Great review Troy - that autofocus issue was distracting. Might try setting it to manual focus when you are in the office? Your video style and production quality has really been soaring lately man!!!
Thanks for the thorough review. Just picked one up through your affiliate link. My used Garmin 1000 is getting a bit long in the tooth and is suffering from some screen issues, so this is good time for me to try something different. I haven't been super sold on all of the phone integration on the 1000, but it has been nice to upload/sync routes via bluetooth vs plugging in a cable like I had been doing with my trusty Garmin 800.
@@TroyOnTrails I actually got it used from a friend about two years ago. I replaced the touch screen since it was cracked and it's worked OK, but the screen is starting to go again. My 800 I used on Tour Divide would still be running if it wasn't for getting ran over by a car. :) I still have two of those here because they have relatively good battery life.
Troy great review. I am very interested in this GPS. After seeing Tyler from VC Adventures use it from Canada to Mexico with zero charging I thought wow that is cool.
The battery life is truly next level. I went out on a 10 hour night ride last night. I started at 40% and am now at 22%. That's with the back light on and on the map screen the entire time. Even ignoring the battery life it's a good GPS.
I don't see why not. It wouldn't know any different. If you upload a route, you could follow it on a bike or on foot. I think it could work well for that.
Dura is a nice bike computer, but some modern features are not available...No freeride climbing feature and no on device rerouting is a big lack in a 2024 computer. Just use osm maps, not Google maps, that is shitty for outdoors. The Bryton S510 does that for even less money.
While I don't really use either of those features, I completely agree. And I fully expect the Dura will come out with those in the future. It's fine to use Google for their rerouting because it really only works in urban areas anyway. But yeah. It's a gap when compared to the current generation of bike computers. The Dura's killer feature is battery. I like long gravel rides and bikepacking and battery is critical. 20-hour days on the bike are not uncommon and that's while using all the battery-heavy features like multiple sensors, the map screen, and the back light. As for the Bryton S510, I'm testing it right now. However, it is the same price as the Dura at $249 US so no money savings to be had there.
Great review Troy - that autofocus issue was distracting. Might try setting it to manual focus when you are in the office? Your video style and production quality has really been soaring lately man!!!
Yeah. Sorry about that. Not sure why my camera freaked out like that. I'll definitely be using manual focus next time.
Thanks for the thorough review. Just picked one up through your affiliate link. My used Garmin 1000 is getting a bit long in the tooth and is suffering from some screen issues, so this is good time for me to try something different. I haven't been super sold on all of the phone integration on the 1000, but it has been nice to upload/sync routes via bluetooth vs plugging in a cable like I had been doing with my trusty Garmin 800.
I’m impressed your Edge 1000 is still alive. Mine has been relegated to the museum. And I had to 3D print a new power button.
@@TroyOnTrails I actually got it used from a friend about two years ago. I replaced the touch screen since it was cracked and it's worked OK, but the screen is starting to go again.
My 800 I used on Tour Divide would still be running if it wasn't for getting ran over by a car. :) I still have two of those here because they have relatively good battery life.
@ you will now have a new definition of good battery life. 😀
Troy great review. I am very interested in this GPS. After seeing Tyler from VC Adventures use it from Canada to Mexico with zero charging I thought wow that is cool.
The battery life is truly next level. I went out on a 10 hour night ride last night. I started at 40% and am now at 22%. That's with the back light on and on the map screen the entire time. Even ignoring the battery life it's a good GPS.
Solid review.
Can you upload hiking routes to it for secondary use as a handheld navigation tool?
I don't see why not. It wouldn't know any different. If you upload a route, you could follow it on a bike or on foot. I think it could work well for that.
Dura is a nice bike computer, but some modern features are not available...No freeride climbing feature and no on device rerouting is a big lack in a 2024 computer. Just use osm maps, not Google maps, that is shitty for outdoors. The Bryton S510 does that for even less money.
While I don't really use either of those features, I completely agree. And I fully expect the Dura will come out with those in the future. It's fine to use Google for their rerouting because it really only works in urban areas anyway. But yeah. It's a gap when compared to the current generation of bike computers. The Dura's killer feature is battery. I like long gravel rides and bikepacking and battery is critical. 20-hour days on the bike are not uncommon and that's while using all the battery-heavy features like multiple sensors, the map screen, and the back light.
As for the Bryton S510, I'm testing it right now. However, it is the same price as the Dura at $249 US so no money savings to be had there.