Garmin Edge 800 On Street Bike Routing

Showing adding an address to the Edge 800 and on-street routing while riding a bike. Full review here: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/08/garmin-edge-800-in-depth-first-look.html

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Garmin Edge 800
• Garmin Edge
• cycling
• GPS
• routing

[97Jonney]

Can you still have your arms on the aero bars?

[dcrainmakerblog]

@97Jonney Yup. In most cases you'll find that your arms (near your elbow), actually kinda wrap around the unit in that particular space. It pretty much happens naturally for most folks.

[OrganicMK]

Why dislikes?! Damn dislikers, do better if you can.

Good video, thanks!

[jaowseph]

Are there any cheaper alternatives?

[xchopp]

@dcrainmakerblog Thanks. I guess you mean Garmin bike-specific units: my Garmin Nuvi 260W (w/bike mode, whatever that means -- probably just avoids highways) does have spoken directions. I am thinking of trying to velcro it onto my helmet (so that I can hear the instructions above traffic). A friend is selling a Garmin Dakota 20 which seems better and less expensive (no spoken directions but it does have a 20-hour battery life and decent screen with polarized sunglasses; and route upload).

[dcrainmakerblog]

@xchopp Neither the Edge 500 or Edge 800 have voice instructions - actually, no Garmin devices do, only some of the cell phone based apps do. In that case, you'd probably want the Wahoo Fitness iPhone Bike Case, with some of the mapping apps.

[xchopp]

@xchopp ...or the Edge 800 (reviewed here) I suppose! Still expensive tho' -- I'd rather get some new wheels!

[xchopp]

@dcrainmakerblog Thanks. It's quite hard to figure out what features are on each of the models (Edge 500 doesn't have voice turn-by-turn). I realized that I already have a Nüvi 260W in my car -- I could mount on the top bar, or velcro onto my helmet so I can hear the t-b-t instructions over the traffic. 260W doesn't have route uploading but the 500 doesn't have nav; for that I'd need the Edge 705 at more than $550! It's a shame there isn't a less expensive cycle nav that does it all. iPhone?

[dcrainmakerblog]

@xchopp If you don't need the map/navigation - just go with the Edge 500 instead, cheaper, and without the map/navigation. If you want the clarity of this display though, then that's a reason to select it over the Edge 500.

[xchopp]

@xchopp I guess this is intended for performance/training, not for navigation -- in this case, also no need for the map display? How useful is it, really, when you are moving?