"As a previous owner of a Garmin Forerunner product, I had an idea of what I wanted the Edge 800 to do for me, but I deliberated and pondered for a long time between the 800 and the Edge 705. To me, £450 was no small amount of money for a gadget!
I bought the product to plot routes to follow, then to train against performance and improve. Plus the fact that you can get geeky with the stats and there's so much information for download after a ride.
I use my road bike on a turbo trainer as well as out on the roads, and I'll also be using it with a mountain bike too. Due to the snow and ice we've had over the last few weeks, I've only taken it on the roads a few times, the remainder on a turbo.
The product works superbly well for me, does exactly what I want it to do. A small criticism is the beep for turn alert isn't very loud and could be easily missed - hopefully this will be revised in a future upgrade.
Touchscreen works absolutely fine with gloves on - and I'm talking thick gloves for the cold temperatures we've had!
Garmin connect is also a great surprise to me. I don't know many of the local quieter roads nearby, so I've already begun to download other users rides to follow to build my own local knowledge.
Quite alot of money for the product, but I feel it has been worth it so far. Very happy indeed."

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Review 2 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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dubs83

Country:United Kingdom

Age:25-34

Interest:Cross Country MTB

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Quality first

Mountain Biker

Date:May 20, 2012

Garmin Edge 800

Pros: Attractive, High Quality, Adjustable, Lightweight, Versatile

Cons: Expensive

"I'm really impressed with the Edge 800 so far, I bought the 'all in' version with the cadence sensor, heart rate monitor and map pack. The result it seems is that you get what you pay for, I'm left wanting for nothing in terms of statistics (I've had it a week). I had no real issues getting everything set up and working, although the manual left me guessing in a few places, it doesn't really explain anything in much detail. . .

I had to tinker for a while to get the Edge 800 to display the fields I wanted to see on each screen. One page for time, speed, distance, calories and another for heart rate and heart rate zone, cadence etc, the last page for satalite reception and battery life etc. but now it is set up it is brilliant, and spectacularly more accurate than the GPRS Apps I have used on my phone.

I use it on my Hardtail MTB at the mo, but I'd have no reservations to buy the cadence sensor again to get the same info for another bike in the future. Brilliant

The only negatives I would list are the expense and the screen is possibly a little low res (when I'm out using it 'in the field' contrast ratio and legibility are far more important than the resolution, both of which it provides well!)."

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Review 3 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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JohnsonM

Age:35-44

Interest:Cross Country MTB

Gender:Male

Mountain Biker

Date:May 19, 2012

Useful

"Edge 800 excellent overall performance
Online maps helpful and my connect easy to use and valuable information. Expensive for birdseye maps and images from Garmin"

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IndoKnight

City: Harrogate

Country:United Kingdom

Age:25-34

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Road Cyclist

Date:April 29, 2012

Good product, but needs to not reset when lost

"The product is good quality. You must get the rubber sleeve that you can buy seperatly though otherwise there can be water ingress into the USB part. (it is only around £10 so worth it, also if you drop it you have rubber protection.)

The downside - if it does lose connection is can reset back to your home address when you should be following a map.

To note - when you are in a new area, such as doing a sportive turn it on and let it load before the start, it might need to update the maps.

The upside - Great gadget, read the manual and you can have some good stats on the ride but careful not to overload yourself. You can look at them using garmin connect or strava afterwards"

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Review 5 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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Dustoff

City: London

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Road Cyclist

Date:April 19, 2012

Garmin Edge 800 GPS

Pros: Attractive, Adjustable, Versatile

Cons: Expensive

"Only fault is its price. Does everything you need and more. With expandability of Ant+ and more money. The Online map utilities are just a valuable as the device. Explore and share maps and geek out with your stats. I've read some reviews of its lack of durability in wet environments. I bought a rubber protective case straight away and had no problems in heavy rain for over an hour."

