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« Reply #885 on: Friday, November 29, 2013, 19:57:25 » |
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Oh goodie! Im going to learn some more stuff about bike mechanics! (But im still stuck on justifying the expense of a garmin 500 rather than a cheap bryton - £160 v £50)
Garmin all the way. If you get one you won't be disappointed. You can even load routes onto it and race against a virtual partner. Handy if you've got no friends  |
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« Reply #886 on: Friday, November 29, 2013, 19:59:34 » |
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Is that a compact? If so I'd be interested in your experience of the 105 chainset. Mine is dead silent in the small ring, but slightly noisy in the big ring. No amount of lubing or adjusting of limit screws seems to silence it.
Slightly noisy - I dream of that, actually mine isn't too bad but I fear ballsing it up so don't adjust. BTW and completely off topic if anyone is interested in slightly different team kit Madison Genesis are selling last years design off cheap at the moment. |
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« Reply #887 on: Friday, November 29, 2013, 20:00:19 » |
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Garmin all the way. If you get one you won't be disappointed. You can even load routes onto it and race against a virtual partner. Handy if you've got no friends Would I be saying that the cheap Bryton wont act as a sat nav route follower thing? |
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« Reply #888 on: Friday, November 29, 2013, 20:10:59 » |
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Would I be saying that the cheap Bryton wont act as a sat nav route follower thing?
That I dont know. |
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« Reply #889 on: Friday, November 29, 2013, 20:30:13 » |
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That I dont know.
Cheers - I realise my post was the worst English ever! I meant to say that for 40 odd quid I assume I cannot plot a route to follow! |
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« Reply #890 on: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 00:19:14 » |
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Cheers - I realise my post was the worst English ever! I meant to say that for 40 odd quid I assume I cannot plot a route to follow!
I've not looked into the Bryton specs but having used Garmin for both running and cycling I have very high opinions of them. The Brytons get good reviews but as with most things in cycling you do get what you pay for. |
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« Reply #892 on: Monday, December 2, 2013, 12:31:55 » |
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I'm going to get the Bryton Rider 20E from Rutland. Can't justify the extra for the Garmin (which is what I really want). At £44.99 its a bargin. Just need to pick up a cheap Cadence sensor and a HRM and I'm sorted - I suspect waiting on Fleabay in the next few weeks will be the best bet, unless there are any TEF'ers that have any kit knocking around that they want to offload?
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« Reply #893 on: Monday, December 2, 2013, 12:50:26 » |
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 I'm going to get the Bryton Rider 20E from Rutland. Can't justify the extra for the Garmin (which is what I really want). At £44.99 its a bargin. Just need to pick up a cheap Cadence sensor and a HRM and I'm sorted - I suspect waiting on Fleabay in the next few weeks will be the best bet, unless there are any TEF'ers that have any kit knocking around that they want to offload?
Make sure the cadence sensor and HRM is compatible.
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« Reply #894 on: Monday, December 2, 2013, 13:04:15 » |
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Make sure the cadence sensor and HRM is compatible. Sorry Bewster. I know you said go for Garmin 500, but wifey over-ruled you!! I've read a number of places that the Garmin HRMs work with it, but I've not found which cadence sensors do yet. |
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« Reply #895 on: Monday, December 2, 2013, 13:07:42 » |
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Sorry Bewster. I know you said go for Garmin 500, but wifey over-ruled you!! I've read a number of places that the Garmin HRMs work with it, but I've not found which cadence sensors do yet.
They need to be ANT+ compatible. The combined speed/cadence sensor for Bryton is about £45 |
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« Reply #897 on: Monday, December 2, 2013, 13:59:27 » |
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Ignore the wife - this is important stuff. G.A.R.M.I.N. |
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« Reply #898 on: Monday, December 2, 2013, 14:06:01 » |
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Ignore the wife - this is important stuff. G.A.R.M.I.N. D.I.V.O.R.C.E on the cards if I do! (And if I'm so tight I won't pay £150 + cadence + HRM for the Garmin then do you think I'm going to give her 1/2 my money in a divorce?) P.S. You could always buy me one for Xmas ? |
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« Reply #899 on: Monday, December 2, 2013, 14:31:43 » |
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D.I.V.O.R.C.E on the cards if I do! (And if I'm so tight I won't pay £150 + cadence + HRM for the Garmin then do you think I'm going to give her 1/2 my money in a divorce?)
P.S. You could always buy me one for Xmas ?
Agreed it is expensive kit - I am lucky I won mine (or rather I won something which I sold). I have my own bike habit to fund so unable to donate to such a just cause. A spoke went ping yesterday so have to have that fixed. However, thanks to Ajose and the 1-3 Orient defeat I managed to acquire the funds to purchase a C02 pump last week. Couldn't you just ask for it for Xmas ? |
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