Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
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Simple vs techy—-Wahoo Element Bolt vs Garmin Edge 530
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Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
Yes, and once again, those Garmin buttons are a pain in the ass!
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
I can't even find them with gloves on.
1speed
Incredibly profound yet fantastically flawed
While I don't know if you can set the fields initially from your phone with Garmin yet, in this latest set up, I was able to import all of my existing ride profiles from the 830 into the 530 directly through the GarminConnect app. It also carried over all of my other features (like the Strava connection, notifications safety features, etc.) In fact, aside from getting used to buttons again, the only actual "set up" I had to do this time was create the bluetooth connection to my Kickr because I didn't have that connection on my 830. (BTW, I'm finding the buttons are MUCH easier to use if I don't have the silicone case on - especially right now when I have thicker gloves on. I just did a ride this morning where I felt like an elephant trying to use a Blackberry just switching between ride profiles.)
I want to be able to set up profiles and screens on my phone, and then transfer that setup to my Garmin. Garmin doesn’t support that.
You'll get used to it quickly. I can hit them with my winter gloves on without issue.
I've never used a case, but yeah I can imagine that would make it harder. Once you know where the buttons are, you can push them without even feeling them though.
I agree this is dumb and should be something they offer.
rick81721
Lothar
My wahoo worked in New Zealand and Australia.
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
Disagree. I’ve had this one for 3 months. Also, why is it like 5 button presses before the ride will upload? Once you hit save that should be it. I have to click summary blah blah blah each time. The live segments is very poor quality as well. Not enough info. On wahoo I can see speed, time remaining, time from whoever I am chasing as well. The wahoo is super easy to zoom the map as well. Want to ride back to the start? Simple…so many simple to use features. My ridewithgps routes still don’t show properly even though they are all pinned. Tried disconnecting/reconnecting wtc. Like I said, solely for the vo2 max feature. Everything else wahoo does better.
1speed
Incredibly profound yet fantastically flawed
Yeah, I know what you mean. My point was simply that if you've already done the work on an earlier unit, you don't have to redo it. So aside from the first time you set up your screens (in which case you have to go through the whole screen navigation thing on the Garmin as opposed to what would likely be an easier interface on your phone) there is no additional effort. If you want to change them at any time, you're probably doing more manual work on the Garmin, but how often do you change your screens? I used to have separate profiles for racing vs. training for MTB and then I'd have others for road, gravel, etc. I don't think I ever changed any of them once I set them up.
My 830 worked in France last year, although I can't remember if I had to add a base map.
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Sounds like it has a base map for the whole world, but only a detailed map for the region it was purchased in? I also used mine in France, and I do recall seeing streets and stuff, but GPS turn by turn routing may not have worked. I didn't try using it though.
