Taipei International: Lezyne’s dinky GPS units

We’re still sifting through a backlog of email from last week’s shenanigans, including a few bits from the Taipei International Cycle Show, like these new GPS units from Lezyne.

Lezyne says: “We wanted to capture the simplicity and elegance of the bicycle in a GPS computer and still stay connected to the modern world” – and from the looks of the below it might have succeeded…

Lezyne claims the Mini is the world’s smallest and lightest cycling GPS, at 30g and barely bigger than a matchbox. Despite its diminutive size, it’s got a backlit screen, glove-friendly three-button operation and a claimed 10-hour run time on its USB-rechargeable li-po battery. It does all the common cycle computer stuff you’d expect: moving/ride/elapsed time, current/total/cumulative distance, current/average/max speed.

It also logs temperature, ascent/descent/current elevation and has a lap counter, battery life and GPS signal strength indicators.

The Power does most of what the Mini does, except the temperature bit, but it’s also Bluetooth Plus-enabled, so will pair with suitable iOS and Android devices via Lezyne’s Ally app. This means it can display data from suitable heart rate/cadence/power sensors – and it will also display a brief summary of SMS, phone calls and emails.

Now, this could either enhance or interrupt your ride – while lots of people ride to escape work and its attendant digital communications, there are plenty of folk we know (ahem) who ride while they’re either at, or meant to be at, work, and end up constantly stopping to check their phone. So your ‘out of the office’ could now be a legitimate ‘out on the trails’. There’s a thought… 😉 The Super is – as the name suggests – the daddy of the bunch, with all the cycle computer and communication connectivity of the Power and Mini, and added ANT+ abilities too. So, as well as watching the clock, your speed, emails, texts and phone calls, you can watch your heart rate rising skyward as all that data sends your blood pressure soaring too.

Once you’ve stuffed your chosen device to the gunnels with data, you can plug it straight into your PC/Mac, where it will connect with Lezyne’s GPS Root website (performing a similar function to Garmin’s Connect, we suspect). All three devices are also compatible with Strava, TrainingPeaks, etc.

The Mini is £109.99 and available in shops from mid-April; while the Power (£139.99) and the Super (£159.99) are available from mid-June. We’re looking forward to getting one in on test to see how it fares – though we reserve the right to screen our calls…

Lezyne is bought into the UK by Upgrade.