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[alistair1234]

I've got a Garmin Edge Explore 820 which I've had for a few years, but I'm not a big fan. It seems slow to do things sometimes and freezes occasionally even on the most recent firmware when going from power save mode to displaying the screen again.

What should i buy to replace it? The Garmin model numbers really confuse me.

Is the 530 an upgrade? As far as i can tell it doesn't have touch screen, but that's not necessarily a bad thing as mine is really slow.

The 830 is £100 more but seems to only have touch screen as an extra.

Or should I switch I switch to Wahoo? There's only two choices, they both seem to have nav but the cheaper one is black and white only.

Is that it?

[alistair1234]

Blatter said:

+1 for the Garmin 530.

I have a road bike and previously had a Garmin 520. It's been a quantum leap to the 530. Backgrounds on the maps and the ability to be able to get you back to the route, without having to back to EXACTLY the spot where you went off route.

The battery life is pretty good as well. I've completed several 100 mile rides and there's been plenty of battery left.

That’s been the biggest frustration for me, constantly having messages popping up to go back to where i left the route when I’m already back on it is so annoying

[alistair1234]

smn159 said:

I changed out my Elemnt Bolt for a 530 recently and am very happy with the decision. the 530 feels like a significant upgrade in terms of the mapping, integration with Strava segments - and the Climb Pro feature is excellent.

The only downside so far is that there appears to be a long standing issue whereby updating the 530 software with a Mac causes odd things to happen - luckily I have a Windows laptop as well.

Edited by smn159 on Friday 19th June 16:04

Oh ffs, Mac only here