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Review 6 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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Mitch007

Date:April 18, 2012

Good buy

Pros: High Quality, Rugged, Lightweight

Cons: Expensive

"Got this and it worked straight out of the box. I had a little problem uploading the GPX files I had created but once I got the hang of it it was ok. Once on the road, it is easy to use and follow with an audible signal before junctions. It makes a different noise if you miss one. This is useful if you are tiring at the end of a long ride.
On the downside, I loaded two routes for a recent weekend, but drove between the end of one and the start of the other. It tried to run them as one ride and halfway throught he second cut out. I could not get it to restart, despite button pressing on a number of occasions. Once I wiped the whole history, it worked perfectly with the next upload.
I have not tried the training element yet, but this looks both easy to use and useful.
Having not had a sat nav before, I am impressed and plan to use it in Europe this summer."

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Review 7 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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antbe

City: Oslo

Country:Norway

Age:35-44

Interest:Cross Country MTB

Level:Advanced

Gender:Male

Budget:Quality first

Mountain Biker

Date:April 18, 2012

Lots of functionality

Pros: High Quality, Adjustable

Cons: Expensive

"There are not many who need a Garmin Edge 800, but it is for the technology geeks of cycling. And there are many of them! The Edge 800 offers and excellent array of functionality and combined with www.strava.com becomes a worthy training partner.

A few tips: install the magnet close to the tip of the speed sensor arm otherwise the speed readings will fluctuate. Also, use the Edge 800 with the speed/cadence sensor as it will give much more accurate speed readings and use less battery.

I can highly recommend the Edge 800. It is a fantastic tool and very helpful if you train alone. It is expensive, but ultimately worth it for those who like technology."

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Review 8 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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barney1903

City: helmshore, lancashire

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Quality first

Road Cyclist

Date:April 16, 2012

All the computer you will need

Pros: High Quality

Cons: Expensive

"it's a lot of money but it does the job. A great way to keep tabs on heart rate, etc. I also found it really useful when planning a new route in a new area. Plan it at home and then I don't have to worry about getting the map out to see which way to go.
I wonder if I should get a cheaper model, but glad I took the plunge.
Recomended"

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Review 9 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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eddrony

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Advanced

Gender:Male

Road Cyclist

Date:April 8, 2012

Pros: Great Value, Rugged, High Quality, Lightweight, Good Fit

Cons: Expensive, scratches easily

"Yes this is a very expensive product and yes it is a tech toy, but once you get over the whole "why would you want all of this" its actually a very serious bit of kit!

For sportif riders its great for downloading the routes, allowing you to be guided and see what is coming up. Ive used it in races and the profile page is so useful, you can see the big climbs coming and gauge your efforts accordingly ,sneeky i know :)

The pages are totally customisable and thus you see what you want. the touch screen is like the iphones etc and is very responsive even in sub zero temp, in rain and through winter gloves.

My only down side, is that the screen does scract easily, having used in bad conditions, this is where you must rub your fongers on yourself before touching the screen.

A fantastic product and great fun analysisng your rides and racing yourself."

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Review 10 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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Llangollenwiggle

City: LLANGOLLEN

Date:March 2, 2012

Excellent

Pros: Durable, Great Value, High Quality, Adjustable, Versatile

Cons: Limited Color Choices

"Product works really well with a quality screen that is easy to read. Reliable readings and robust in construction, this is the only nav/data device you will ever need. Great value as a bundle!"

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Review 11 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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bussinit

Date:February 27, 2012

Ronseal

Pros: High Quality

Cons: Expensive

"This unit does it all when it comes to stats for bike and body... well minus a powermeter. the map feature are excellent although like the unit extra maps aren't cheap but you get what you pay for with Garmin so cannot complain."

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Review 12 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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Bigness

City: Wollongong

Country:Australia

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Value for money

Road Cyclist

Date:February 26, 2012

Great product

Pros: Adjustable, Versatile

"I like the large display on the Edge 800 and the way I can change the display with multiple screens that I can preset.

HRM and cadence works first and always.

Had a little trouble with the speed reading initially because I did not have the speed sensor close enough to the wheel magnet. All good now."

