Advantages: Flexibility, Features, Size, Motivation
Disadvantages: Cost

...attached to the fork and it still had something attached to a spoke and it still counted the number of wheel revolutions. But this time it was electronic rather than mechanical. A wire ran from the sensor on the fork to a display unit on the handlebars and it showed me my current speed as well as the time I'd been traveling and the distance I had covered. A later upgrade dispensed with the wire from the sensor on the fork to the display, relying instead on wireless communications. And then came the Garmin Edge 305. It doesn't have wires. In fact, it doesn't even need a sensor on the wheel - instead it relies on the Global Positioning System of satellites to track your position, distance, speed, time and altitude. But it doesn't stop there. Oh no, that wouldn't be complicated enough for the modern world. Not content with the usual statistics... Read review

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Advantages: wireless, accurate, can analyse data, water proof - Excellent
Disadvantages: Sometimes a loss of GPS signal, still quite expensive

...Why I chose the Garmin Edge 205 **************************************** Being a bit of a gadget 'freak' I stumbled across one of these on a cycling accessories website but instantly dismissed it because of its price tag of £149.99. Being a recreational cyclist who would never enter a cycling competition of any discipline there was no way I could justify the price. However, after being introduced to the Fat fingers concept on Ebay, and seeing the bargains a close mate of mine was enjoying I decided to scour the Ebay search engine in hope of finding one of these at a 'reasonable' price. All brand new units (I will not buy second hand electrical items/gadgets off Ebay since I have been stung before) were retailing between £95.00 plus P&P of £25 and £169.99 plus P&P of £5.95. Using the Fat fingers finder I found a "buy it now... Read review

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Advantages: Looks great, super slim
Disadvantages: A lillte old now, B/W only, no Bluetooth / WiFi

...Yes, it's another mattfantastic review of an old item. I hope you''re all picking up some great bargains on Ebay... Here are a few hardware specs for th Handspring Visor Edge PDA, check the "Product Information" tab for lots of detailed specifications. - Operating System: Palm OS version 3.5.2H - Processor: 33 MHz Motorola Dragonball VZ - Memory: 8 MB - Display: 160x160 pixel, B&W, 16 shades of gray - Infra-Red port - Internal Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery The very sleek Edge is made of an anodized aluminum sandwich. There is a top aluminum shell, a bottom shell, and then in between is an translucent plastic body. The aluminum shells have a brushed surface that resists fingerprints and feels nice to the touch. The Edge comes in 3 color variations. Silver Metallic, Blue Metallic and Red Metallic. I picked Silver just... Read review

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Advantages: Many many functions, training centre info
Disadvantages: Info overload, price, rubbish standard map

...My other half is what you'd call a keen cyclist - he cycles about 25 miles a day commuting to work, and frequently goes on weekend trai