i use strava on my samsung s21 and i find it to be amazing,. the tracking is incredibly accurate and the auto pause works amazing for my delivery city riding where im often in elevators and it never has incorrect elevation gains . i can also see my route accuracy down to about 5 feet. i can see when i move in and out of bike lanes, etc. really impressive. but i keep it in my pcket, it cant do power, etc. sometimes i think a handlebar mount would be nice.
If you do longer rides then keeping your phone battery filled up for an emergency is valuable. I use a bike computer so I know my phone will work if I need it.
Short but very informative review, thanks! One thing I couldn't catch, can I upload a gpx track to the iGPSPORT computer? I need a budget bike comp just to track gpx routes, don't even need to upload to Strava or something. Any recommendations?
Yes, absolutely. You can upload a GPX file by hooking it to your computer or sync routes from Strava and Komoot. Sadly no integration with RideWithGPS. They just came out with the BSC300T which adds a touchscreen, faster boot times, weather, new themes, and more. I mention it in my Gear of the Year video. I like it even more. ua-cam.com/video/KKVdoFDSaU0/v-deo.htmlsi=dgkPDcT60vQNFPNA
Have you tried the Bryton 420E? That's another budget cycling computer that has navigation. Currently $93 dollars so the price seems good if it works well.
I own a 420 and switch to the iPSport 630 S because Bryton fucked up 2 updates which made the 420 totally useless. Bryton fixed the last fuckup update so the bikecomputer is useable again and I keep it as backup to the better but significant more expensive iGSPort 630S. But that unit offers a real navigation instead of the bread crumb navigation where you have to load a route via the Bryton App onto the bikecomputer. there is no map just a black line and information when to change direction in i.e. 287 meters. The 420 is a great inexpensive Bikecomputer which will give you more data than a normal roadie will ever need with very good battery life, 25 hours with no problem, light, small, bw display, easy to connect with sensor for HR, Cad and Speed. 2 bike profils, sync with strava or komoot not problem too.
I don’t have an e-bike to test. I’m sure it would work for power and cadence but can’t know for sure. This goes back to my comment about poor documentation.
I always wonder how much stolen tech is in these budget units. I personally rather pay the higher price. I recently had a problem with a garmin product , called tech support, spoke to a real person in less that 1 minute and they solved my problem- sending me a new unit for one that was nearly one year old!
There's not really much magic sauce that goes into the basic functions of a bike computer these days. With Android, they can get an OS for free so they just need to build the UI and the companion app. Customer service, however could be a challenge. I haven't tried that out.
What do you think? Would you consider saving some money and opting for a budget cycling computer?
Nice review, is it possible to adjust power to see data 3sec avg when riding ?
Yes. You can have it display current power, 3 second, 10 second, 30 second and overall average power values.
@@TroyOnTrails is this feature avilible on cospo or igsport bsc300?? Or both?
@ I only confirmed this on the iGPSport.
Sorta wish these were out when I purchased my Wahoo Bolt.
Yeah. Their offerings a few years ago were not as good. I expect they'll be even better when it comes time to replace your Bolt.
i use strava on my samsung s21 and i find it to be amazing,. the tracking is incredibly accurate and the auto pause works amazing for my delivery city riding where im often in elevators and it never has incorrect elevation gains . i can also see my route accuracy down to about 5 feet. i can see when i move in and out of bike lanes, etc. really impressive. but i keep it in my pcket, it cant do power, etc. sometimes i think a handlebar mount would be nice.
If you do longer rides then keeping your phone battery filled up for an emergency is valuable. I use a bike computer so I know my phone will work if I need it.
Short but very informative review, thanks! One thing I couldn't catch, can I upload a gpx track to the iGPSPORT computer? I need a budget bike comp just to track gpx routes, don't even need to upload to Strava or something. Any recommendations?
Yes, absolutely. You can upload a GPX file by hooking it to your computer or sync routes from Strava and Komoot. Sadly no integration with RideWithGPS. They just came out with the BSC300T which adds a touchscreen, faster boot times, weather, new themes, and more. I mention it in my Gear of the Year video. I like it even more. ua-cam.com/video/KKVdoFDSaU0/v-deo.htmlsi=dgkPDcT60vQNFPNA
@@TroyOnTrails This is very helpful, thanks!
IGPSport is my go to brand. Tthere is a BCS100. That. Rocksss foor uundeer 100 bux
Awesome. Yeah the 100 offers everything most people need. We've been brainwashed into thinking we need more.
Magene C606 is pretty good.
I’ve heard good things but haven’t had a chance to try it yet.
@@TroyOnTrailsBut way pricier than these models in comparison
Have you tried the Bryton 420E? That's another budget cycling computer that has navigation. Currently $93 dollars so the price seems good if it works well.
I have not tried it yet. But I know a few folks using one.
I own a 420 and switch to the iPSport 630 S because Bryton fucked up 2 updates which made the 420 totally useless. Bryton fixed the last fuckup update so the bikecomputer is useable again and I keep it as backup to the better but significant more expensive iGSPort 630S. But that unit offers a real navigation instead of the bread crumb navigation where you have to load a route via the Bryton App onto the bikecomputer. there is no map just a black line and information when to change direction in i.e. 287 meters.
The 420 is a great inexpensive Bikecomputer which will give you more data than a normal roadie will ever need with very good battery life, 25 hours with no problem, light, small, bw display, easy to connect with sensor for HR, Cad and Speed. 2 bike profils, sync with strava or komoot not problem too.
Do these GPS bike computers connect to e-bikes via ANT+?
I don’t have an e-bike to test. I’m sure it would work for power and cadence but can’t know for sure. This goes back to my comment about poor documentation.
@@TroyOnTrailsI doubt they'd work...
You could have included the BSC200?
Both Coospo and iGPSPORT have a few different cycling computers both with more and fewer features. These are just two examples.
I always wonder how much stolen tech is in these budget units. I personally rather pay the higher price. I recently had a problem with a garmin product , called tech support, spoke to a real person in less that 1 minute and they solved my problem- sending me a new unit for one that was nearly one year old!
There's not really much magic sauce that goes into the basic functions of a bike computer these days. With Android, they can get an OS for free so they just need to build the UI and the companion app. Customer service, however could be a challenge. I haven't tried that out.
Lost me at ‘it doesn’t have a map’
Then the iGPSPORT BSC300 is the one for you.