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Could you just buy any old computer for a fiver, and send in proof of purchase from that for this offer? Can't see anything in the T&C's on the purchase date of the original computer, only the new one.
Just need to send in a photo of an old bike computer - no proof of purchase required.
Yep, it just wants a photo. Find some random one on flickr if you don't have your own.
Noticed it mounts as a drive in Windows when plugged in via USB. Drop a GPX file in the NewFiles folder and it'll convert into a course to use on the device. Activities are stored as .fit and can be copied off the same way if you don't have any other software installed.
And yes, absolutely fine for Strava.
m6dwn - MemberCan this be used with Strava?
should be ok. Looks like you'll have to go to the Garmin Connect website to get the .gpx of your ride then upload it to Strava.
Just picked mine up, so having a quick play just now
Yup, dead easy to get hold of the .gpx files. The only thing I'm having trouble with is getting other .gpx files from my computer to the device, the 'Upload activities from file' button doesn't seem to want to work 😕
Update: manual upload issue seems to be related to using IE9, just tried Chrome (for the first time, it's very quick!) and it worked fine
IE9 does not work well, I changed to Mozilla and all is well.
Strava website uploads direct from the unit. Walked round the carpark and tested it earlier...
^ just remembered the Garmin - Strava link a minute ago 😳
Jam bo - did you make King of the Car Park?
Just to note - this £30 cashback offer is not exclusive to Halfords it's a Garmin offer so you can get the 200 from Merlin for £104 then fill in the form on the Garmin website and get your £30 quid back making it a total of £74.
I know it's a whole pooond dearer but I'd rather give a bike shop my wonga than the big H.
You need to fill in this online form [url= http://www.garmin.com/uk/edge200cashback-form/ ]http://www.garmin.com/uk/edge200cashback-form/[/url], send a scan of your receipt and a photo of any old bike computer, and provide your bank account details.
Just bought one from Halfords. Had been thinking of getting one for ages but was put off by the price. Thanks for the tip.
hhmmmmm, just back from my first ride using the gps and for some reason my track has a load more straight lines in it than I would expect! Just had the wee bugger in my pocket, but that's exactly where I had my phone 2 days ago and it worked fine. I would assume that the sample rate of all these things is fairly standard? Same issues showing regardless of tree cover and speed
I'll reserve judgement until I've done a bar mounted test, so far though - no impressed 🙁
Got one yesterday and did first ride, nothing flash but does just what I want - £70 bargain.
legend - My Edge works fine in my pocket but it is the 500, however I can't imagine it's that different.
Mmmm. interesting!
Well impressed with mine. As a test I ran it with my 800, and over a 50 mile ride all data (except elevation gain- no barometer on 200) was nearly identical. Only 0.02 difference in total mileage, 0.2 difference in max speed, and average speed spot on. The route on the map plots are also identical in detail - no sign of any flatlining.
Great piece of kit for £63.
I got one sunday - £77 from Halfords, along with 2 tins of GT85 and a pack of rotor bolts.
my track has a load more straight lines in it than I would expect
Took it for an evening spin through the woods, along with the HTC phone I used for Strava.
Edge lost signal 3 times in the darkest woods, but gives an audible alarm to say it's lost, then another when found again (if set to autopause). Compared to the phone, there are fewer (if any) flat lines and it picked up twice as many segments as the phone did (in a pocket).
Good so far I reckon.
I like the m climbed bit and the ability to race yourself over set courses.
One thing I quite like is the different pages of info. I have one which is my main one which is for general riding (speed, time, distance, cadence, HR, m climbed), a second for climbing (% grade, speed, cadence) and a final one for esoteric info that doesn't matter (average speed, average cadence, etc).
To upload to a computer am I correct in thinking you have to physically plug in the device.
Coleman and boxelder, where did you have yours mounted?
Will, yup needs plugged in
Boxelder,how did you manage to get it for £77? I take it nobody has had the cashback through their bank account yet?
martinxyz - Yeah, sorry = £107
In justifying it to co-account holder, I'd deducted the £30
atlaz - you can't customise the pages though can you?
legend - on the bars, where it can be admired.
legend - 200 on the top tube, 800 on the stem.
Got ya!
Tempting.
Numpty question: Can you load routes onto this and get it to give you directions, or do you need a better model for that?
Probably a numpty question:
Can you load routes onto this and have it direct you, or is a recording device only?
If you can, how does it do it? I know it doesn't have maps on it a la 800.
