Mazurka
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Reged: 03/13/06
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Loc: San Jose, CA
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Re: Cycle Computers
05/22/07 08:37 AM (66.92.189.100)
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I've had the Garmin 305 for about a year now, and I've got to say I really love it. It's got an HRM and cadence unit. Actually, it's got everything you could want (except power). The display is totally configurable, so if you want to show 2 fields in a huge font, you can do that. It's got 2 pages of basic display... I currently use one page for my standard training/riding, and the second page is set up for racing crits, each page displaying 6 fields.
Incidentally, one of the coolest features when racing crits is the fact that, since it's a GPS, it automatically keeps track of the laps for you. I can look down and see what lap I'm on  .
It's really been a wonderful training tool. I feel like I've gotten my money's worth from it, and I don't even use all the features.
One big plus for me over the Polar I had before was user-replaceable battery in the HRM strap and cadence unit. The criticism I've heard for the Garmin is that the rechargeable battery only lasts 5-6 hours, so it might not survive some of those really long days. I haven't had it conk out on me yet, though. I've got a solution prepared, in any case...
Let me know if you have any other questions about the unit, or the associated software/services.
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