only use the GPS when I want to go and explore a new area.
I am also thinking of buying a Garmin Edge. Not so much to use it to keep track of fitness but I write software for the Garmin that is used by other programmers. I would like to add the Edge fitness protocols to my software.