I have been using the Mega XL for over two years and about 22,000 road kms. Never updated the firmware. Works pretty well but my needs are simple. The biggest love I have for it is the massive battery life, no other unit on the market comes close.
I've ridden nearly 10000km with my Bryton 420 and I've never had any issues with UX or UI. It's just worked for me out of the box, and I had no difficulty whatsoever figuring it out. Battery life really is amazing. I will agree about the button placement, though, those backside buttons in particular are a bit of a pain and I can never remember which one does what. I still have my 420 but I've since upgraded to the 750 which is still inexpensive compared to the competition feature-for-feature.
i also hv a bryton 420 that i've been using for the past 3 months, everything feels smooth but in one ride my bpm went from 130 to 240 bpm and back to 140 in like 300 meters, I don't know if this is my actual heart rate or if it is a malfunction with the bryton but other than that, all my rides went smoothly. One out of the over 100 rides I had a problem, in my opinion, the bryton 420 is the best budget cycling computer and it rarely has a problem with it so I suggest u guys to buy it.
I have had the mega xl for about 3 years now overall it's been good after a few firmware upgrades ,it's solidly built and it has bounced down the road a few times without any adverse affect , it does occasionally lose the satellite like yesterday lost a mile or so, for my next head unit I will get one without mapping, I know all my routes and won't get lost, so don't need it.
The Garmin 130 plus is a great compact GPS, that has most of the functionality of a 530 which is not touch screen, and is only 33 g. As for mapping, it can bring you ack yo your starting point and you can program 30 routes into it, and has segments and climb features. Also can be used for MTN and Gravel metrics. I’ve seen the pros use this head unit, so it must not be that bad…
@@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS totally agree. I brought mine last September and wish I hadn't. It was to replace my ageing Garmin 305 which I still use when I get fed up with my 130
Love my Mio 210. If you just want a navigation device (which also records and gives you average/top speed, distance, total ascent etc.), this is excellent. The “surprise me” function has found some excellent routes I would never have found otherwise. I picked mine up for £130, so you can get it cheap if you shop around and wait for the bargains.
I have the Lezyne. Micro GPS, The only drawback I find it has is the small letters on the screen, yes I selected it for its size and simplicity to use, the Lezyne XL might be the way to go but Still like these gps units to be small and not a Tablet size, great tips on your review.
Everyone has different needs I guess. I race ironmans, so I want a small unit that displays my heart rate along with a limited number of other metrics, current speed and power perhaps. I'm not interested in maps, the route is marked. Currently I use an old garmin 25, the only problem with that is I need to swap screens to get all the metrics, I'll take a closer look at the Bryton I think.
Cycplus M1, is worth considering. Not fancy or has mapping, stava segments or smartphone alerts. But it works and cheap. I've only had it for one year. So far, I can't complain. It is, what it is a cheap head unit that does what its made to do. And it does work, of course, low price
Bryton 420 is brilliant value for money. Just picked up mine (420H which comes with heart rate sensor) for just £79.99 on a special price from Tredz. Works a treat and done 20 hours plus on one charge so far and only dropped one bar on battery display. 🙂
Sigma Rox 4 with cadence, speed and heart rate sensors included costs only 123 € - cheaper than any of the ones mentioned in the video (that include GPS). This one they actually don't know exists. :)
Currently using the Lezyne Mega XL, odd issue every now and then getting phone link and navigation, but good integration with Komoot and haven't had any issues uploading to Strava,
Maybe it’s different across the pond but in the US the polar m460 has not been available for several years. I got one of the last ones I guess. And in spite of what polar says the polar app will not update the m460 firmware. I got the unit mainly to connect the h10 heart rate monitor and am happy with it. I don’t need to be shown routes. I use Komoot to work that out ahead of time. While I do not, you can sync Komoot to the polar environment.
I had a Lezyne...never again. Their software is a joke, and the Strava Live Segments were useless. Switching to a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt was a revelation in refinement and software design, and it gets updated way more often.
