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Take your ride to the next level with the Edge 205, Garmin's GPS-enabled personal trainer and cycle computer. Perfect for touring and the trails, the lightweight Edge is the ultimate fitness partner. With the easy-to-use Edge 205 on your bike, you always know where you're going and how far you've gone. For advanced cyclists, the Edge 305 is available with
either a heart rate monitor or a wireless speed/pedaling cadence sensor to help you achieve your personal best.
The Edge 205 measures speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude, plus much more. 205 features include:
* Easy-to-install - no calibration required. Just snap it in the included bike mount and go
* High-sensitivity GPS receiver knows your position even in tree cover and canyons, making it extremely reliable for navigation
* Customizable cycle computer shows up to eight different data fields for continuous feedback
* Virtual Partner lets you "race" a virtual competitor, making training fun
* Courses lets you "race" against a recorded course to try to match previously set speeds at every point along the way
* Auto Pause pauses the training timer when you slow down below a specified speed and resumes when you speed up again so you can focus on your ride
* Auto Lap automatically triggers a lap every time you pass a specified location or travel a preset distance
* Garmin Training Center software gives you the ability to create workouts, manage and download courses, and create a detailed post-ride analysis that charts your performance
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| Pros | I like all the info it can give you. easy to use and set up. | | Cons | takes a little while to sync with satelites. | | Verdict | I bought this used for $70 and it was well worth it. much more info than a bike computer, much better to ttrack data for training, mapping trails, exporing, etc. | | Recommended for: Anyone |
| Pros | I agree with Trek7k......Compact size, easy to configure and use, great reception even in dense tree cover, good software included, rechargeable batteries, rugged. | | Cons | Does not have the extras that is available with the Garmin 305, but besides that, none at all. | | Verdict | Great all around GPS unit for bicycling or MTB'ing. | | Recommended for: Anyone |
    reviewed by Rebus on October 29, 2007
| Pros | Easy to use, altimeter, accuracy, coolness factor | | Cons | The altimeter is kind of sketchy in the forest, no elevation profile (available in 305) | | Verdict | What a great little toy! I love this thing. It works as advertised and gives data geeks a bunch of new stats to play with. There is no on-the-fly elevation profile, but you can get that afterwards by uploading to GPS software. Also, the navigation map hasn't really done anything for me yet, but I'm still learning. I love the gobs of info you can put on the two screens though. The Google maps that you can generate from MotionBased.com come in handy too. I haven't used a few of the features on the unit, like loading maps or Virtual Partner, but I plan on trying those out real soon. It's a great inexpensive (relatively) bike computer. | | Recommended for: Recreational riders |
    reviewed by mtwmbw on April 20, 2007
| Pros | If you like to look at numbers, this is for you. I don't train for specific events, but if I did this might be indispensable. But I love to come home and look at my data. With a Motionbased.com account (free or premium) you can really look at data. Also can export to Google Earth (very cool) | | Cons | Have had some issues with having to update software to get it to work right. You have to update software on the unit itself and on your computer. A little bit of a pain to use on a Mac, but you can do it. | | Verdict | Overall good. If you like gadgets, this is a good one. | | Recommended for: Anyone |
    reviewed by Gtman12 on April 12, 2007
| Pros | I love the elevation chart. I always knew how much each climb was, but I never knew how much up and down I did. Saving previous rides and then racing against them later is an awesome feature, | | Cons | So far so good. | | Recommended for: People with too much money |
    reviewed by trek7k on March 12, 2007
| Pros | Compact size, easy to configure and use, great reception even in dense tree cover, good software included, rechargeable batteries, rugged. | | Cons | No elevation profile view, cumbersome waypoint addition proces, no GPX export option | | Verdict | This is the fourth GPS unit I've tested on my mountain bike and it's easily the best. Garmin thought about almost everything though I think I'll upgrade to the 305 to get even more features. You can read a more detailed review on our blog:
Garmin Edge 205 review | | Recommended for: Anyone |
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