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wheelsONfire
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by wheelsONfire

If you don't care for training statistics, which PC have the best navigation?
I use a Garmin 130 now.
I noted Garmin 530 is cheaper than the Explore 2. But is Explore 2 a better navigation unit?
Bikes:

Ax Lightness Vial EVO Race (2019.01.03)
Open *UP* (2016.04.14)
Paduano Racing Fidia (kind of shelved)


Ex bike; Vial EVO D, Vial EVO Ultra, Scott Foil, Paduano ti bike.

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by usr

With a touchscreen Edge you can spontaneously pan around on the map and long-press to set a pin and tell the device to get you there. That's the one feature that was missing on the 530 relative to the 830. If all you ever want to do is follow an externally planned route, you might actually like the buttons on the 530 better than the touchscreen. But that spontaneous "pin, there, go!" is a feature for the unexpected moment: I rarely use it, and when I do it's in situations where I didn't know I'd use it 10 seconds before.

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