Garmin Edge 205 GPS Reviews
Up for review: Garmin Edge 205. If you are interested in mountain biking, then be sure to take along the Garmin Edge 205 . It is Garmin’s latest offering as a GPS enabled personal trainer and cycle computer. You can get detailed information about your trails and record this data for future use. You can also compare your performance in different rides and compete against your own times. The USB cable allows you to download the data to a computer and use Garmin Training Center software. The MotionBased website helps you to share your trails with your family and friends.
You can configure the Garmin Edge 205 by adding information about your age, weight and gender. This can determine the weight you need to shed during your training sessions. While you are riding the cycle, you can read the GPS for current speed, time, distance, altitude and the calories burned. You can record the different rides under different names. If you click on the name, you will get a Google map showing the trail and also the elevation changes in the terrain. The map will enable you to explore new trails too. Garmin Edge 205 does not fail you in wooded terrain or dense growth of trees. The satellite link is pretty much consistent. You can get real time data during your ride.
The Garmin Training Center software includes a base map which shows minimal data about major highways and cities. However, it gives nice graphs about the profile of your ride. It charts the elevation, speed, pace and grade of your ride. You can get updates on a daily and weekly basis. Garmin’s own website, MotionBased.com allows you to play back your rides at different speeds and see the related data points.
The Garmin Edge 205 has Virtual Partner which is a digital cyclist projecting your desired speed. You can compete with the digital cyclist in speed and try to get past him. There is also a Courses feature which you can use to race against a recorded course. This feature sets predetermined speeds for every point along the way.
Garmin Edge 205 Features and Specifications Review:
- Display resolution: 128 x 160 pixels
- Battery life: up to 12 hours
- Water resistant: Yes
- GPS-enabled: Yes
- High sensitivity receiver: Yes
- RoHS version available: Yes
- Base map: No
- Waypoints: 100
- Routes: 50
- Heart rate monitor: No
- Bike speed/cadence sensor: No
- Courses: Yes
- Garmin Connect™: Yes
- Virtual Partner®: Yes
- Auto pause®: Yes
- Auto Lap®: Yes
- Advanced workouts: Yes
- Simple workouts: Yes
- Pace alert: Yes
- Time/distance alert: Yes
- Customizable screen: Yes
- Barometric altimeter: No
- Warranty term – parts: 1 year limited
- Warranty term – labor: 1 year limited
Training in the crowded cities can be very disturbing for a cyclist. You have to slow down at every intersection. The Garmin Edge 205 provides for this eventuality. You can press the Auto Pause when you slow down beyond a particular speed. You can resume when the road is clear again. You can set the Auto Lap function to trigger a lap every time you cross a target or a preset distance.
The Garmin Edge 205 is completely waterproof and emerges undamaged even after being immersed in water for 30 minutes. It can be attached to the stem or handlebars of any sort of bike. It uses 800mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery which can be used up to 12 hours without being recharged. The large backlit display shows the data in its true light. Priced at $249.99 MSRP, this GPS is the perfect friend and guide for an enthusiastic fitness expert.