Which Garmin, if any.

[Al Fowler]

Seems like the 305 is winning so far.

[stevefoster]

Seems like the 305 is winning so far.

Get a 205, it's just the same without the HRM, less to worry about

[Al Fowler]

Get a 205, it's just the same without the HRM, less to worry about

How much cheaper though.

I wouldnt mind the HRM actually. Ive heard good things from 'further reading' in college and on t'internet...and word of mouth actually about HRM.

[Ady In Accy]

You may as well have the HRM for the info it gives you Al.

[Al Fowler]

You may as well have the HRM for the info it gives you Al.

Defo.
If it helps me train properly and recover properly then im all for it.

[skennaugh]

Its the one, Al.

[RobW]

The 305 is a good bit of kit in tandem with Memory Maps. OK on the bike for retrospective analysis but not the same as a wired cycle computer for instant speed data. It is a little bulky compared to the 405 but not too over the top.

... so is it possible to upload a detailed route from MM (or Anquet in my case) to the 305 (or 405)? I do this a lot with my Garmin Etrex HCx Legend (but that's walking kit, not runner friendly although I use it a lot for long distance stuff). Or can you only do 305-to-PC? I've been tempted to get a cheap 305 for a while. Can (or could) get the 305 cheap on Amazon too.

[Ady In Accy]

... so is it possible to upload a detailed route from MM (or Anquet in my case) to the 305 (or 405)? I do this a lot with my Garmin Etrex HCx Legend (but that's walking kit, not runner friendly although I use it a lot for long distance stuff). Or can you only do 305-to-PC? I've been tempted to get a cheap 305 for a while. Can (or could) get the 305 cheap on Amazon too.

You can upload waypoints but not a detailed route as you can on some of the walking specific GPS devices. I backload data to the PC for analysis in Sportstracks and Memory Maps.

[Fat Bloke]

You can upload routes up to the 100 waypoint limit or convert routes to tracks and then upload them as a Garmin 'course' (CRS) file, which is better in my opinion but needs quite a lot of faffing about to achieve. Overall the 305's got as much functionality as my Garmin GPS60 with the exception that it can't handle OS grid refs and the waypoint limit is lower.

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[RobW]

Thanks, that's the impression I'd got . For a highly detailed uploaded route I still need to lug my house-brick around then . Unless there's some nifty software available but I suspect the chip isn't up to it ... yet.