Originally Posted by Scootcore
for the garmin i only use the free motion based account...i pretty much just use it to save my routes on google earth. some of the other stuff it has is cool, but not worth paying for. youll be happy with the garmin. ive had mine for a little less than a year and i still think it rocks!!!! and it isnt THAT big....its not itty bitty, but not huge either...one bummer is that for all of yer doubles yer gonna need a way to power it past its 12 hour battery lifespan....either that or get REALLY fast...
yep.... gonna need a battery! and you do need garmin's software if you are tracking elevation... motionbased is WAY off! (way too high of numbers).... so you need to get your ride elevation from garmin's training center (as well as cadence, if you track that)
just be careful plugging it it on the fly... that's how i fried my first one... decided i'd seen enough of the low battery message and plugged it in.... fried the edge! (that's also why i have a back up wired computer on my bike... cuz i don't like doing organized rides without knowing where i am mileage-wise and how far i have to go!)
(it is a cool little toy... but some things about it really ARE a PITA!)