GARMIN 010-00447-30 Edge 305 GPS Bundle | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $319.99
Buy New: $249.99
You Save: $70.00 (22%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  117 reviews
Sales Rank: 780
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 128x160
Display Size: 1.86
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Size: Garmin Part #010-00447-30
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 6 x 6 x 6
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Electronic compass
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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00447-30
Model: 010-00447-30
UPC: 753759053574
EAN: 0753759053574
ASIN: B000BS4PZW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | High-sensitivity GPS receiver | | • | Heart rate monitor and speed/cadence sensor | | • | Automatically records up to 1000 laps. Download to your PC | | • | Look up and navigate to stored locations | | • | Virtual Partner lets you "race" a virtual competitor, making training fun |
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Product Description
Take your ride to the next level with the Edge 305 HR+Speed/Cadence Sensor GPS Receiver, personal trainer and cycle computer. From competitive road racing to mountain biking, the cyclist-friendly, lightweight Edge will help you achieve your personal best. With the easy-to-use Edge 305 on your bike, you'll always know where you're going and how far you've gone. It has the ability to measure pedaling cadence, heart rate, speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude, climb and descent, plus much more. It is easy-to-install, highly sensitive. Virtual Partner lets you race a virtual competitor, making training fun. Auto Pause pauses the training timer when you slow down below a specified speed and resumes when you speed up again, so you can focus on your ride. Auto Lap automatically triggers a lap every time you pass a specified location or travel a preset distance. Main Features Manufacturer: Garmin, LtdManufacturer Part Number: 010-00447-30Manufacturer Website Address: www.garmin.comConnectivity Technology: CableDisplay Screen: 1.85" Grayscale LCD Interfaces: 1 x USBForm Factor: ExternalDimensions: 3.7" Height x 1.75" Width x 0.9" DepthWeight: 3.1 oz
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| Customer Reviews: Read 112 more reviews...
 Garmin Edge 305GPS w/heart rate & cadence November 16, 2008
Great product.
Almost too much information.
Very easy setup.
I highly recommend this product.
 Good idea - Poor reliability - terrible support November 14, 2008
The concept behind this product is novel and could be a great training aid. Unfortunately, Garmin has not made a reliable product. And to make things worse they have terrible support. I train with a significant group of cyclists who, like me, want to use this tool and each one of them has had some sort of problem with this product. Most of the problems were recoverable - sometimes requiring several days before the unit could be used again since it can lock up and won't reset. This product is a great concept - too bad Garmin has such poor quality contol and support. I have sent requests to their support line and never received a response back. What's up with that?
Fantastic Cycling Computer / GPS !!! November 13, 2008
It's difficult for me to find the words to describe how much I love this thing. I'll put it this way: I initially hesitated at the cost - but after using the 305 for almost a year and having logged > 3000 miles on it - I am not hesitating upgrading and spending twice as much to get the 705 for the additional features it provides.
Hats off to the Garmin folks for creating such a great unit.
I highly recommend this GPS.
About me: I'm a casual rider. I ride about 400 miles per month and use the Garmin to track my rides (I visually load my rides onto MapMyRide and into Google Earth), track my progress, track data associated with my rides.
I also have been using the unit to help me navigate long, unfamiliar rides. In this case, I load a course (.crs) file on the GPS from any number of mapping utilities.
Note that the 305 does not support built in maps and is not a turn-by-turn navigator, but with a course file loaded in, you can display a very simple visual course which you can follow while riding. I go long distances just by glancing at the map I've loaded. Of course you have to stick to the course you loaded and can't change it along the way - but it's still super helpful.
Some of PROS:
- Weather-proof - you wouldn't swim with it, but I've ridden in rain with it quite a bit
- Sturdy, solid construction - It's survived a few drops
- Screen - Legible, precise, looks great
- Backlight - Very good illumination
- Accurate GPS - works well in almost all parts of Manhattan, for example
- Customizable screens - chose the data points you'd to show across 2 customizable screens
- Visual course display - create or load courses from any number of utilities or web sites to use with the device
- Heart rate sensor - has worked flawlessly for me
- Barometric altimeter - great to have - love knowing how much I've climbed (even as an estimate) and the % grade is neat
- Support for workouts - intervals, etc and riding against your previous performance
- Battery - I think I get about 10 hours on a charge.
Some of the CONS (the PROS greatly outweigh any of these cons):
- Calorie count is not accurate (based on distance - does not take into account climbs or heart rate) - but then again, I didn't buy this unit to count calories.
- Packaged Software - It's not great, it's not bad - it does the trick. I use MapMyRide and I load data into Excel. I look forward to GarminConnect once it's up and running and includes all features. There are also other websites (including MotionBased) that you can use to import data into.
Enjoy!
nice addition to the cycling computer world October 31, 2008
I have a review on the forerunner 305, so this will be brief. the 305 for the bike does everything the fr 305 does except work with a foot pod.
the 305 for the bike is excellent at distance and HR measurements. you can take the unit off the bike and use it as a distance calculator for other activities, but you have to ensure the unit can see the sky at all time, which isn't easy unless it is strapped to your backpack (on the outside) however, since it is designed to be for the bike, I gave it 4 full stars for it.
the only thing really missing on this GPS unit is power meter aggregation.
that being said, the speed and cadence sensor is flimsy and breaks very easily. I have had 5, and evidently haven't learned my lesson on how to take care of it. I have had 3 on my road bike, and 2 on my tri bike. it is seemingly impossible to get both speed and cadence working simultaneously, and have broken the swing arm off 4 of 5 times. without having crashed.
all in all the unit gets 5 stars, it does anything you need except power for a biker in training. the speed/cadence sensor gets 1 star.
Gizmophobia October 28, 2008
I searched and researched all the bike computers with hrm and cadence, there aren't that many. I reasoned there must be something out there that costs less than a Garmin Edge 305GARMIN 010-00447-30 Edge 305 GPS Bundle and provides the necessary data without the gadgets and gizmos, i.e, GPS, mapping, yada yada yada.
NOT!! I couldn't find anything.
Here's the kicker. This thing is so cool it inspires me to ride more,130 miles up the Blue Ridge Parkway and back, just so I can scope the cool graphics on the Training Center PC program.
Customer service is surreal. I asked one question and got my own personal Garmin dude. He inquires regularly about my situation and status. Sweet as...
Oh, I am an Electronics Technician, I work with electronics all day and don't care to troubleshoot my consumer electronics, so far the Edge 305 rocks and when not, Garmin dude is there.
And, Christian VandeVelde is, "DA MAN!"
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