If someone didn't already know you were from Philly, your use of the word "jawn" gives it away. I applaud it.

I've often wondered when there would be something like a Waze App for cycling - and apparently that is what the Hammerhead unit is.

What I often want to know is - I'm here at place-X and I want to ride to Place-Y. The Waze App for driving tells me the best and fastest roads to take to so that while driving. Surely there could be something similar for cycling that will tell me how to get from X to Y on the best roads to ride on?

All the other stuff - Power, etc . . I really don't care about. What I want is a cycling specific navigation, while I am cycling.

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It's a touchscreen bike computer retailing at $300+ that still requires me to carry a $300+ android phone? Fuck that. As buggy as my 520 edge is, it is backed by the endless replacement warranty from Garmin, with a sub $200 price point to boot and none of that touchscreen idiocy.

Now if Apple ever gets serious about this market...

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Not sure if it is true but rumors are that Apple is very interested in Polar.

They are all also rumoured to release a watch that will not need a phone connection - https://www.bloomberg.com/...to-break-iphone-ties

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As an aside, I have an ancient Samsung Gear S that has a sim card, can originate and receive calls, etc. I keep wifi turned off, as it seems an unnecessary battery drain, but 3g and BT turned on. If there was a working fitness tracking app for that platform, I would have sold my Garmin gear a long time ago as all of my HRMs and PMs are now BT capable.

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I don't think it requires you to carry a phone, where did you see that?

For Strava integration it does.

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You ever get a hammerhead? Thoughts?

Something tells me kileyay isn't going to reply ;)

I have one that I got second hand for $150. Let me know if you have any questions.

I bought one during their risk free, good price Black Friday sale and got it today. I was really excited about it and how it seemed to combine the best of the 530 and 830 Garmins. I HATE the touchscreen. Whomever designed it never used it outside in the rain or with gloves or with sweat. (I mean who sweats during a workout anyways...)

So I decided to try it. Nope. I must have missed the size and weight. I would need a front basket on my bike to carry it. No way it’s fitting between my aero bars. Not even going to turn it on. So big and heavy. So heavy. So big.

I really was looking forward to it. Now it’s back to choosing the preferred 530 but no mapping and the horrible touchscreen 830 with mapping. And mapping meaning being able to put in a destination during ride.

The only way you are going to get usable destination entry is with touch screen. Have you tried the 830? The 820 touch screen was horrible. But the 1030 is fantastic. If the 830 got the goodness from its big brother (which I have read it did), then it should be pretty good.

I use a 1030 on my road bike and a 530 on my TT bike.

I went with 530. First lower cost and no touchscreen. Second I don’t actually need to put a random address in the middle of a ride often. I took the risk of leaving that capability out. Think I’ll be ok. I really wish the Hammerhead wasn’t so big! I was really excited about it and so disappointed when I opened the box.

Those are the exact same reasons I chose the 530 for my TT bike. I love the 1030, but no way it will fit on my TT bike. The touch screen UI is a zillion times better, so sometimes I regret not having chosen the 830, but only briefly.

Lol, it’s like having an ipad on front of your bike.