GPS For Bikes? Good Value Ones Please

[Velocivixen]

Those are some great ideas. Unfortunately we use Sprint as our cellular phone carrier and are waiting for them to offer iPhones. So currently my phone is not a "smart phone".

I saw that bikeradar has a new review on the Edge 200. I looked at the 305 also. Thanks a lot. I think between my Cateye Strada (distance, average/max speed, time) and my Polar FT40 HRM, I really just need something to plot my routes (the routes I have traveled to upload when I get home AND to give me route directions when I'm out riding). In reality, if I'm riding a new route I typically map it on google maps, print it out and stick it in my pocket and stop periodically to see where I turn, etc. I think the one I would really want would be the Edge 800 and I can't afford that now.

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Garmin's new Edge 200 is going to sell for $150 brand new. If all you want is a GPS based computer, but will also upload to Training Center and Garmin Connect. That way you can still see your ride on a map in your PC.

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=90675

Sure does offer a lot fewer features than the Forerunner 305, but for $10 more. The screen set-up isn't even customizable. I don't think I'd even look at that for more than $100.

[TsPoet]

Sure does offer a lot fewer features than the Forerunner 305, but for $10 more. The screen set-up isn't even customizable. I don't think I'd even look at that for more than $100.

It'll be on sale soon for a lower price, I hope.
I'm thinking of for my mom, who can't get the magnets on her wheels to work , so she wants a GPS.

bump for this thread - other suggestions on what to get a woman who can't use a bike computer because she can't keep the magnets lined up? simple simple simple. She won't wear a HR strap, and doesn't know what cadence is.
(she actually puts a lot of miles on her recumbent trike and really enjoys it, she just is a completely hopeless with anything remotely technological)

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It'll be on sale soon for a lower price, I hope.
I'm thinking of for my mom, who can't get the magnets on her wheels to work , so she wants a GPS.

bump for this thread - other suggestions on what to get a woman who can't use a bike computer because she can't keep the magnets lined up? simple simple simple. She won't wear a HR strap, and doesn't know what cadence is.
(she actually puts a lot of miles on her recumbent trike and really enjoys it, she just is a completely hopeless with anything remotely technological)

The Forerunner 205 is cheaper than the 305. Only difference is that it lacks the wireless capabilities to use HRM or cadence-sensor. Sounds perfect for her needs.

[ny biker]

What does she want the GPS for? If it's to tell her when to turn, I don't know if anything other than the Edge 800 would help. The others just have the breadcrumbs, right?

[TsPoet]

The Forerunner 205 is cheaper than the 305. Only difference is that it lacks the wireless capabilities to use HRM or cadence-sensor. Sounds perfect for her needs.

That looks great, too, and she could use it for all of the walking she does, too.

What does she want the GPS for? If it's to tell her when to turn, I don't know if anything other than the Edge 800 would help. The others just have the breadcrumbs, right?

The 500, which I have, actually does a nice job of breadcrumbs. I think that mapping is probably beyond her technological abilities!

I think I'll give her a choice of the Forerunner with a bike mount, or the edge 200.
thanks