Updated: GPS bike computer to launch at sub-£70

I've got this device (gt-820 pro+ cs) for about 50€ and soon i will buy hr for 20€. Device is nice, i have almost all functions like garmin 500. You can upload gps-gpx to Strava by uploading file, but there is some bad things. Strava won't take altitude from device(barometric one) and won't take speed from speed sensor but from GPS, not a big deal. Sometimes it can search for satelites up to 5 minutes and you have to turn it off and on so it can start recording. USB dust cover rubber is realy bad.. It will peel after some time and it can be hard to open it to upload your workout. I don't like holder, it's big and uggly, it would be nice if it's like garmin one. Battery life is awesome, recorded for 1.5 day and it didn't spend even 1 bar. Overall, it's pretty good device its price will take of any cons this device has.

Pros:

Realy cheap

Nice functions

easy to operate

battery life- maybe 5 days with cs and hr

nice PC software

POI info display

Cons:

big body- small display

sometimes, long satelite search

USB cover

big and ugly holder

I didn't regret with gt-820.

My english is bad, hope you understand.

Seen the pro version (hrm not included) of this on ebay for £40. This is £10 cheaper than a new sensor for my current computer (doesn't do gps or HR). Think it seems worth it, you ?

What I have noticed through a quick Google search is that the overall unit is roughly the same size as an edge 500 but the screen is much smaller

Strava are missing a trick not getting involved in the market really.
They are most concerned with Garmin though, I use Strava and Garmin Connect. Strava having the social element whilst connect has better analysis features.
Planning to go to power next year and will probably use another service again to analyse that.

My advise is if you want to train seriously start using Strava or Garmin connect (strava if you're competitive!)
Dont bother with the cheap units, get the best, a garmin 800, it'll do everything you could possibly need (mapping, cadence, HRM, power etc etc) and you can get a good deal, particularly on ebay. Mine was £220 over a year ago but with the 810 out as someone has said you can get cheaper now.
Any issues or questions you have are easily resolved with a quick online search since so many have them.
Well worth the extra dosh IMO.

No Strava + no Mac compatibility = no sale.

Poor market research on account of the manufacturer. Fail.

Garmin 200. at about £90.00 cannot fault it; and for the Strava guys - it's compatible!

Looks like a bad copy cosmetically of a Garmin 200, reminds me of cheap Chinese copy products, rather than a quality Chinese one, but given who it's being sold by, that's not a surprise.

Being as you can pick up a 200 on promo every so often for £80ish, would hold out, and get one of them (I did this) rather than a bad imitation.

I got my Garmin 500 on Ebay for £112 shipped free from Taiwan (buy it now). They're cheap since the 510 came out.

Does it make actually riding the bike any easier?

"So, here’s what you get…

• Speed
• Distance
• Time
• Pace
• Calorie consumption
• Slope meter (gradient)"

That's what has been available on many cheaper computers for years (but perhaps not the slope meter).

http://www.expansys.com/mobile-action-i-gotu-gt-800-pro-sports-travel-co...

you can get a battery pack for an iphone for a similar price to this. you need to carry your phone with you anyway so it's just down to weight penalty. None if you're doing 4 hours or less as you won't need the battery pack. Maybe 100g if you're doing more, but with a myriad of different software options. the wahoo app is designed to work with their rflkt screen (google it). wahoo uploads direct to strava from the iphone. don't yell at me if you don't have an iphone please.

What's Strava??

Just kidding ....

The unit can export .gpx and .tcx files via the software for upload to strava, we're told, but there's no strava integration within the software itself

who really cares if it does strava or not

Garmin 500's aren't that much more expensive these days..

I know it's a dirty word, but if you after summat like this , then Halfords often have deals on Garmin 200s. with 4% cashback though quidco I got mine for about £90.

Trick is to order online & collect in store as the web prices are often a good few quid cheaper.

"Windows 7 or above, Vista or XP"

So that would be Windows XP or above... shurly?

Windows only fail. Next please. Unless that's just their software which no doubt is shocking given it's not cross platform and will therefore be under developed.

Still looking to quit Strava on the iPhone and not looking to spend £300 on something that only does one thing (ie track me the same as my phone can for free).

picked up one of these the other day...
http://www.expansys.com/globalsat-gb-580p-cycling-computer-230468/ £63.99....

works pretty well.

...or maybe one that steers the bike as well
(AI)-gotU

(takes coat off rack)

DOES IT WORK WITH STRAVA?

Alibaba is full of this sort of thing. Personally I'd like one where I could easily hack the firmware but that's just my inner geek coming out...

Picked up a Bryton Rider 35t a couple of weeks back for £90 w/ HRM & cadence sensor... seems better value than this! having a couple of teething problems with their site, but the unit seems great thus far

That pic makes it hard to figure out if the screen is tiny or the entire unit enormous

Bluetooth? Will that mean the battery life stinks?