Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
Whenever you get the first batch of anything; car, phone, watch, or bike computer, there’s always a bit of risk that it might not be quite “done”. Which was certainly the case for me with my Garmin EDGE 530, where the buttons were really hard to use. It finally got to the point where it was taking 5-6 HARD presses to get the back button to do anything, so I figured it…
I absolutely love my Garmin Varia radar tail lamp. While nice-to-have, it adds an element of safety that I don’t want to do without. Just like a rear-view mirror in the car, knowing what is behind you is incredibility helpful in all sorts of scenarios. With that out of the way, looks like BikeTiresDirect.com is selling it for $130, which is the lowest price I’ve seen for new, and just above what…
The battery life on my Garmin Varia RTL 510 has never been great. Recently it’s gotten much worse, so I decided it was worth doing a warranty exchange with Garmin to find out it the problem was my unit or something broader.…
I’m a sucker for smart devices, whether at home, or on the bike. This smart headlamp uses ANT+ with a bike computer that supports it (cough, only Garmin currently) to set the brightness and mode based on speed and available light. Brilliant!!! Not the cheapest 800 lumen headlight, but after factoring the GoPro mountable nature of the light, the price makes more sense.…
The Garmin EDGE 530 is one of their newest cycling computers. Promising advanced metrics, battery life improvements and a more responsive user experience it should be a nice upgrade from the aging EDGE 520/520+.…
The Edge 830 costs $100 more than the 530, but there isn’t much daylight between the two otherwise. Although, according to Garmin the 830 is smaller and lighter than the 530. Both are packed with features, and address two of my complaints with my 520 Plus: Wi-Fi frees you from the mobile for syncing and support for BTLE sensors. Today Garmin announced three new products, the Edge 530 (this review), the Edge 830…
The Garmin Varia RTL510 Bicycle Radar & Light is a bit of bicycling magic. Yes, at $200 SRP (~$170 street), it is expensive, but the value it provides both as a smart light, and most importantly, a rear facing radar device far outweighs the cost and not awesome battery performance. I have no complaints with the packaging. But it is criminal that for a $200 device, Garmin only provides one, flimsy mount.…