Garmin: EDGE Anything new?
08-16-12, 11:15 AM
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Garmin: EDGE Anything new?
Any news on potential replacements for the Edge 500 and 800? My Sigma is getting long in the tooth and am considering a Garmin replacement.
08-16-12, 11:31 AM
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Edge 800 is less than a year old, I doubt anything more than software and maybe a new color accent. 500, I haven't heard anything new about
08-16-12, 11:36 AM
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08-16-12, 11:49 AM
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08-16-12, 01:11 PM
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Nice....except the respondent said less than a year. The comment wasn't intended to come off as being a jacka$$ it was intended to clarify that the 800 is almost 2 years old, and therefore, an update is not inconceivable.
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Wifi integration has been one of the talked about improvements, as has potential for improvement in the display itself. I'm sure both the 500 and 800 are excellent units for what they do in their current form....query was intended to ensure that there isn't something emminent on the horizon.
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i just switched from a 310xt to an edge 500. Love the edge. If they come out w/something new soon, i'd still be happy w/my purchase.
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Wifi integration has been one of the talked about improvements, as has potential for improvement in the display itself. I'm sure both the 500 and 800 are excellent units for what they do in their current form....query was intended to ensure that there isn't something emminent on the horizon.
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I doubt you see anything new for a while. Garmins new products take a year to work out the problems and then they start thinking about a replacement. Some they don't really replace like the 305
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08-16-12, 01:49 PM
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is there anybody left who lacks a cell phone... and if there's no cell phone coverage, how would that garmin work? Seems like another dumb wish list item to me.
Cordless charging and cordless data transfer would be awesome. A better CPU would be awesome - the edge 500 is slooooow. I had mine set to auto scroll between screens once and it never once got the elevation profile drawn before changing screens.
I wouldn't mind being able to turn off some of the route screens, or customize them either.
On the whole, I'm very happy with my edge 500 though - it's great at what it does.
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I hope Garmin's efforts are more focused on getting the pedals to market, than a new Edge.
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Only reason I'd upgrade my 500 at this point is if it pedaled for me! Mine is slow, but not as slow as I am!
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I got an email to participate in a questionnaire from Garmin a couple months ago. One of the main points of emphasis was the female plug in my device is expanding, which makes the connection via USB harder, therefore, the use for a wifi or bluetooth connection would be ideal.
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InterBike is in like a month maybe something new will surface there... Kinda feel like I am starting an Apple rumore.
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Now all we need are Bluetooth speed/cadence sensors, and Bluetooth power meters, and the smartphone will have replaced the Garmin Edge products.
Edited to add: I see there already is a Wahoo speed/cadence device.
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I would stay away from Bluetooth Smart. ANT+ just works, but BT HR monitors have been flaky on some blogs that I've read. Plus, with ANT+ you can have a sensor received by multiple receivers - with BT you can't.
Anyway, I'm happy with my 500. If they added ANTFS support I'd be thrilled.
Anyway, I'm happy with my 500. If they added ANTFS support I'd be thrilled.
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I had a 500 for a long time till the other day when a friend offered to take it off my hands for a good price. I updated to the 800. I like it more, but had I not gotten the excellent trade in... I would never have given up the 500: it rocks that awesomeness Very well.
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I got an email to participate in a questionnaire from Garmin a couple months ago. One of the main points of emphasis was the female plug in my device is expanding, which makes the connection via USB harder, therefore, the use for a wifi or bluetooth connection would be ideal.