I had a Lezyne also. I had also found it frustrating at times. To many things had to set up to work properly. I found it to be a little to finicky, to connect the senders for the first time
When started working out (first I ran, started lifting, now cycling) I first got the polar multi sport watch. Polar was awesome, but I think they concentrated too much on the website and negated the device. They also made it 3rd party incompatible (Strava was a nightmare, apps like MyFitnessPal wouldn’t work). I switched to Garmin products fénix, power meters, radars ect. I can’t see myself spending the $$$ all over again for the polar equivalent. The sole superior polar product was the Polar HR monitor. In 2-3 years I only had 1-2 HRs, where the damn Garmin break every other 3 months
Strava does all what I needed to track, but they have nothing for cadence. I was somehow lucky enough to get an "old" Cateye Strada Cadence. Had no idea cycling computers now are mostly wireless now AND expensive!
Does Garmin still suffer from longer and longer GPS acquisition times. Every unit I ever got so far did. Now looking for a bike computer. Thanks for a head start.
I'm waiting on a Beeline Velo 2, I'm pretty casual so I'm mostly interested in getting to a destination, seems pretty neat and I'm not sure you can get a better nav for less.
I still love my old Garmin Edge 200. It's got gps, maps! and shows speeds, distance and time. And that's all I need. I did buy a Elemnt Bolt and not needing a PC to upload/download gpx-files is great, but I had to delete the onboard maps to get a proper breadcrumb trail like I was used to. And I actually miss the ability to upload gpx-files by connecting it to my laptop. I Also bought a Mio Cyclo for my g/f and tested it out myself, but I got a blue screen of death halfway during my ride.. damn you windows.. It also did bring me in the middle of nowhere and said I'd arrived.. Now I did say I wanted to be surprised, but that's not exactly what I had in mind. Luckily I could enter an address and ride back to the campsite. Btu still.. not a fan. (also It's kinda big and clunky and doesn't mount firmly, unless my edge 200 which is rock solid, even when going downhill offroad.
@@planeandsimplexplainedCycling Weekly is most likely talking about relatively cheap bicycle GPS. What we want is a absolute cheap GPS not a relatively cheap one but unfortunately there’s no such thing as a cheap bicycle GPS device with all the bells & whistles because if such thing exist then you’ll only have to pay under $20 for it but no most of the “cheap” ones goes for $150 and up. Relatively cheap bicycle GPS: $150 Absolutely cheap bicycle GPS: $20
I thought he said cheap? My fifteen quid computer gives me current speed, average speed, trip distance, total distance/odo, and clock. Why pay 44 pounds?
I have used Mapmyride since I discovered bicycle computers, my total ride mileage is a statistic, and ride maps I want to keep, by uploading to the web I have a history. Your 15 quid computer allows uploads via your computer?
The Cateye Quick is exactly what you'd expect. The biggest drawback to it, sadly, was its fragility. I dropped it when I was unhooking my bike helmet from my backpack shoulder strap (when it was on the ground) and now the display is fooked. It dropped about 10cm. I could read some of the display so I decided to use it for a while longer. A month goes by and I drop it from about 20cm, again, while I was unlocking my bike. Now, the display is complete trash. Cateye does NOT make robust devices. I don't know what I should expect from bike computers (especially the cheap ones) but Cateye is a total let down. To get into the biking game, it seems like a sizable investment. Why buy a good bike computer if the bike itself is only $600. So buy a mid-range bike and a midrange computer (because I'm not a 12-year old novice). Basically, it's a never ending spiral upwards. Maybe I'll just get fat, eat Doritos and watch hair-curling erotica.
The biggest problem is that they all have small screens to navigate . First i was using mobile and Zeopoxa software on a samsung . Now i changed the mobile to iPhone but i downloaded b-icycle but i need to tested . Zeopoxa works only on android only . I use my bike for exercise and enjoying the day out because I am 65 now but still struggle around with my age 😉 .
I've got my eye on an iGPSort BSC100S Computer which does basically everything that I need a cycling computer to do (I don't need mapping), and am wondering if it's a rebadged version of any of these? If not, does anyone have any experience with it and if so is it any good?
Kind of sums up the credibility of the whole video @2:29 "....gets rid of all the "JARGON" of HR monitors, Power data and other "NONSENSE" like that" 🙄 Respect to those minimalists who only want to know how fast they are going and for how long... but now HRM & Power data is nonsense ???????????????????
