Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
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Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby ldrcycles » Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:07 pm
From my googling it appears both will do what i want, but are there any problems i should be aware of?
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby angelvalerie » Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:50 pm
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby gururug » Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:40 pm
I think i'd go the bryton.
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Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby Riggsbie » Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:55 pm
My friend just got the Bryton 50 and it will not upload directly to Strava.......my Garmin 705 does it straight away.......no fuss.....
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby nickdos » Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:53 pm
Uploading to Strava is a one-step process for Garmin but a 2-step process for Bryton (not a big deal). There are rumours of a brwoser plugin for Bryton which will rectify this.
FYI I have a Garmin 500, so don't have actual experience with either but I did research them both when trying decide what to get.
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby bjohnson » Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:38 pm
Mainly for the reasons that you stated.
I've been really happy with mine.
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby silentbutdeadly » Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:36 am
Ultimately the Garmin is not a significantly better tool but the user experience is....
The one difficulty I have had with the Garmin is its attitude to laps. I can see why Strava has become so popular with its KOM segments because this is a functionality that Garmin Connect just doesn't have - but GC is essential if one has regular training courses (because Strava is not very helpful in this respect)....so the upshot is that you need to use the same data on two different websites to get the most reward. Fortunately, the upload and update takes only seconds on either site.
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby clackers » Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:12 pm
It must, Nick!nickdos wrote: (Garmin has no ANT+).
I use two of their sensors with a Bryton.
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby DavidTomic » Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:25 pm
He means specifically in regards to the entry level Edge 200 (which is what the OP is talking about). The higher end Garmin models all support ANT+ devices.clackers wrote:It must, Nick!nickdos wrote: (Garmin has no ANT+).
I use two of their sensors with a Bryton.
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby clackers » Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:43 pm
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby PBF » Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:51 pm
What is ANT+? If i am after a speedo that can swing between both my bikes, is it best to look at one of these 2?
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby ozdavo » Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:26 am
It means you don't need sensors from a particular company, you can choose from all available ANT+ sensors.
You don't need sensors, they will use GPS data for speed & distance, but will be more accurate, particularly in the bush or CBDs with lots of high rises.
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby HLC » Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:03 pm
ended up getting a Garmin 200 cheap on here!!
Is great, no complaints!!
Considering I ride my track bike everywhere, I had no need for the cadence sensor - it's fixed, and I know the speed/cadence ratio for my gearing... and I don't need a HRM to tell me when I am in the pain box.
I have a few mates with Garmin 500's... One uses HRM, Cadence Sensor etc, and the other doesn't. Having the ambient temp feature is a nice touch though - but again, I know when it's effin hot/cold lol!
Garmin 200 is great value for money. Highly recommended.
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby PBF » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:54 pm
Not sure if i got it for really cheap or if the other shop was just really expensive.
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby KonaCommuter » Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:19 pm
Here's my experience with the Bryton 20
Bryton say's that they're compatible with Macs but it's "kinda" compatible. Whenever you connect the device an error message comes up that you have to drag off to the side because if you choose any of the options you run the risk of the Mac refusing to talk to the GPS. Then there is the mandatory software. Again, kinda compatible as it frequently crashes.
The USB cable is annoyingly short.
The connection between the GPS and the computer is unique and I've had to have mine replaced as it wouldn't clip in properly.
The connections from the HRM to the HRM strap broke today. I don't know if it's good or not but mine lasted 7 months.
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby Hammo » Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:14 am
Anyone know which is more accurate?
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby clackers » Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:03 pm
Just a USB cable, isn't it, KonaCommuter?KonaCommuter wrote:
The connection between the GPS and the computer is unique.
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby ozdavo » Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:08 pm
Both will be fairly inaccurate as neither have a Barometric altimeter and only rely on GPS for elevation. That said, Garmin Connect has a elevation correction function I believe, that should give a more accurate reflection of elevation.Hammo wrote:I recently purchased a Garmin 200 and so far have been very happy with it! Question for anyone who might know. When I do a climb with a mate (he uses the iphone strava app) His always seems to record more meters climbed. For example we did Mt Cootha this morning the Garmin on Strava says I did 288m and my mates iphone recorded it as 355m.
Anyone know which is more accurate?
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby Hammo » Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:13 pm
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby darkelf921 » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:07 pm
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby clackers » Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:41 pm
Oh, I see what you mean. Never seen anything like it! The other models are just standard micro USB.KonaCommuter wrote:
The connection between the GPS and the computer is unique and I've had to have mine replaced as it wouldn't clip in properly.
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby roamsite » Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:24 pm
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Re: Garmin 200 or Bryton 20?
Postby ldrcycles » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:56 am
So far i'm happy with it, the only issues i've had have been with the Bryton website, i've found it very annoying to use. As an example, although it has a button for uploading to strava, in my case it just won't work, so i have to save the file to my computer as a GPX and then manually upload it to Strava. First world problem yes but it's little things that make the difference between a satisfactory product and a good one.
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