I'm a geek, but I'm an old geek. I've been running/cycling pretty seriously for longer then most folks in this forum have been alive. That doesn't make me cool, nor fast, but it does make for reading glasses. Sigh. It took a while to figure out how to do a running/bike computer now that I need reading glasses.
The solution is a small smartphone. I'm not an Apple person so I bought an old Samsung S3 "Mini" on ebay for $25. Don't need cellular service, just connect it to your home WiFi. Get a HR chestband that uses Bluetooth and you're in business. Obviously it will have GPS so you'll get speed/distance data. There's all sorts of cheap or free apps that will do the job. Just play with a couple and find one you like, in my case, with big #'s. Set your phone so the backlight stays on at full brightness. Get a rubber case for it so it's easier to hang on to while running. Lots of solutions for fastening it to bike handlebars. Maybe splurge and spend $8 on a new batt for the phone, since the original batt is likely worn to a nub.
Books @ Amazon
"If only he had used his genius for niceness, instead of Evil." M. Smart
The solution is a small smartphone. I'm not an Apple person so I bought an old Samsung S3 "Mini" on ebay for $25. Don't need cellular service, just connect it to your home WiFi. Get a HR chestband that uses Bluetooth and you're in business. Obviously it will have GPS so you'll get speed/distance data. There's all sorts of cheap or free apps that will do the job. Just play with a couple and find one you like, in my case, with big #'s. Set your phone so the backlight stays on at full brightness. Get a rubber case for it so it's easier to hang on to while running. Lots of solutions for fastening it to bike handlebars. Maybe splurge and spend $8 on a new batt for the phone, since the original batt is likely worn to a nub.
Books @ Amazon
"If only he had used his genius for niceness, instead of Evil." M. Smart