Garmin Edge 1000
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby AUbicycles » Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:28 pm
I also picked up on the light sensor to adjust the brightness to better suit light conditions but don't know if that solves the Edge 810 "dull screen" mentioned in this thread.
I put up a news announcement, with most things mentioned here covered.
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby rjk » Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:24 am
Get a pebble smart watch it pairs with your phone and gives txt emails and call notifications. There are also a gazillion apps that work with it. Cycle apps as well. $160 from dick smith or $150 online if you are prepared to wait 6 weeksHAKS wrote:I like the SMS/Call notification bit. Many a times I have arrived home to the wife asking why I haven't answered her 10s of calls needing some help with something . Maybe I can convince her to pay for the upgrade since it will benefit her
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby RobGrinter » Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:48 am
The live track has been mentioned, plus it isn't news, it has been around since the introduction of the 510/810 over a year ago.AUbicycles wrote:A feature not yet mentioned I believe is LiveTrack. It allows friends/family to tracking your performance in realtime which you are training or racing. That is all I know - and assume that it means pairing with the smart-phone to deliver data.
Plus as others have hinted, the uptake on this feature has been poor. It seemed like it was a nice to have feature but rather than the user seeing it as a safety feature or a "my loved one cares and wants to follow me", it became more of a impost. Riders got on their bikes to get a moment away from the pressure of home life work etc and didn't see a need in family tracing their every movement.
Add in the mix that as mentioned by others, that tracking can already be done using other phone apps etc. End result is that we see a very small single digit percentage of people using this on the 510/810.
What could potentially be a nice feature of the Edge 1000 is that you have a group of friends all riding together and they get separated for whatever reason, (be it due to racing or traffic lights etc), if everyone has a Edge 1000 and live tracking turned on then they will be able to see exactly where each other are. Great for a race within a race, or group camaraderie etc.
Down side is that everyone (2 or more) need to have an Edge 510/810/1000 AND be on the Live Tracking. Add in again that someone will almost certainly say you can do that already with XYZ app on your phone, hence I think this feature therefore will still fall into the "nice to have" catagory, but reality is, probably wont be used greatly.
Original Post has a link, however AU price is $699 for naked unit, $799 for bundle. Early adopters get a Free Remote.AUbicycles wrote:It would be interesting to know the Aussie price. In the US it is $599 or $699 with the HRM3 and cadence / speed sensor.
This improved brightness and larger screen real estate of the Edge 1000 is its first most powerful selling point, as discussed a couple of posts back. So YES, it solves the Edge 800/810 "dull screen".AUbicycles wrote: I also picked up on the light sensor to adjust the brightness to better suit light conditions but don't know if that solves the Edge 810 "dull screen" mentioned in this thread.
The Edge 810 was like a +version (GoPro hero 3 to GoPro Hero 3+, or iphone 5, iphone 5c). It was only ever a minor update. The Edge 1000 is more like a GoPro Hero 4 or iPhone 6.
A major update (like it or love it !)
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby brett.hooker » Sat May 17, 2014 9:49 am
Got to say that I am 50:50 on taking it back today. Sure is shiny and stuff but the software feels buggy and it is missing one feature that is a deal breaker for me... They have dropped the "bikes" feature - it's just not there... So I can't easily switch between my MTB and road bike. I particularly liked that feature as it made it easy to track total km travelled on each bike.
I am certainly disappointed.
I will give it a break, reset it, and try getting it to sync properly again (flaky Bluetooth).
I will also drop garmin a line to see if they intend to put the bikes feature back in. If not, I am likely to give it back.
It certainly is huge. It almost looks ridiculous out front. Curiously, the out front mount is still the same length as the one for the 510, even though the device is much taller. I ended up taking the k-edge mount off my MTB because it is 15mm taller than the garmin one. Without it, I could not fit the garmin out front and my phone on the stem.
It definitely boots up quicker an the touch screen is more responsive than my 510. All the training pages are basically the same; so that was easy to setup and use.
It recognized my existing sensors and power meter, so that part was fine.
Setting the time did my head in though... You just can't... Apparently you need to go outside and let the gps sync up... Bit of a mind twist when you are inside on a Friday night trying to set it up with you bike and laptop etc...
All up, right now, I would recommend people hold on to their money until real users work through the "early adopter" issues...
In the end, I rode with my 510 today instead of the 1000, so I think that pretty much speaks for itself...
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby brett.hooker » Sat May 17, 2014 9:52 am
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby brett.hooker » Sat May 24, 2014 11:26 pm
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby singlespeedscott » Mon May 26, 2014 8:18 pm
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby rearviewmirror » Wed May 28, 2014 7:54 am
Spot on.singlespeedscott wrote:Garmins determination to stay out of the social media side of things has me wondering whether STRAVA themselves should enter the sports GPS market?
