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Map is hard to use. For what it does, the cost is excessive. No streets at all.
I have also used this during hiking and snowshoeing excursions to monitor my performance and map my hikes. I would recommend getting the one with the speed and cadence sensors also. It tracks heart rate, distance, speed, time, elevation, cadence and maps your ride automatically using GarminConnect or MapMyRide websites. If you get the box with the other two sensors they are a little trickier to place, but not too bad. I bought one in January and recently lost it because I did not make sure that it was securely clipped into my bicycle mount.
I like that it is wireless except for the connection to the computer which is a standard UB connection. This particular one only had the heart rate monitor in the box. I would recommend this to anyone that likes to keep track of details and improve performance. This is actually the second Edge 305 that I have owned. Everything you need is here.
Mounting it to the bicycle was a breeze and the heart rate monitor just clips around your chest.
I'm very disappointedI'm going to contact Garmin and Amazon tomorrow to see what to do. I'm fairly certain that a working unit will be great (according to my friends who own them) and a 1 star rating may seem unfair, but they need to take lump for this quality control issue. I've tried the published method for resetting it.still nothing. I unplugged it from the charger, tried to turn it on and nothing happened. Usually, electronics have a protective plastic cover over the LCD, this one didn't.Then I charged it up and it indicated that it was charging. The unit arrived and my first thought was "this has been repacked". The next morning, it indicated that it was completely charged. It's literally a paperweight.I had timed the arrival with a big mountain bike trip this weekend.
I sent a note to amazon support, got a quick response with contact info for garmin support, sent a note to them and received a quick response with simple, clear instructions to reinstall the units firmware. works great again. Would give top marks for service also. definitely worth the extra money. key additional features relative to 205 are autopause and barometric altimeter. this unit is great, especially for the price that amazon offers. heart rate monitor is fun too. The unit started behaving erratically about 90 days after purchase.
Up until now it has worked nearly flawlessly. Just normal usage - 75 to 100 miles a week - mostly dry rides.
I will attempt to contact customer support to see if they'll fix or replace this unit, otherwise, beware before purchasing the Edge 305. I've tried the FAQ's at the Garmin site and the unit does respond (reset + mode) - but only with it hooked up to a computer via a USB cable.
I was very happy with the unit - it has all the features that I need for basic cycling without the 705 bells and whistles. I searched the web and it turns out the power on issue is a common problem (among other problems).
I've had the 305 for 11 1/2 months now with no issues, and now it fails to power on. This unit was not abused, dropped, emersed in water or put through anything negligent.
Without the cable, nothing.
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