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Edge 800s 'can' fuck out on long rides. I've had it happen on a 600k before but I've also raced a bunch of 24hrs with no issues - presume the problem lies in the routing which I don't use during races.
Sat I failed a 300k audax because my Edge 1000 got water in the SD slot again - even though it was closed AND in a protective case that I'd bought after the same issue during TCR. Useless.
I'm now looking at going to a Wahoo, trying to fix my phone and probably keeping the etrex 30x as a backup because AA running is good if I lose dynamo power.
hippy
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Thanks for this, thanks @platypus too. I'm tempted to butcher a garmin edge quarter turn mount to the back of the etrex.
Probably the Edge is still a good option, but reliability is a concern for me. I already had my much simpler 200 turn off by itself a few times, and it already lost the route on a tandem ride that was NOT fun. It just started beeping off course on a straight road, and never found it back.
For now the dealbreaker is that if I end up touring in South East Asia, for instance, the etrex will be a lot more useful than an 800. At least it seems this way to me.