As if distracted drivers weren't bad enough we can now add riders faffing about scrolling thru a screen.... If it distracts you from the road it should be in your pocket...just saying...
My XOSS G+ worked for about a year until the GPS stopped working. If you had this happen or know of a fix, plead advises . In my 2 recent videos you can see OO.o on my XOSS G+ Thanks th-cam.com/video/0pyMNELWVRc/w-d-xo.html
I have been using the Mega XL for over two years and about 22,000 road kms. Never updated the firmware. Works pretty well but my needs are simple. The biggest love I have for it is the massive battery life, no other unit on the market comes close.
The Polar V650 is essentially a large colour screen version of the M460 and M450. Also very well priced. All have bullet proof reliability.
I've ridden nearly 10000km with my Bryton 420 and I've never had any issues with UX or UI. It's just worked for me out of the box, and I had no difficulty whatsoever figuring it out. Battery life really is amazing. I will agree about the button placement, though, those backside buttons in particular are a bit of a pain and I can never remember which one does what. I still have my 420 but I've since upgraded to the 750 which is still inexpensive compared to the competition feature-for-feature.
i also hv a bryton 420 that i've been using for the past 3 months, everything feels smooth but in one ride my bpm went from 130 to 240 bpm and back to 140 in like 300 meters, I don't know if this is my actual heart rate or if it is a malfunction with the bryton but other than that, all my rides went smoothly. One out of the over 100 rides I had a problem, in my opinion, the bryton 420 is the best budget cycling computer and it rarely has a problem with it so I suggest u guys to buy it.
does the 420 have strava live segments capability?
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@@jorgepacheco4719 No.
I have had the mega xl for about 3 years now overall it's been good after a few firmware upgrades ,it's solidly built and it has bounced down the road a few times without any adverse affect , it does occasionally lose the satellite like yesterday lost a mile or so, for my next head unit I will get one without mapping, I know all my routes and won't get lost, so don't need it.
The Garmin 130 plus is a great compact GPS, that has most of the functionality of a 530 which is not touch screen, and is only 33 g. As for mapping, it can bring you ack yo your starting point and you can program 30 routes into it, and has segments and climb features. Also can be used for MTN and Gravel metrics. I’ve seen the pros use this head unit, so it must not be that bad…
Too bad the battery life is dog 💩
@@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS totally agree. I brought mine last September and wish I hadn't. It was to replace my ageing Garmin 305 which I still use when I get fed up with my 130
@@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS how long does it last?
Love my Mio 210. If you just want a navigation device (which also records and gives you average/top speed, distance, total ascent etc.), this is excellent. The “surprise me” function has found some excellent routes I would never have found otherwise. I picked mine up for £130, so you can get it cheap if you shop around and wait for the bargains.
I have the Lezyne. Micro GPS, The only drawback I find it has is the small letters on the screen, yes I selected it for its size and simplicity to use, the Lezyne XL might be the way to go but Still like these gps units to be small and not a Tablet size, great tips on your review.
Everyone has different needs I guess. I race ironmans, so I want a small unit that displays my heart rate along with a limited number of other metrics, current speed and power perhaps. I'm not interested in maps, the route is marked. Currently I use an old garmin 25, the only problem with that is I need to swap screens to get all the metrics, I'll take a closer look at the Bryton I think.
Cycplus M1, is worth considering. Not fancy or has mapping, stava segments or smartphone alerts. But it works and cheap. I've only had it for one year. So far, I can't complain. It is, what it is a cheap head unit that does what its made to do. And it does work, of course, low price
Bryton 420 is brilliant value for money. Just picked up mine (420H which comes with heart rate sensor) for just £79.99 on a special price from Tredz. Works a treat and done 20 hours plus on one charge so far and only dropped one bar on battery display. 🙂
Strava live segments in not available in the Bryton 420.
Garmin edge explore looks great if you need navigation and maps more than cycling data. :)
I love my Sigma Rox 4. Cheap, powerful, easy to read and long battery life.
