I decided to download the exe installer for windows and use the garmin basecamp / mapinstall for installing the maps into the garmin...
It worked perfectly.
New Garmin! weee! yupi!
First impressions: It's way smaller than my old 810, faster, and i think the screen is quicker.
Seems much better. (my 810 wasn't working good, so I returned it. I bought it from Amazon when I lived in Spain, and they've given me back my money, so I got the 820 for free + extra money)
- Am I a pro / going to race? No.
- What do I want this super-gps for? I don't know the place, I have a terrible sense of direction. I like to save all my statistics and data for wasting my time while I'm not riding.
Do you think it is interesting to have the speed and cadence sensors?
I used to race XC, then DH, 4x, dirt jump, I broke all my bones and spleen, and now I do some amateur enduro racing and mostly just go to ride ... I've been riding on the road consistently for less than two years), so currently my cadence is super precise: "windmill" when sitting or "spanish-inquisition's-rack" when standing.
Is it worthy the speed sensor?
Thanks!
Garmin Edge 820 ?
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Re: Garmin Edge 820 ?
Postby biker jk » Thu Dec 01, 2016 3:12 pm
I've had an Elemnt for around six weeks now and I'm very happy with it. The screen is very easy to view in sunlight thanks to the high contrast. Turn-by-turn navigation is excellent. The mobile phone app is excellent and allows effortless changing of data screens.TrevC wrote:I'm really liking the look of the 820, but it feels like Wahoo is shaking things up a bit more with a nicer user interface (purely IMO) than what Garmin typically does. The Garmin unit feels like a slight evolution of the same old thing.
Any of you guys tried the Elemnt in person? Display seems easier to read in sunlight too.
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