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 Product Catalog > Bicycle Accessories > Global Position System (GPS) Garmin Edge 305 Bicycle GPS Navigator with Heart Rate Monitor and Speed/Cadence Sensor By: Garmin Average Rating: 4.0 Total Reviews: 141 Features:
Dimensions: Length: 4" Width: 4" Height: 4" Product Description: Rugged, lightweight Edge attaches easily to the stem or handlebars of your bike with the included bike mount. Just turn it on, acquire GPS satellites and go. Edge 305 automatically measures your speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude, climb and descent, and records this data for your review. For extra-precise climb and descent data, Edge 305 also incorporates a barometric altimeter to pinpoint changes in elevation Where to Buy
Reviews really cool  by: on: 14-Oct 2009 The best feature is the ability to map your ride to Google earth - it appears to be extremely accurate - within 2 or 3 feet. When mapped to Google earth you will be able to click on points of your ride to see exactly how fast you were going, cadence, heart rate, etc. for that exact point in time. The only problem i have seen is that if you press on the unit in a particular manner it will shut off. Edge 305, love it and hate it!  by: on: 12-Oct 2009 I have had an Edge 305 since June, 2007. (it was replaced once) The first unit worked very well and was a wonderful addition to my cycling. However, the cadence counter never worked reliable and I finally just quit using it. THe HRM was always perfect and I used it even for my indoor spinning just to keep up with my HR. It took a little tweaking of settings to get it to work for that but it did fine and I was able to upload the data to Training Center. The battery life was not particularly good on it but I managed to get about 6 or 7 hours on it. Then last summer, I took a 2000 mile supported ride on the Underground RR route and had a rainy day. It quit working after that, even though I was careful to have the mini USB on the back of it closed carefully. They are supposed to be water resistant but I always put mine in a plastic bag now if it is raining when I ride. It was really a pain not to have it on the long ride, since the cue sheets relied on my having an odometer. I was glad to have a backup Cateye, and I do not leave home without it! After several months of back and forth with Garmin regarding the guarantee, they finally sent me a refurbished model. It worked from July, 2008 until mid August, 2009. It had much better battery life than the first unit and worked well until the unit went blank. If I held it JUST right, I could see the screen, and I can still take the data off it while recharging on my computer. However, while riding, there is no visible screen. Will I buy another one? Yes, I am addicted to all its functions, and really am a data person, so I miss it alot. Now that my husband lost his on a cross state ride recently, we will both get another one! Excellent device! by: on: 28-Sep 2009 I had spent many nights looking for a bike computer and I finally decided on the Edge 305. It tracks very accurately, can list a ton of information on the display and you can even customize a second screen with more information. I mainly got this so I can load my rides up to mapmyride with the Garmin import feature to keep a log of my rides. The map of my ride is dead on also. The altimeter is a plus, I've noticed that Google maps and the altimeter accumulated feet do not match all the time and sometimes they are really off. I would tend to believe the altimeter over Google maps. I just make a note of the reading in the notes field on my log. Battery life is good on Smart Recording mode (haven't tried the every second mode). I've been on two century rides and the battery only went down approximately 1/2 each time. Cadence sensor, I haven't used this yet because my frame has a unique shape and doesn't sit exactly snug. However the speed does show well from only the GPS signal. Heart Rate monitor works really well, I've used this on just about all the rides and syncs with no problem, it's a good piece of information to gauge your ride exertion. Hands down this is one fine bike computer. I've been using this for about 2 months now and have logged about 400 miles so far with no complaints. I highly suggest this device! mine broke quickly  by: on: 18-Sep 2009 I can only add to what others have said about lack of reliability. My unit worked REASONABLY well for a few months, but then started shutting off randomly. This started happening more and more often until it was every couple of minutes. At that point the unit became essentially useless. It should work better than this in any case, but especially considering the price. Given what others have said about repeated failures with replacement units, and having to pay shipping costs, I am not highly motivated to try to replace the unit. So, money lost. View All ReviewsView All Global Position System (GPS) |
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