Wahoo Bolt or Garmin 530
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It uses the route data to determine what is worthy of being a hill to climb.
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Received my 530 performance bundle yesterday and took it for a quick test ride, have to say very impressed so far, cadence, speed and hr monitor all setup easily, set up of unit itself was a little time consuming but as it was new wasn't a problem as was excited to have it! Have set up the 7 field display and all look good, there are a lot of features I don't fully understand yet but all part of the learning curve! Navigation was spot on, hill climb pro worked really well, all in all very impressed with unit so far! Have linked to my Strava account. Only downside was looking at the data afterwards and seeing my heartrate!
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I've liked my Bolt and like the app interface as many describe the Garmin stuff as ultimately infuriating at some point in your journey with them as a company.
But......I've killed one Bolt out of warranty when the charge port cover wouldn't seal and the side buttons covers separated allowing sweat/water ingress ruining it. 1.5 year use. My second is in warranty exchange now for......the charge port cover failing. This time luckily within 2 weeks of the 1 year.
How they can't get that right, no idea. This time around the side button cover didn't start coming off as I bought a silicone cover for it that covers the buttons.......so was good there. But the silicone cover had an opening for the charge port so the charge port door still failed. Womp womp.
But......I've killed one Bolt out of warranty when the charge port cover wouldn't seal and the side buttons covers separated allowing sweat/water ingress ruining it. 1.5 year use. My second is in warranty exchange now for......the charge port cover failing. This time luckily within 2 weeks of the 1 year.
How they can't get that right, no idea. This time around the side button cover didn't start coming off as I bought a silicone cover for it that covers the buttons.......so was good there. But the silicone cover had an opening for the charge port so the charge port door still failed. Womp womp.
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I've liked my Bolt and like the app interface as many describe the Garmin stuff as ultimately infuriating at some point in your journey with them as a company.
But......I've killed one Bolt out of warranty when the charge port cover wouldn't seal and the side buttons covers separated allowing sweat/water ingress ruining it. 1.5 year use. My second is in warranty exchange now for......the charge port cover failing. This time luckily within 2 weeks of the 1 year.
How they can't get that right, no idea. This time around the side button cover didn't start coming off as I bought a silicone cover for it that covers the buttons.......so was good there. But the silicone cover had an opening for the charge port so the charge port door still failed. Womp womp.
But......I've killed one Bolt out of warranty when the charge port cover wouldn't seal and the side buttons covers separated allowing sweat/water ingress ruining it. 1.5 year use. My second is in warranty exchange now for......the charge port cover failing. This time luckily within 2 weeks of the 1 year.
How they can't get that right, no idea. This time around the side button cover didn't start coming off as I bought a silicone cover for it that covers the buttons.......so was good there. But the silicone cover had an opening for the charge port so the charge port door still failed. Womp womp.
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