kelownagirl, It wasn't until I saw someone else's that I realized that you could change the number of windows on the front! Hah! I instantly filled it with time, speed, distance, time of day (can't see my watch when riding), calories, cadence, elevation, and total ascent. DATA DATA DATA!

I've hit 212 max heart rate... but that was climbing 14% grade right when I started biking and soon after I quit smoking... not totally out of whack, I guess. Or I magically became 8 years old. Or am actually dead right now.

Oh! And I forgot a magic power backup plan: http://www.solio.com

This is a solar-or-wall charged portable battery pod that connects with just about every small electronic device out there. I used it on my Garmin this morning (stupid, after I just mentioned how easy it is to drain, too!), and it worked great!

I hate to sound like a convert, but the Garmin really changed how I approach biking. I now seek out the biggest hills just to get the numbers.

-- gnat!