Hi Reed. I 2nd all of Reed's observations about the Element. On Friday, June 9, 2017 at 11:17:48 AM UTC-7, Reed Kennedy wrote: > > The only thing I really like using a bike computer for is finding and > following new routes without stopping to check the way. > > The Wahoo Elemnt is really, really great for that. It syncs with > RideWithGPS and other sites via either your phone or wifi and displays a > map on a nice black and white screen that is easy to read even in direct > sunlight. > > I could use my iPhone for this, but the Elemnt is easier to read and I > don't have to worry about running out of battery on my phone, which always > causes me some anxiety. > > The Elemnt also does a great job with speed, Strava, and sensor stuff > (power, heart rate, cadence, etc) but it turns out I don't care a whole lot > about most of that stuff most of the time. I bring it with me when I want > directions and leave it home the rest of the time. I find it far, far nicer > to interact with than the Garmin I had before, which always felt like work. > > Oh, and the Element does track the temperature, which is kind of nice. I > felt like I wasn't riding so well the other week, and it turned out it was > over 100 degrees! > > > Reed > > On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 10:55 AM, Broccoli Cog <tba...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> What do you use for a bike computer if anything at all? In my past >> cycling life I wouldn't think about leaving the house without my Garmin and >> a HRM. These days more often than not I simply don't bother with the >> Garmin. I must say it's pretty liberating. I've contemplated going back to >> a plain old bike computer that is simple to use and just keeps track of >> time and distance. Since I no longer have a desire to upload my rides >> online I wonder if a simple computer is best or maybe I don't even need one >> at all? Curious to know what other list members are doing. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >
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