Sigma Rox 4 with cadence, speed and heart rate sensors included costs only 123 € - cheaper than any of the ones mentioned in the video (that include GPS). This one they actually don't know exists. :)
Currently using the Lezyne Mega XL, odd issue every now and then getting phone link and navigation, but good integration with Komoot and haven't had any issues uploading to Strava,
Strava Live Segments on Bryton? I don't think so.
I use a lezyne macro plus which does what I need although direction information is sometimes slow
I had the Garmin 130 it was a great little unit but upgraded to the 830 when Garmin were doing a 40% off deal
I've been using XOSS Sprint for years without any major issues. I also have a few of their G+ models that don't have nav. Well worth checking out.
Maybe it’s different across the pond but in the US the polar m460 has not been available for several years. I got one of the last ones I guess. And in spite of what polar says the polar app will not update the m460 firmware. I got the unit mainly to connect the h10 heart rate monitor and am happy with it. I don’t need to be shown routes. I use Komoot to work that out ahead of time. While I do not, you can sync Komoot to the polar environment.
I had a Lezyne...never again. Their software is a joke, and the Strava Live Segments were useless. Switching to a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt was a revelation in refinement and software design, and it gets updated way more often.
I had a Lezyne also. I had also found it frustrating at times. To many things had to set up to work properly. I found it to be a little to finicky, to connect the senders for the first time
Thanks for the insight. I purchased a stages which died within a year. Looking to get something else and lezyne was top of my list due to cost.
When started working out (first I ran, started lifting, now cycling) I first got the polar multi sport watch. Polar was awesome, but I think they concentrated too much on the website and negated the device. They also made it 3rd party incompatible (Strava was a nightmare, apps like MyFitnessPal wouldn’t work). I switched to Garmin products fénix, power meters, radars ect. I can’t see myself spending the $$$ all over again for the polar equivalent. The sole superior polar product was the Polar HR monitor. In 2-3 years I only had 1-2 HRs, where the damn Garmin break every other 3 months
Strava does all what I needed to track, but they have nothing for cadence. I was somehow lucky enough to get an "old" Cateye Strada Cadence. Had no idea cycling computers now are mostly wireless now AND expensive!
Does Garmin still suffer from longer and longer GPS acquisition times. Every unit I ever got so far did. Now looking for a bike computer. Thanks for a head start.
I'm waiting on a Beeline Velo 2, I'm pretty casual so I'm mostly interested in getting to a destination, seems pretty neat and I'm not sure you can get a better nav for less.
Are any of these able to link up with the All Trails app?
I still love my old Garmin Edge 200. It's got gps, maps! and shows speeds, distance and time. And that's all I need.
I did buy a Elemnt Bolt and not needing a PC to upload/download gpx-files is great, but I had to delete the onboard maps to get a proper breadcrumb trail like I was used to. And I actually miss the ability to upload gpx-files by connecting it to my laptop.
I Also bought a Mio Cyclo for my g/f and tested it out myself, but I got a blue screen of death halfway during my ride.. damn you windows.. It also did bring me in the middle of nowhere and said I'd arrived.. Now I did say I wanted to be surprised, but that's not exactly what I had in mind. Luckily I could enter an address and ride back to the campsite. Btu still.. not a fan. (also It's kinda big and clunky and doesn't mount firmly, unless my edge 200 which is rock solid, even when going downhill offroad.
Cheap ... $ 200??
I know right its insane
I know it's insane for the price, like at least 30
£200 is way more than $200 and both Are Not Cheap… £10 is Cheap
@@planeandsimplexplainedCycling Weekly is most likely talking about relatively cheap bicycle GPS. What we want is a absolute cheap GPS not a relatively cheap one but unfortunately there’s no such thing as a cheap bicycle GPS device with all the bells & whistles because if such thing exist then you’ll only have to pay under $20 for it but no most of the “cheap” ones goes for $150 and up.
Relatively cheap bicycle GPS: $150
Absolutely cheap bicycle GPS: $20
U know u can buy an old iphone 7 or later model and use it as gps and everything
I like my Sigma ROX 11.1 evo. GPS navigation, Bluetooth, nice app and a 100 EUR price 🏷️ It's perfect for me.
What you think for comps from ali Express Newboler and cycplus m1
I thought he said cheap? My fifteen quid computer gives me current speed, average speed, trip distance, total distance/odo, and clock. Why pay 44 pounds?
