Garmin Edge 305 Waterproof Cycling GPS With Heart Rate Monitor by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin Edge 305 Waterproof Cycling GPS With Heart Rate Monitor
Digital camera Review: Bike Computer
Summary: 5 Stars
Great Bike Computer, no wires. GPS very sensitive, can pick up signal indoors. Easy to use. Easy to upload rides onto internet for further review. Elevation seems to be very accurate.Digital camera Review: Dead On Arrival
Summary: 1 Stars
The unit arrived and my first thought was "this has been repacked". Usually, electronics have a protective plastic cover over the LCD, this one didn't.
Then I charged it up and it indicated that it was charging. The next morning, it indicated that it was completely charged. I unplugged it from the charger, tried to turn it on and nothing happened. I've tried the published method for resetting it...still nothing. It's literally a paperweight.
I had timed the arrival with a big mountain bike trip this weekend. I'm very disappointed
I'm going to contact Garmin and Amazon tomorrow to see what to do. I'm fairly certain that a working unit will be great (according to my friends who own them) and a 1 star rating may seem unfair, but they need to take lump for this quality control issue.
Digital camera Review: Excellent GPS and HR tracker
Summary: 5 Stars
After trying a GPS device from another well known company, I gave up and bought the Garmin Edge 305HR. I checked the device's elevation indicator against a topo map and found it to be quite accurate. Another nice thing is that the 305HR syncs up with satellites quite rapidly where the other device took up to 15 to 20 minutes longer to sync and in some cases, not at all.
Finally, the device can be mounted on the handle bar stem so that you can reference it at all times.
Digital camera Review: Excellent tool for training
Summary: 4 Stars
The Edge 305HR is an excellent tool for Mountain Bike training. There are no wires to get caught on things and nothing to install on the fork or wheel. Only negative was my heart rate monitor was shipped with a dead battery.Digital camera Review: Flexible bike training tool
Summary: 4 Stars
Very flexible data display.
Computer-side software (PC & Mac) could use some work. Ships with PC only software, but slightly less functional Mac software can be downloaded.
Almost everything worked great on my ride up 10,000 foot Haleakala on Maui (really), but the "percent grade" number fluctuates too much when you're going up hill at low speed (like when your at 9,000 feet and feeling the altitude).
Battery life adequate but not great.