Garmin Edge 200 is a GPS cycling computer for riders on a budget

The Garmin Edge 500 and 800 are pretty sweet GPS-enabled cycling computers, but they’re also pretty expensive. The new Edge 200 shaves a cool Benjamin off the price of the aging 500 by cutting back on non-essential features. There’s no navigation function or even the ability to pull in data from power meters, heart rate monitors or cadence sensors. It will, however, map your rides, let you download them over USB and share them via Garmin Connect. The 200 offers up basic info like speed, distance, calories burned and time without the need for additional harfware or a complicated set up. You can keep on pedaling for quite a while too, thanks to the roughly 130-hour memory and 14-hour battery life. The Edge 200 should start popping up sometime in Q3 for $150 and, before you go, check out the PR after the break. Continue reading Garmin Edge 200 is a GPS cycling computer for riders on a budget Garmin Edge 200 is a GPS cycling computer for riders on a budget originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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