Too Big to Bike With: Why Big Bike Computers Just Don’t Make Sense
I’d be more inclined towards cycling with a smaller phone screen than a Garmin
It seems the cycling industry simply couldn’t resist the siren song of bigger is better; a trend that plagues another industry – smartphones – that I just don’t quite grasp. Ten years ago, the "bigger is better mentality” seemed confined to stand-alone devices like phones. Remember the iPhone 6 Plus, a phone so large it was almost unusable with one hand. It seemed like the big phone craze wouldn’t last long. Thankfully, the market for hand-held devices also responded and now you can find a phablet.
But now it seems like the trend has pedalled its way into the world of bike computers. It began
as it often does,
with Garmin and their Edge 1000 about a decade ago, but the trend really seems to have taken off
and Android-powered
Considering the price
I’ve got one
is it’s not quite easy to see the point
one. My trusty Wahoo Elemnt Bolt
But for the average cycling,
I’ve got one
is it’s Not God
Let’s be honest, unless you’re navigating
larger
What’s stopping
Most importantly, stick with me, good old-fashioned phone
I appreciate that for some who need
However, the line now feels blurred between big phones
What’s stopping
already exists
Why can’t I just use a second-hand smartphone for mapping, rather than
The battery life is as good as it has to be, and it’s also negligible in terms of additional weight to my bike If you were someone
they just don’t make sense to me
the toll seems both literally
too
like
it’s an odd move from the company
This, to me anyway, seems unnecessary.
All I want
Anything else just seems unnecessary.
makhluk
smaller
The Ace, I appreciate
The purITANнему