Garmin is a hardware company and Strava is a software company. Garmin needs to play ball with standards more than Strava does. It's just a matter of time before Strava partners with a Taiwan GPS company which would out Garmin in an awkward position. Garmin's lack of innovation is really showing, they've had the market cornered for far too long. Perhaps Strava will stay hardware agnostic, there is a lot of money to be made in software alone, and now that they're selling our ride data (Strava Metro) perhaps they'll ignore the hardware game all together. I think Garmin might actually sell more units if they were natively Strava compatible. Garmin Connect failed to capture the market, they need to accept that.
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby nirismo » Wed May 28, 2014 8:37 am
Makes sense. If that were the case people would be like..."I want to use Strava"..."Get a garmin then".rearviewmirror wrote: I think Garmin might actually sell more units if they were natively Strava compatible. Garmin Connect failed to capture the market, they need to accept that.
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby rearviewmirror » Wed May 28, 2014 8:39 am
Absolutely! I want a Strava compatible device that is water resistant, has excellent battery life, and is NOT a smartphone.nirismo wrote:Makes sense. If that were the case people would be like..."I want to use Strava"..."Get a garmin then".rearviewmirror wrote: I think Garmin might actually sell more units if they were natively Strava compatible. Garmin Connect failed to capture the market, they need to accept that.
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby Dirty32 » Thu May 29, 2014 11:36 am
I saw one at a LBS in the city yesterday. Was priced at $799, and I assumed it was for the premium pack (HRM & Cadence), but I wasnt too sure (could only see the front of the box and didnt detail what was included). Thanks for confirming.RobGrinter wrote: Original Post has a link, however AU price is $699 for naked unit, $799 for bundle. Early adopters get a Free Remote.
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby Roub » Sun Jun 01, 2014 7:46 am
brett.hooker wrote:I picked mine up yesterday...
Got to say that I am 50:50 on taking it back today. Sure is shiny and stuff but the software feels buggy and it is missing one feature that is a deal breaker for me... They have dropped the "bikes" feature - it's just not there... So I can't easily switch between my MTB and road bike. I particularly liked that feature as it made it easy to track total km travelled on each bike.
I am certainly disappointed.
I will also drop garmin a line to see if they intend to put the bikes feature back in. If not, I am likely to give it back.
It certainly is huge. It almost looks ridiculous out front. Curiously, the out front mount is still the same length as the one for the 510, even though the device is much taller. I ended up taking the k-edge mount off my MTB because it is 15mm taller than the garmin one. Without it, I could not fit the garmin out front and my phone on the stem.
It definitely boots up quicker an the touch screen is more responsive than my 510. All the training pages are basically the same; so that was easy to setup and use.
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What? No multiple bikes feature?? That's ridiculous, the multiple bikes feature (and multiple activities) from the home page was Major winner for me upgrading to a 510 from the 500.
I have 4 bikes, all with different sensors etc and the selection at the start and choosing an activity to suit was a godsend.
Oh and I use Livetrack all the time, no issues, good to know my wife can see if I'm late and on my own in the bush
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby Le Mong » Sun Jun 01, 2014 11:24 am
Also anyone paying more than $650 for a bundle isn't looking hard enough, my LBS matched the price and had it over night shipped ready to pick up the next day
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby leximack » Sun Jun 01, 2014 6:37 pm
got a link for the bundle for $650??Le Mong wrote:
Also anyone paying more than $650 for a bundle isn't looking hard enough, my LBS matched the price and had it over night shipped ready to pick up the next day
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby Le Mong » Sun Jun 01, 2014 6:41 pm
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby leximack » Sun Jun 01, 2014 6:50 pm
cool, thanksLe Mong wrote:Sorry, 720$ now. I got mine 2 weeks ago.
http://www.pushys.com.au/garmin-edge-10 ... vQod5CMAOg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
my 6 year old edge 705 is on its last legs (struggling to turn on, half the buttons dont work) so i am trying to decide what to buy next when it evenually wont turn on at all.
Have been happy with the 705, 10 hrs per week use (avg) over 6 years is pretty good value IMO. Hope the next one i get lasts as long
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby cpical » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:51 pm
Not quite.toolonglegs wrote:Buy another 705 mate ... they are still the best
The satellite connection is way, way, way quicker on the 510, as is the start-up, and connection/download to computer.
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Re: Garmin Edge 1000
Postby DuncanS » Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:26 am
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Bluetooth Functionality: In my experience, this is basically useless. The connectivity constantly drops between my phone (iPhone 5S) and the unit. As a result, core Edge 1000 functionality such as text message alerts don’t work reliably. Neither does Live Tracking. Ultimately, one of the biggest reasons to buy the unit (call notifications & text message alerts) has been nullified.
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