I'm looking at getting a new GPS. I don't know whether a new Garmin or a Wahoo would best meet my needs, or if none of the new ones do what I want. Would be great if you have either a modern Garmin or a Wahoo (or other GPS) and could tell me if it does what I am looking for. All the product info and reviews don't really answer this.
I have simple needs: what I want a GPS to do is:
- display a route as a line on a screen
- display ideally 4 data fields on the same screen as the map. This might be time of day, distance, elevation, etc. For racing it would be power / average power.
- Ant+ so it can connect with my power meter and HRM.
- have a reasonably long battery life and be capable of being recharged on the go.
- not crash on a regular basis (705 seems more reliable than more recent Garmins)
I don't want it to do things like re-route if I get lost, have touch screen operation rather than buttons, Strava segments, social media stuff, virtual partners, mobile phone integration, speed sensors, cadence sensor, etc
I currently use a Garmin 705 which is almost 10 years old. I'm conscious that it won't last for ever. I actually have three as I've bought a couple of spares second hand. They do exactly what I want. However they have become unreliable for charging on the go. They all now tend to flip into data mode when I connect them, even with wires and batteries that used to work in the past.
For all rides up to 300km this isn't an issue. My workaround on a 400 the other week was just to use two units and swap them over at half way. That worked fine. I could repeat that, having one in use and one in a bag recharging, but it is not very elegant, hence the question.
I've actually bought a new Garmin 1030 but am thinking of sending it back as it doesn't seem to allow me to have more than two data fields on the map screen so has inferior relevant functionality vs the 705 - but I may be missing something.
People rave about Wahoo but I don't know what they do / how they work.
So does your device do what I am looking for - breadcrumb trail to follow, 3-4 data fields Ant+ and recharge on the go?