Product Description

advanced cyclists, the Edge 305 comes packaged with a heart rate monitor sensor to provide valuable feedback. Take your ride to the next level with the Edge 305 - Garmin's GPS-enabled, personal trainer and cycle computer. From competitive road racing to mountain biking, the cyclist-friendly, lightweight Edge will help you achieve your personal best. With the easy-to-use Edge 305 on your bike, you'll always know where you're going and how far you've gone. The Edge 305HR incorporates a barometric altimeter for extremely accurate elevation and vertical profile data. The Edge 305 with heart rate monitor lets you see whether you are training too hard or not enough. The heart rate monitor uses a robust wireless technology that eliminates cross-talk and interference and sends heart rate data to the Edge via a soft, comfortable chest strap. This data is s with each track point for post-workout analysis. Edge 305 features include:Easy-to-installno calibration required. Just snap it in the included bike mount and go High-sensitivity GPS receiverknows your position even in tree cover and canyons, making it extremely reliable for navigation Customizable cycle computershows up to eight different data fields for continuous feedback Virtual PartnerTMlets you "race" a virtual competitor, making training fun Courseslets you "race" against a recorded course to try to match previously set speeds at every point along the way Auto PauseTMpauses the training timer when you slow down below a specified speed and resumes when you speed up again so you can focus on your rideAuto Lap TMautomatically triggers a lap every time you pass a specified location or travel a preset distance Training Center softwaregives you the ability to create workouts, manage and download courses, and create a detailed post-ride analysis that charts your performance.With its waterproof, sleek design, the Edge is the perfect companion on any bike, and attaches to either the stem

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3630 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Garmin
• Model: Edge 305 (Heart Rate Monitor)
• Released on: 2006-05-05
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .2 pounds

Features

• Easy-to-install no calibration required. Just snap it in the included bike mount and go
• High-sensitivity GPS receiver knows your position even in tree cover and canyons,
• Customizable cycle computer shows up to eight different data fields for continuous feedback
• Virtual Partner lets you "race" a virtual competitor, making training fun
• Courses lets you "race" against a recorded course to try to match

Manufacturer's Description
Take your ride to the next level with the Edge 305 - Garmin's GPS-enabled, personal trainer and cycle computer. From competitive road racing to mountain biking, the cyclist-friendly, lightweight Edge will help you achieve your personal best. With the easy-to-use Edge 305 on your bike, you'll always know where you're going and how far you've gone.

For advanced cyclists, the Edge 305 comes packaged with a heart rate monitor and/or wireless speed/pedaling cadence sensor to provide valuable feedback. In addition, the Edge 305 incorporates a barometric altimeter for extremely accurate elevation and vertical profile data. Recreational cyclists looking for the perfect touring companion and fitness partner will love the Edge 205.

The Edge 305 has the ability to measure pedaling cadence, heart rate, speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude, climb and descent, plus much more. 305 features include:

Easy-to-install no calibration required. Just snap it in the included bike mount and go

High-sensitivity GPS receiver knows your position even in tree cover and canyons, making it extremely reliable for navigation

Highly efficient ANT wireless protocol provides superior battery life and reliably transfers your performance data to the Edge 305

Customizable cycle computer shows up to eight different data fields for continuous feedback

Virtual Partner" lets you "race" a virtual competitor, making training fun

Courses lets you "race" against a recorded course to try to match previously set speeds at every point along the way

Auto Pause" pauses the training timer when you slow down below a specified speed and resumes when you speed up again so you can focus on your ride

Auto Lap " automatically triggers a lap every time you pass a specified location or travel a preset distance

Training Center software gives you the ability to create workouts, manage and download courses, and create a detailed post-ride analysis that charts your performance

The Edge 305 with heart rate lets you see whether you are training too hard or not enough. The heart rate monitor uses a robust ANT wireless technology that eliminates cross-talk and interference to reliably measure and send heart rate data to the Edge via a soft, comfortable chest strap. This data is stored with each track point for post-workout analysis.

The Edge 305 with cadence includes a self-calibrating, wireless speed/cadence sensor so you can monitor your pedaling cadence as you ride. Like the heart rate monitor, the speed/cadence sensor uses the same robust ANT wireless technology to reliably measure and report your pedaling strokes per minute to the Edge.

With its waterproof, sleek design, the Edge is the perfect companion on any bike, and attaches to either the stem or handlebars. Its rugged case frames an easy-to-read, large, backlit display that can show up to eight different data fields along with altitude and a map view.

Included Garmin Training Center" software gives you the ability to overlay your ride data onto a course map. It offers interactive analysis tools that measure your speed, distance, climb, and descent against varying terrain, elevation and more. Create and schedule custom workouts or use workout templates and download to the Edge.

Cyclists: get your Edge from Garmin.

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Customer Reviews

For a turbo trainer, this rocks - with GPS? Bonus!!
I bought the 305 mainly because I wanted wireless Cadence and a Heart Rate Monitor on the same machine, to keep me inline with training goals over the winter. Set-up of the gear was easy, it does what it says during training, and the analysis options on the provided software allow you to track and log your training efficiently. Having a large customisable display makes it perfect for my training. The GPS is a bonus to me - I haven't really made the most of it, but look forward to programming some routes when the summer returns. Safe to say, I'm happy with my purchase!

Unreliable and Very Poor battery life
Although I have not had anything replaced yet (I have HRM and cadence sensor) I have the same problems as described by Martin Berry, the charge time in particular is really annoying and the battery life for my unit is six hours (maximum) after a full charge - not really long enough for cyclists. As already stated by Martin, the unit discharges quite rapidly even when not in use.
The GPS signal acquisition time is poor, in the order of minutes, which can feel like an age if others are waiting for you! as naturally it takes even longer if you move around.
The PC software is extremely poor and is of a standard, one would have thought was from a bygone age: 80's public domain software for home computers (if anyone remembers that).
Overall I would not recommend this product, I bought it based on the number of good reviews, but it is a lottery as far as the quality standard is concerned. Not worth the risk or hassle.

Garmin - Edge 305 - great piece
I have been using this for 12 months now - have had no problems with it until now! Thought it was broken but it was the lock that had for some reason gone on. Found the way to unlock it on the Garmin website - but it was a useful piece of advice in a previous review, as it is not mentioned at all in the manual.
I liked this kit so much it persuaded me to buy Garmin for my sat nav!