Garmin 530

I want a Garmin but I just can't seem to justify the cost.
Can someone help list pros of a Garmin for a weekend warrior?
I prolly ride 60% trail and 40% road
 
Paul H said:
I want a Garmin but I just can't seem to justify the cost.
Can someone help list pros of a Garmin for a weekend warrior?
I prolly ride 60% trail and 40% road
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I love my Garmin and you will too, if your a numbers guy,and don't like to get lost in new to you parks.
 
Because it’s a lot of fun to try and find out how to do what you want to do without reading the instructions...
 
I'm still rocking the 510...

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JimN said:
You can go ride new places without a guide and without having to take your phone out at every trail intersection.
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Mtbdog said:
I love my Garmin and you will too, if your a numbers guy,and don't like to get lost in new to you parks.
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So far.... if I have to ride solo, I tend to and prefer to just cruise at HM. Cant beat riding your bike out of your garage and on to the trails.
Would this change if have a Garmin? I am not sure.... maybe if @goodvibe sells me his 820 at pennies on the dollar.... :D
 
Paul H said:
Cant beat riding your bike out of your garage and on to the trails.
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True, but exploring is fun.

Paul H said:
maybe if @goodvibe sells me his 820 at pennies on the dollar.... :D
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I have a 705 with a broken screen that you can have for free if you want to try and acquire a replacement screen and fix it. I think it's functionally fine, but I can't be sure, so caveat cheapskate.

I also have an 800 somewhere that I think is totally fine and would let go cheap.

I'll probably get a 530 at some point and sell my 820 as well, but you should buy goodvibe's because who knows how long that'll be.
 
Paul H said:
I am here by terminating your lease at HM.
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I am hereby terminating you next ride. It'll be a donnybrook I'm going down swinging if I'm going down! Also I'm big into #'s so once I have one it's hard to see how I did without one. LOL my phone doesn't do what yours and everyone else I gather do, so necessity was the mother of invention here.
 
I got an 820 a year or 2 ago and sold it for scrap a month later. I returned to my trusty 800.

Picked up a 530 last week and it’s eons better. Best GPS I’ve ever used by a long shot. The map is far better than the 820 and the Strava/Trailforks integrations are splendid.
 
I also bought my Garmin because I paid the 830 the current price of the 530 and as all old people I can't pass on a discount sale. I will add that I love all the fancy features but i don't have a clue how to use it, just like my new bike.
 
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serviceguy said:
I also bought my Garmin because I paid the 830 the current price of the 530 and as all old people I can't pass on a discount sale. I will add that I love all the fancy features but i don't have a clue how to use it, just like my new bike.
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By the looks of things I should just hold on to my 800, is the 530 eons better then the 800?
 
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