I have used Mapmyride since I discovered bicycle computers, my total ride mileage is a statistic, and ride maps I want to keep, by uploading to the web I have a history. Your 15 quid computer allows uploads via your computer?
Polar seems to have abandoned cycling market. The M460 is already 5 years old. It’s two generations in tech.
The Cateye Quick is exactly what you'd expect. The biggest drawback to it, sadly, was its fragility. I dropped it when I was unhooking my bike helmet from my backpack shoulder strap (when it was on the ground) and now the display is fooked. It dropped about 10cm. I could read some of the display so I decided to use it for a while longer. A month goes by and I drop it from about 20cm, again, while I was unlocking my bike. Now, the display is complete trash. Cateye does NOT make robust devices. I don't know what I should expect from bike computers (especially the cheap ones) but Cateye is a total let down. To get into the biking game, it seems like a sizable investment. Why buy a good bike computer if the bike itself is only $600. So buy a mid-range bike and a midrange computer (because I'm not a 12-year old novice). Basically, it's a never ending spiral upwards. Maybe I'll just get fat, eat Doritos and watch hair-curling erotica.
You should check out CooSpo BC107. It's got many features of high end cycle computers but at fraction of the price.
The biggest problem is that they all have small screens to navigate . First i was using mobile and Zeopoxa software on a samsung . Now i changed the mobile to iPhone but i downloaded b-icycle but i need to tested . Zeopoxa works only on android only . I use my bike for exercise and enjoying the day out because I am 65 now but still struggle around with my age 😉 .
I've got my eye on an iGPSort BSC100S Computer which does basically everything that I need a cycling computer to do (I don't need mapping), and am wondering if it's a rebadged version of any of these? If not, does anyone have any experience with it and if so is it any good?
Do not get it. Its unreliable out of the box, constantly disconnects from its Sensors and is just your average Chinesium Crap
Thanks!
Would these work on dirt bikes?
All you need is a cateye, hell maybe I’m old school and got around for years with out navigation
How about budget friendly cycling apparel for starter. Thanks in advance.
what is height of seat?
MAGENE C406?
Anybody has a Garmin edge explore, how is it? Can I create route on the device ?
I love my garmin edge 20
Upcountry bike computers will have google maps
Why haven't you given a single website buying link for the products? Not EVEN a single one!!?!
Yup bryton value for money 💰
The magene has everything except for mapping..
All the screens are to small for me with my not great eyesight, I’ll stick with my Garmin 1000 even though their a few years old now
Bryton 🔥
magene and xoss
XOSS G+ is my backup unit for my Bryton 530 and 420.
Chinese vendors don’t pay payolas to get featured in Cycling Weekly or GCN. They go for the influencer route which is cheaper to bribe.
12 hours on the 130? You’re having a laff 😂
Your right. I'm lucky to get 4 and that's only using a cadence sensor. I have only had it 10 months and I wish I hadn't bothered.
Magene??
I use my iPhone and Cadence app
cheap for 200 pounds? i bought my bike computer for 6€. It does the job!
Kind of sums up the credibility of the whole video @2:29 "....gets rid of all the "JARGON" of HR monitors, Power data and other "NONSENSE" like that" 🙄
Respect to those minimalists who only want to know how fast they are going and for how long... but now HRM & Power data is nonsense ???????????????????
For the minimalists point of view it is, and that is the people that comment was intended for.
Gupta ji namaskar 😊
Magene C406 lite 50$
Why not just download a good app
Exactly, these bike computers are just starting to catch up to phones from 2005
Cheap ???
However
This guy is not Brit.
Nothing cheap in this video.
My cell phone.
As if distracted drivers weren't bad enough we can now add riders faffing about scrolling thru a screen.... If it distracts you from the road it should be in your pocket...just saying...
couldnt watch this see if you can talk without waving your arms about like C3PO very annoying
Why is bro’s forehead so wrinkled?
His mother was a klingon
My XOSS G+ worked for about a year until the GPS stopped working. If you had this happen or know of a fix, plead advises . In my 2 recent videos you can see OO.o on my XOSS G+ Thanks th-cam.com/video/0pyMNELWVRc/w-d-xo.html