Garmin Edge 305 Cyclometer - Very James Bond

If James Bond rode a bicycle, this would be his cyclometer.

I was able to circumvent my inner cheapskate today and scored a pretty good deal on a new Garmin Edge 305 cyclometer with heart rate monitor and cadence! I know, I know, I should smell the flowers and not concentrate on beating records, etc, etc, etc. I simply could not help myself. The Garmin Edge 305 with heart rate and cadence is one bad-ass computer.

Now pay attention 007! Here are some of the features:

• Barometric altimeter for extremely accurate elevation and vertical profile data.


• Auto Lap ™—automatically triggers a lap every time you pass a specified location or travel a preset distance.


• Virtual Partner™—lets you "race" a virtual competitor, making training fun.


• Courses—lets you "race" against a recorded course to try to match previously set speeds at every point along the way.


• High-sensitivity GPS receiver—knows your position even in tree cover and canyons, making it extremely reliable for navigation.


• Training Center: PC-based software (included) overlays ride data on a map and graphs speed, pace, heart rate, cadence and elevation. Create and schedule custom workouts or use workout templates and download to the Edge.

For the full list of features check out the Garmin website.

Once I receive it, install it, and most importantly, figure out how to use the thing, I will publish my review of it. It looks very cool - I just hope it turns out to be worth the $$$$!