Cheap Garmin-Halfords

[Teebs]

Halfords are selling the Garmin 200 for £129 with 20% off and you can also claim £30 cash back from Garmin themselves.

Great little unit.

You can also get 10% off through British cycling if your a member (and quidco)!

Proper bargain if you need a new computer.

Teebs

[CoolC]

I did a blinder back in March, and got my 705 for £125. It was a "manager special" as I believe they (Garmin) have discontinued it now.

I actually went in for a 200 when they were on a special of £116.

[daz3210]

Teebs said:

Halfords are selling the Garmin 200 for £129 with 20% off and you can also claim £30 cash back from Garmin themselves.

Great little unit.

You can also get 10% off through British cycling if your a member (and quidco)!

Proper bargain if you need a new computer.

Teebs

So what does that mean it really costs?

[GaryGlitter]

daz3210 said:

So what does that mean it really costs?

About £73-ish.

Cashback is valid for purchase made 1st June to end of August. Gutted, I got my 200 from Amazon on 29th May!!

[daz3210]

There isn't a similar cashback on the Edge 800 is there?

[CoolC]

According to this page on the Garmin site, none of the Edge GPS's come under the cash-back scheme.

http://www.garmin.com/uk/summercashback-terms-cond...

Edit: Scap that I've found the Edge200 cashback T&C's

http://www.garmin.com/uk/edge200cashback-terms

Looks like it is just the 200 though and not the 800.

If your after an 800 deal I know a colleague of mine from Belgium got an 800 with HRM and Cadence for €400. I could ask him where that was from.

Edited by CoolC on Thursday 21st June 12:50

[Raven Flyer]

I got my Garmin 800 with HRM, cadence and full Europe mapping for £292 from Halfords last month.

Reserve and Collect, picked it up the next day. They were cheaper than anyone else.

[itsnotarace]

CoolC said:

If your after an 800 deal I know a colleague of mine from Belgium got an 800 with HRM and Cadence for €400. I could ask him where that was from.

Cheaper still on here, works out about £280

http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/a38453/edge-800-b...

[daz3210]

What is the advantage of having the cadence monitor?

[itsnotarace]

Being able to monitor your cadence (sorry, you asked for that)

It basically lets you know where your pedalling sweetspot is so you can get maximum efficiency - you can basically tell if you need to put in more or less effort or change gear to keep the same cadence going.

[daz3210]

itsnotarace said:

Being able to monitor your cadence (sorry, you asked for that)

It basically lets you know where your pedalling sweetspot is so you can get maximum efficiency - you can basically tell if you need to put in more or less effort or change gear to keep the same cadence going.

I guess ask a daft question.......

So, another daft one, how do you know your 'sweetspot', and is it different from person to person?

Situation is thus. I have just returned to cycling after a few years away, mainly as a means to losing a bit of the gut I have developed over the years. I have at the moment a Garmin Edge 800, waiting for the HRM bit to arrive, but not ordered the cadence bit. I have two bikes, so assume that I would need two cadence sensors unless I want to keep switching them around.

Back in years past I had never heard of cadence measuring bits, so was wondering if it is needed/desirable now they are available.

[itsnotarace]

It varies from person to person so you need to find what works best for you - grinding a high gear / low rpm or spinning a lower gear at a higher rpm.

Yes you would need 2x cadence sensors for 2 bikes.

[daz3210]

itsnotarace said:

It varies from person to person so you need to find what works best for you - grinding a high gear / low rpm or spinning a lower gear at a higher rpm.

Yes you would need 2x cadence sensors for 2 bikes.

Why would I need a cadence sensor for this though, or is it just a bit like a rev counter on a car, where you can see when 'engine speed' is dropping, hence a shift is needed?

[itsnotarace]

Yes that's a good analogy

[daz3210]

So the question in my mind is how would I benefit from this?

[Magic919]

The cadence sensor is just adding data. Whether you care or not just depends on your view of cadence. You might establish that you can keep up a decent pace and ride for longer by keeping in a certain range. You might find it drops a bit once your tired and it acts as a reminder to drop a gear and get spinning again. Have a read up on cadence. It's about £30 on Amazon, where I got mine.

[Chicken Chaser]

I got a Garmin 500 for £150 from Halfords through Quidco and their discounts. Absolute bargain as its an excellent piece of tech.

[Raven Flyer]

Cadence, for me, is the single most important bit of data.

Staying in my personal sweet spot has meant I can ride much further and much faster.

You would not need two sensors as the sensor is mounted on rubber bands and can be swapped across in seconds. You would need a second wheel and crank magnet though, but these are only a couple of quid.

[daz3210]

How do you find/recognise your personal sweet spot though?

At the moment I just pedal as I feel comfy

[Manicminer]

Teebs said:

Halfords are selling the Garmin 200 for £129 with 20% off and you can also claim £30 cash back from Garmin themselves.

Great little unit.

You can also get 10% off through British cycling if your a member (and quidco)!

Proper bargain if you need a new computer.

Teebs

Anyone know how to claim the cashback deal, I entered the site mentioned in the T&C and there's no mention of a form or application for cashback!

garmin.co.uk/edge200cashback

just redirects to

http://www.garmin.com/uk/edge-series/#3