But I don’t want to beeline to my destination: I want to get back on the course I’d planned. If I get way off course, my Edge will be happy to calculate a new route to my destination. Third, I want better return-to-course mapping. When I’m somewhere new, however, bombing down a long hill and building momentum for the next climb, I don’t need my navigator telling me to slow down at the bottom, turn off, make a u-turn, turn back on, and trudge up that next hill with zero momentum on my side. That’s not a problem when I’m in familiar territory. My Edge always tells me to turn left at that intersection, then make a u-turn, then make another left to continue on the road I’d been on in the first place. For example, there’s a stretch of road near my home with a T intersection extending to the left. All too often, when riding quickly or navigating traffic, I’ll blow right by a turn. When I’m approaching an intersection at which I’m supposed to turn, I want a loud beep, a bright flashing light, something to get my attention. When I glance down, I want to see the next couple of miles in my map, the next turn, and preferably the name of the next street: every time. When I’m riding, my head is up: I’m looking for traffic, for dogs, for potholes, for photo opportunities. Which brings me to my problems with the Edge 830.įirst, I can’t prevent it from showing me at least one data screen. I just want to ride my bike and explore new places. I don’t need to know my cadence or speed at any given moment. Sufferlandria, a daunting climb up a steep mountain, won’t be timed. I care about exploring, and about catching my next great photo. However, that killed the camera microstabilizers on two phones - so I bought a Garmin 830 because I’ve been using Garmin products for decades. I was happy back when I built routes in Strava, mounted my phone to my stem, and followed the directions. I enjoy long, rambling outdoor rides with lots of stops for photos.
… but I don’t know whether switching to a Bolt or one of the lesser known computers will help.
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