Garmin 800 or 810 in this day age ?

[masking_agent]

Fellow cyclists, What do you think of the Garmin edge 800 (not 810) for use in this day and age of road cycling ? I have a few opportunities to get one cheap. or should I pay for a bit more and get the 810 ?

thx

 

[Giuseppe Magnetico]

The biggest difference between the two is the smart phone connectivity features of the 810, otherwise they're pretty much the same. I got the 810 for the livetrack feature where I can enter email recipients in the app so when I start a ride or race they get a link and see exactly where I am on a map and my telemetry. It can also send a link to facebook or twitter. The other feature I use often is being able to upload routes on the fly from the phone to the unit. If you don't need all that go with the 800.

 

[King Boonen]

The 800 is pretty old and apparently Garmin aren't the best at supporting old devices. I would take that into consideration. I have an 810, it's great and I bought it mainly because it could hold loads of maps and I'm happy with it but I don't use a lot of its capabilities.

 

[Giuseppe Magnetico]

That used to be the case. I have a 5 or 6 year old 500 on the gf's bike that's still grabbing updates and working perfectly.

 

[Ibbo68]

I "upgraded" from the Edge 800 to Edge 820 and wish I hadn't.