QUOTE(minizian @ Sep 7 2012, 08:12 PM)
What the diff between garmin edge 500 in red/black and blue/gray other colour combo apart from the price. Is the premium heart rate strap worth getting on the red/black edge 500?
i think the color makes no difference.. there was a argyle version for garmin slipstream team which was special edition and costs a bit more... but same functions..
the basic 500 comes with only the speed sensor.. that costs a couple hundred bucks cheaper.. i think 700 over here in KL.. and there is a full pack or maybe the premium you are referring to.. which consists of the HR strap and cadence sensor.. and i think it creeps to 900 or 1.1k... it's worth it to buy full pack because the sensors sold separately actually costs more than the price diff of the basic and full pack...
dun try to save the money to regret it.. sensors at this level needs to have the full function or you don't buy them at all...which is why i said... think properly of your needs before you make a move to buy...
it's the balls to the walls type of trip computer at this level.. 800 is pretty much overkill with the color screen and topo map..
QUOTE(mrjgx @ Sep 7 2012, 08:33 PM)
Not sure about the colors though..I was once eying for the edge 500 too previously, but ended up with sigma. Garmin model line up is considered as a premium cyclocomputer for most of us..I think it's good if you will be utilizing the gps function to the most, or to phsycoanalyze your post ride data to death
To be honest, when I ride what matter the most in my computer is the heart rate functions..speedometer comes second, cadence in third place. To be honest...95% of the time I'll be looking only at my HR. well different rider will have different opinion..so I'm just stating my 2 cents worth of opinion.
actually.. my meters now don't serve much function.. i practically don't look at speed, cadence nor HR.. cos, roughly you can feel it already.. i use it more as a data logger to log my elevation and stuff..
Added on September 7, 2012, 8:52 pmQUOTE(mrjgx @ Sep 7 2012, 07:29 PM)
Oi..Merida not Miranda. Go ride one of the carbon models and see how you'd like it hehe. I bet u will.
no chance in hell bro.. i know i might like carbon for it's performance.. but i won't like when it when it crashes..
This post has been edited by butthead: Sep 7 2012, 08:52 PM