Opportunities:
Expand 1. Smartphone:
Meanwhile, there is the possibility sensors for Hertz and Kick frequency to buy for your smartphone, and a holder and battery packs can also buy, but I was all very "cobbled together" and the whole would also cost about 200. And I still have no solution for an active route guidance.
2. A GPS cycling computer as a complete bundle
As a bundle I have the Falk PANTERA 32 + and even the Garmin Edge 810 (Bundele Premium HF + GSC10 + CN Europe). Since the Falk PANTERA is 32 + the first generation, and I got no information whether and how the Falk PANTERA support 32 OSM maps, I decided for the market leader Garmin.
Hardware:
The EDGE 810 is the size as the EDGE 800 highly compact and lightweight (98g) this feels quite high-quality workmanship at.
The pressure point of Einschaltknopfes is quite heavy, thus but the device is not accidentally turned on or off.
At the bottom there is a microUSB port and a slot for MicroSD card both of which are provided with a rubber seal so the EDGE 810 is also IPX7 (protection against temporary immersion) Water resistant.
In turn you quickly realize that that the display only has a low resolution of 160 x 240 pixels, but actually interferes only in the preparation of maps. One reason for the low resolution will certainly be of that high-resolution screens require more battery power.
As with modern smartphones, you come here not readily on the battery to the exchange may have to send in the EDGE 810, but hopefully not as fast necessary.
Software:
In the era of smart phones, we are accustomed to intuitive operation of touch screen displays. Unfortunately not so in Garmin. When the EDGE 810 only turns and presses going, you will not notice any problems. However, once you want to customize the unit a bit, you experience the first hurdles.
- Scroll down the options, can see only half of the last option often.
- Often to Choose an option accidentally, rather than continue to scroll down.
- When you set up different profiles is not clear which "screens" when and how are active.
Even while driving you have to always wait again to find out, for example, how to end the navigation without also equal to stop the exercise and the need to save.
Garmin Connect app:
With the Garmin Connect App you have the possibility the EDGE 810 to couple with the smartphone, so you can get as weather information for that route in the EDGE 810 or a live track (drive is in real-time to other online visible) start.
I myself use it especially to my activities after your workout to Garmin Connect online platform to upload and order me to look at the training date on the smartphone. Unfortunately, the app not be comprehensive ago, which you can see on Garmin Connect platform, for example, only the tot. Average speed (ie with life) appears, but not the driven average.
You can have a look at the statistics of speed, altitude, heart rate and cadence on the app. Unfortunately, every statistic is individually by themselves, you can not put the statistics on each other, such as in the Runtastic app, thus it is difficult to recognize how fast you drove for example the mountain or pulse which had been on the mountain.
The distance covered can have a look on the map, but here lack information as kilometer sections on the route or coloring the route depending on the speed.
Garmin Connect online platform:
The Garmin Connect online platform is the focal point for the activities to manage, from here also new routes can be planned or training plans are created, also can be the activities of other users view (if it has released it) and this possibly descendants ,
Overall, the platform offers many more great options.
OSM maps:
The great thing about the Garmin is that OSM maps can be used, so you can for navigating good maps to invite world to the device. Unfortunately, it is also here so that one has to grapple a bit with this topic, but once the maps on the memory card are also works great with the routing OSM maps.
Conclusion:
The Garmin Edge 810 provides almost every conceivable way to provide information for the training to be able to also have the option to use OSM maps, is a huge advantage of Garmin.
Since both the software on the Garmin Edge 810 and the Garmin Connect platform act immature, is the whole not really intuitive.
Anyone who takes enough time to get to grips with the device and the platform, which has thus found a great workout companion.
Garmin but can still abschauen much of an example Runtastic app when the Garmin should get attacked again, I can recommend it for everyone.