Weird. I checked back to see replies and it wasn't showing my 1st post.
Yes you can add courses using Garmin Connect, it just looks like you'll be following an arrow rather than a map
Cheers legend,
So as long as your course has enough way points, you should know pretty quickly if you've gone wrong?
If, say, I downloaded someone's .gpx file of the SDW, if I took a wrong turn, I'd see the arrow pointing off to the left or right when the trail I was on was pointing a different direction?
How close are the waypoints/breadcrumbs on a gpx file? Does it depend on the model of GPSie that made it? Or are they plotted by the user as they go?
Thanks again!
and presumably you can review the points on the .gpx file in Garmin connect, overlaid on a map, before you download it, and add more if you want, say 20 yards up the trail from a junction?
I'm gonna admit to being out of my depth now! So far I've only tried it when riding the couch!
Everything you're saying matches what I've seen though
Just been to test a course for you ned.
Upload previous ride to Garmin Connect, convert to course, send to Edge. When setting off choose the course you want. It give you the line of the course, an arrow to show how fast you went previously and an arrow with a circle to show current position. I was walking this time, so obvious gap developed. Went off course deliberately and had warning beep and message within 10 metres - an arrow points the way back to where you went wrong. Alert beep and message to tell you you're back on course.
I'm going to enjoy racing myself!
Easy.
Have you read [url= http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/08/garmin-edge-200-in-depth-review.html ]this?[/url]
The map on the Edge is more than good enough for road riding, and probably fine for the vast majority of iff roaders. The route is easy to follow and it lets you know pretty fast when you are off course.
For me its the best bit of kit i have ever bought for my bike, perhaps with the exeption of clipless pedals.
I'd managed to convince myself I don't need this, but reading the above I'm not sure now!
cheers box and steve. and Jambo.
Item reserved, collecting at lunchtime!
I nearly bought a cateye strada last week for £28 less, so I'm pretty chuffed I didn't.
Bought one last night after reading this thread. I already have a rather old, basic etrex and thinking of replacing it for a while.
First thoughts are that it very nice and neat. The system takes some getting used to after the etrex, but seems pretty self explanatory.
You do get the little map that shows a course line for uploaded routes but you can't scale it as per the etrex, I'm not sure how this will affect it in use and the only real negative point so far.
The USB charger is great as I can now charge it at work, bit dissapionted that you need to load an add-on to IE to load maps to Garmin connect/strava as I can't install this at work, just means I'll have to upload it after work.
In my opinion a £73 quid well spent, dont think it would be worth the £130 RRP
just picked it up, charging at the moment. Nicely dinky, I like the twist and click mount. [i]Slightly[/i] annoying it's mini, rather than micro usb like my work BB, personal phone, gf's phone, camera...
Picked mine up this morning...
I managed to get it for £63.59 in the end. Halfords - £129.99 - Reserve and Collect in 20% sale - £103.99
Down another 10% because of British Cycling membership (print and take in voucher) so it was £93.59. Now im home, I will complete the online request for £30 cashback, dropping it to £63.59 - 51% off in total!
Its replacing my etrex (an original one over 8 years old).
Cheers OP for heads up on discount.
I was told they wouldnt do it as 'technically its not an accessory its a gps' 😡
they wouldnt do what??? 20% is online - reserve and collect - british cycling discount is for everything in halfords!!!
Further testing update for myself: Still absolutely shit.
Not sure if Strava links can be seen by everyone but have a look at this wee trace http://app.strava.com/activities/12231109 You'll notice that after turning off the fireroad I appear to do some crazy cross-over (corkscrew possibly?) turn. Definitely looks like something's up with the sample rate, or I can pull the highest g-forces ever seen but generally ride in perfectly straight lines 🙁
The GPS was mounted on the bars this time, so definitely no issues with it seeing the sky
is auto-pause set, and if so, is it on the standard setting?
i got one yesterday ( cheers Jambo! ), and when i tried it today it was clicking in and out on some of the steeper climbs. i checked the 'custom' setting for autopause and it defaulted to 5km/h, so i throttled that back a bit to 3km/h. maybe i just need to get faster... 😀
i'll see how it goes.
It's doing it at all speeds so annoyingly can't be that. Even I can't managed to crack 30mph on Berm Baby Berm but take over 6 mins to get down it!
EDIT: Just realised that it never even picked up Spooky Woods from earlier in the day - oh the horror! 😥
doesn't sound like it's behaving. might be worth getting it exchanged then?