Looking to find a cheapish way for my son to to record his cycling routes while out with his cycling club.

Trying to avoid the whole buying him a phone option as he’s a bit young for that.

Any suggestions welcome.

Entry level Garmin edge for less than 100 quid.

let him borrow a phone

I was going to suggest an old phone without a sim. Cost peanuts. My daughter has an old phone she uses as a camera, no phone functionality.

Cheap phone is going to be cheapest option . Either that or a used garmin of some sort. Forerunners can be quite cheap.

My lad uses a basic android smart phone without a sim.
Just saves the ride then syncs when he gets home.
His profile picture was his choice, the 1″ thick toast with beans served at llandegla.

Thanks all. EBay it is for a cheap phone or garmin.

TomTom watch is around £60.

I bought a 2nd hand Garmin 200 for my son. I think I bought it from the classifieds on this site, it wasn’t too expensive. Worth a trawl around eBay etc.

I would go for something like a used Garmin edge 20 so he can have it on his bars and see stats while he rides and then upload when back at home.

More waterproof than phone
Don’t have to put it in pocket
Arguably better GPS tracking

As Kerley says – one of the small basic Garmins is the smart answer. Cope with mud and rain (usually) and small enough not to get knocked off the bars. Deal with a few knocks.

The 25’s were in Aldi for £50 a few weeks back – I didn’t notice a heads up on here. They might still have some or otherwise that should have driven down the eBay price. (edit – limited offer. Should have bought one when i saw it)

Basic small garmin would be my choice. Easy to mount on the bars and unobtrusive. He’ll also learn to start using the data it shows him and you can start adding speed and cadence and stuff like that.