I have enjoyed bicycles since my youth but now I am a year shy or 40.
I am rather new to road cycling. Got a decent bike last year and spent the last 12 months spinning.
While spinning, I have learned a lot about heart rate control and tempo. I do find it a bit easier to maintain a higher tempo on my road bike than in a spinning session...not sure why???
Anyway, I bought a Mavic Wintech and decided to put it on my wifes bike. I really want to have heart rate, cadence, and speed feedback.
I saw the Edge 305 and think that it is probably overkill at my level but I am kinda a geeky guy that likes numbers and the idea of riding routes and then allowing the Edge to give you a time splits based on previous rides is really cool. There are a lot of features in the Edge but I am equally impressed with the cool stuff the Polar CS600 can do. Actually, I am sure the CS600 will also do more than I need but it too has some really cool bells and whistles. It does lack the GPS capability...
So, I turn to the seasoned cyclists in the forum for their thoughts and suggestions to which of the two units I should opt for. Personally, I am leaning towards the Edge 305 but I would hope to get some good feedback to help me in the decision making process.
BTW, great forum. I have been learning a lot!
John
I am rather new to road cycling. Got a decent bike last year and spent the last 12 months spinning.
While spinning, I have learned a lot about heart rate control and tempo. I do find it a bit easier to maintain a higher tempo on my road bike than in a spinning session...not sure why???
Anyway, I bought a Mavic Wintech and decided to put it on my wifes bike. I really want to have heart rate, cadence, and speed feedback.
I saw the Edge 305 and think that it is probably overkill at my level but I am kinda a geeky guy that likes numbers and the idea of riding routes and then allowing the Edge to give you a time splits based on previous rides is really cool. There are a lot of features in the Edge but I am equally impressed with the cool stuff the Polar CS600 can do. Actually, I am sure the CS600 will also do more than I need but it too has some really cool bells and whistles. It does lack the GPS capability...
So, I turn to the seasoned cyclists in the forum for their thoughts and suggestions to which of the two units I should opt for. Personally, I am leaning towards the Edge 305 but I would hope to get some good feedback to help me in the decision making process.
BTW, great forum. I have been learning a lot!
John