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Review 13 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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Adrian111

Age:25-34

Interest:Road Cyclist

Gender:Male

Road Cyclist

Date:February 5, 2012

Pros: High Quality, Lightweight, Good Fit

Cons: Expensive

"The Edge 800 is awesome, perfect for training, is very easy to use. All round a strong system. I would recommend."

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Review 14 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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danireina

Date:February 5, 2012

gran producto

"necesito mejorar mi geonaute 700 y creo que esta es mi mejor opcion"

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Review 15 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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tourdefrancewannabe

City: Sheffield

Country:United Kingdom

Age:25-34

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Road Cyclist

Date:February 2, 2012

The best bit of kit ever

Pros: Great Value, Attractive, High Quality, Adjustable, Lightweight, Versatile, Good Fit

Cons: Limited Color Choices

"The Edge 800 is awesome, action packed with features. too many for a muppet like me lol

Buy one it's brilliant and can give you more stats than you can shake a pointy stick at."

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Review 16 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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Andrewohare

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Quality first

Road Cyclist

Date:January 29, 2012

Great gps unit

Pros: Attractive, Rugged, High Quality, Versatile

Cons: Expensive

"I bought this unit after as an upgrade to the edge 500

Some would say I'm mad but it was a worthy upgrade, the gps connect faster and seems to be much more accurate, the turn by turn navigation is very cool and handy
The ability to save your ride as a course after on the unit was excellent

The only downside I have is that the rain cover for the USB connection is fiddily to get back on .. The same problem was on the edge 500

I would fully recommend this to anyone but it is a pricey cadget at nearly 400 notes"

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Review 17 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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MattGrays

City: Essex

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Value for money

Road Cyclist

Date:January 26, 2012

Great product

Pros: Attractive, High Quality, Lightweight

Cons: Expensive

"After signing up to take part in the UK End 2 End cycle I purchased this to aid in my training miles. Am very impressed, very easy to use and the screen is readable even in sun light. The speed sensor fits to the back wheel so ideal to use on the turbo trainer to and "race" against the virtual partner!"

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Review 18 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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AnotherMamil

City: Guildford, Surrey

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Quality first

Road Cyclist

Date:January 21, 2012

GPS in style

Pros: High Quality, Lightweight

Cons: Expensive

"Takes a micro card but note that this is inside the full size SD card so you need to unlock that and then insert. Rearranging the displays needs to be done on a pc and in the version I had you need to go to "training pages" despite what it says in the pdf manual. Picks up satellites quickly though on narrow roads the actual % incline readout is dodgy as it can place you on the slope of the hill rather than the road. Garmin connect software is great."

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Review 19 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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Watto77

Country:United Kingdom

Age:25-34

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Quality first

Road Cyclist

Date:January 20, 2012

You get what you pay for...

Pros: High Quality, Versatile, long battery life

Cons: Expensive

"I am familiar with GPS units which I use for running and hiking, but this is my first cycle computer and I am not disappointed. The price caused several months of procrastination and I spent a lot of time researching cheaper units before taking the plunge with the Edge 800. A friend had used one for a while and was very pleased with it – and so am I. A wealth of functions and good battery life; with the addition of cadence sensor and HRM there really is nothing this unit cannot do (power meter was just a step too far!). The single biggest bonus is being able to plan a route on the laptop, transfer it to the 800 and not have to worry about getting lost. Then, when I come to repeat the route I can race my Virtual Partner!"

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Review 20 for Garmin Edge 800 GPS Performance & Navigation Bundle

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StonesJones

City: Surrey

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Advanced

Gender:Male

Road Cyclist

Date:December 29, 2011

Great features

Pros: Durable, Comfortable, Rugged, High Quality, Adjustable

Cons: Expensive, Limited Color Choices, heart rate drops out

"All round a strong system. The hardware is robust and the software easy to use. The heart rate monitor does not always pick up correctly and I sometimes need to reboot the device to correct this issue, which is quite frustrating if you are hammering up a hill in Z4/5! Despite this problem I would recommend."

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