Garmin Edge 305 Bicycle GPS Navigator with Heart Rate Monitor and Speed/Cadence Sensor
Posted on December 01st, 2009 in Uncategorized
- High-sensitivity GPS receiver
- Heart rate monitor and speed/cadence sensor
- Automatically records up to 1000 laps. Download to your PC
- Look up and navigate to stored locations
- Virtual Partner lets you “race” a virtual competitor, making training fun
Product Description
Rugged, lightweight Edge attaches easily to the stem or handlebars of your bike with the included bike mount. Just turn it on, acquire GPS satellites and go. Edge 305 automatically measures your speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude, climb and descent, and records this data for your review. For extra-precise climb and descent data, Edge 305 also incorporates a barometric altimeter to pinpoint changes in elevation
Garmin Edge 305 Bicycle GPS Navigator with Heart Rate Monitor and Speed/Cadence Sensor
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December 1st, 2009
These guys are not honest. Ordered another this item. Did not arrive. (For over a MONTH!) Several phone calls to full VM box. Did not reply to emails. Submitted claim to Amazon then, BikeSomeShere canceled my order so that I could not leave well deserved negative feedback. These guys cannot be trusted. Go to their storefront and see how many similar complaints. Buy this from someone else.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 1st, 2009
This product has the potential to be a great cycling computer. In reality I paid almost $400 for the functionality of a $30 computer. Part of this is because I use Mac, but in a press release in Jan 2006 Garmin said it would have a Mac version of it’s Training Center software. As of Jan 2007, I’m still waiting. Supposedly it’s finished and going to be released at MacWorld, but I’ll see it when I believe it.
As far as mounting, the unit itself is fairly straightforward, but unless it’s two inches from you face you’re going to have a hard time seeing the display. Typical of large companies, they assume every bike is a cookie-cutter diamond frame, so the cadence/speed sensor does not work on my recumbent. The heart rate monitor works 80% of the time.
Overall, I’d say save your money. Even with the Training Center software there’s no way to preload routes and the map function is so rudimentary it’s worthless. There are plenty of better, and cheaper, computers on the market.
Rating: 2 / 5
December 1st, 2009
I purchased the Garmin Edge 305 to go on my Burley Canto. Unfortunately, due to the requirements for aligning the GSC 10 Sensor with the pedal and spoke magnets, I can’t use it on my bike. According to the instructions, “Both magnets must be aligned with their respective indication line and be within 5mm of the GSC 10 for the Edge to receive data. ” This just isn’t possible with a LWB recumbent. I understand there is a way to take the sensor apart and rewire it so it works with recumbents, but I’m not comfortable doing that. Garmin really missed on this one. Fortunatly, Amazon is great about accepting returns. Am I disappointed??? Yep.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 1st, 2009
this thing rocks it helps me stay motivated to try to go farther and faster little expensive but well worth it for me
Rating: 5 / 5
December 1st, 2009
This unit is great. Bundled software could be better. . . . . Where is my odometer.
Rating: 4 / 5