I splurged and bought a new toy – a Garmin Edge 705. I’d been reading reviews online about it for weeks and was very hesitant in making the purchase. Users had complained that it didn’t live up to the hype, nor was it really worth the price. Furthermore it was complicated to get set-up and operating, augmented by a poor manual.
Well I fully disagree with the dissenters regarding it not being worth the price, or living up to the hype. It is awesome. The “manual” on the other hand is a piece of crap. I’m all for digital – but putting the manual for something on a disc means that in order to read the manual you need your computer next to you while you work.
As most people would work on their bike in the garage, with greasy, grimy fingers, my laptop is the last thing I’d want next to me. And for those without a laptop lugging your bike into your bedroom/office/den/etc isn’t the most appealing office… so for heavens sake Garmin, print a proper manual.
Over the hurdles of attaching it to my bike and configuring it correctly, the Edge 705 works like a dream. And once I’m back at home after a ride, the Garmin Connector software plays nicely with my Mac and enables me to upload my rides to the web to analyze and share with other users of the Edge 605 & 705.
Here are a couple (Ride 1 Ride 2) of my recent rides – my return journeys from Gears Bike Shop in Port Credit.
I haven’t had a chance to try out the virtual training partner, but as soon as I do I’ll post a review.
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