thank you for this - went into halfords they price matched it and I used my bc membership for an additional 10% off so came to £152
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morrig
13 May 16#1
Should get heat at this price.Think there's £6.99 delivery?
CardboardCutout to morrig
13 May 16#3
Yea £6.99 delivery has been missed out on the OPs title
a42ant
13 May 16#2
Agreed. Quality bit of kit. Heat from me :smile:
Coney
13 May 16#4
Great price, it's a cracking bit of kit.
No HRM, cadence and speed sensors with this though, so if it's a first unit, those buying may want to check out the price of those 3 bits seperately, against the complete package price. Don't think you even get the out front mount with this.
mattrixdesign2 to Coney
13 May 16#5
Includes: Edge 520, mounts (standard and extended out-front), USB cable, tether and manuals.
mattrixdesign2 to Coney
13 May 16#6
Includes: Edge 520, mounts (standard and extended out-front), USB cable, tether and manuals.
Cycling_chum
13 May 163#7
thank you for this - went into halfords they price matched it and I used my bc membership for an additional 10% off so came to £152
sparklehedgehog to Cycling_chum
13 May 16#8
Now that's the way to do it!!!
Roph
14 May 16#9
£170 for such a simple device from a now irrelevant company that (rightfully so) went nearly out of business ripping consumers off with overpriced GPS tat, lol. Cold.
Just because you don't like the company, does not mean this is a bad deal?!
I also think this is vastly overpriced for what it is. But some people like the simplicity of this kind of unit.
Personally I use a cheap motorola smartphone for bike navigation. Battery lasts over 4 hours. For constant speed, cadence and hrm readouts I use a gps watch. That setup with sensors, handlebar mounts etc cost me around £120. So not cheap either, although every single item has been a very good deal in itself.
I can understand how people may want to save themselves the hassle of carrying more than one device. For me, who only use navigation features occasionally, a fully fledged bike sat nav would be overkill.
benjai to Roph
14 May 162#12
What are you babbling on about? Which of the top hits in your google link have GPS?
GussieG to Roph
14 May 16#13
And just watch that phone battery drain in front of your eyes ....
cut_la_roc to Roph
14 May 161#14
Is your phone waterproof? compact enough to fit on your bars? tough enough to drop without breaking? does it have glonas in addition to GPS? Live strava segments? Can it pair with ANT+ devices? can you easily switch it between bikes using a secure mount?
Are you a troll? :smile:
paul_s_short
14 May 16#10
Great price, I paid £180 for this yesterday from Chain Reaction with British Cycling discount.
Johnmcl7
14 May 16#15
My Edge 520 did come up an outfront mount so I assume they all do.
I bought mine to change from an Edge 800 to get the bluetooth and radar features and haven't regretted it, the physical buttons work consistently in all conditions and the screen is a good balance between size and the amount of useful information you can get on it. The Livetrack feature works well (it mails someone when you start a ride and gives them your current live route) and although it's probably not much interest to a lot of people, I find the optional radar system very handy.
The mapping is useless, the screen is small and low resolution anyway plus the detail on the maps is too low to be much use at all. If mapping is important then I'd consider an Android smartphone solution or similar where you can get a nice screen and decent maps for not much money. However I don't like that approach for general use personally, the Android devices are generally huge compared to a neat little unit like the 520, their batterylife isn't very good and capacitive screens generally don't work well with gloves in the rain nor fare well in impacts.
John
morsel99
14 May 16#16
Just tried to price match with Evans, seems they don't price match against Canyon, I'm guessing as they are a manufacturer and not a retailer?
halfords price match it and if you are a bc member they will also honour the additional 10% off making it £152. picking up mine Monday. Oh and register you card for in store cashbook with quick and get another £9 back making it £143. Boom!
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No HRM, cadence and speed sensors with this though, so if it's a first unit, those buying may want to check out the price of those 3 bits seperately, against the complete package price. Don't think you even get the out front mount with this.
https://www.google.com/?q=android+cycling+computer
I also think this is vastly overpriced for what it is. But some people like the simplicity of this kind of unit.
Personally I use a cheap motorola smartphone for bike navigation. Battery lasts over 4 hours. For constant speed, cadence and hrm readouts I use a gps watch. That setup with sensors, handlebar mounts etc cost me around £120. So not cheap either, although every single item has been a very good deal in itself.
I can understand how people may want to save themselves the hassle of carrying more than one device. For me, who only use navigation features occasionally, a fully fledged bike sat nav would be overkill.
Are you a troll? :smile:
I bought mine to change from an Edge 800 to get the bluetooth and radar features and haven't regretted it, the physical buttons work consistently in all conditions and the screen is a good balance between size and the amount of useful information you can get on it. The Livetrack feature works well (it mails someone when you start a ride and gives them your current live route) and although it's probably not much interest to a lot of people, I find the optional radar system very handy.
The mapping is useless, the screen is small and low resolution anyway plus the detail on the maps is too low to be much use at all. If mapping is important then I'd consider an Android smartphone solution or similar where you can get a nice screen and decent maps for not much money. However I don't like that approach for general use personally, the Android devices are generally huge compared to a neat little unit like the 520, their batterylife isn't very good and capacitive screens generally don't work well with gloves in the rain nor fare well in impacts.
John