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Broken? Broken as in you tested how waterproof it is?

I believed it was water resistant as they sell it as. It's not. So yes, it broke from water damage.

Was that the Moto? Tried a Sony yet?

I like the SanDisk, it just works. Even if you wreck it with rain it's cheap to replace and just slot your existing SD card in.

Yeah the moto x force.
Not tried a sony, they looked good but ££. So went with another moto but the style one.

Broken as the battery wont hold charge, it was shit anyway, didn't seem to have a lock to prevent accidental button press. Radio had crap reception too, resorted to listen to static at one point- apologies Q not directed at me.

Me too, which is why I bought a second one.

Unfortunately, I killed it by sweating on it.

Luckily, the internal storage still works so it's now in the car as my car's mp3 storage.

I have a Sony Xperia z3 compact, and have tested it's waterproofness with several pint glass dunkings... Still works fine about 12-18months on and I'm not particularly carful with it.

It's not a brand new model, and when I bought it someone on here posted up a link to buy it for c.£300. I know it's not super cheap, but it seems like there are (were) good deals around, and the waterproofness is a bonus. Also has a micro SD slot to expand the memory if needed for map/music storage.

Yeah, it was the Z3 or Z5 I was looking at. I can't recall. There might even be variations amongst them that are/aren't hardened. Just not quite got around to spending another chunk of cash on yet another GPS device :)

In other news Garmin 1000 has surpassed any of their previous models for stability. Well done Garmin, apart from the battery life, you've actually managed to make something work, oh wait, I did have to reboot it once but it picked up immediately and it may have recovered anyway if I was more patient.

Has anyone ever tried the cheap Chinese phones that are on eBay? Like:
Bluboo
HomTom
Landvo

The names are a bit naff but I googled a few reviews and they seem like they might be ok, a mid-range 4G phone for £50-70.

I need to get a different phone for TCR as my work Blackberry won't be as much use as an Android, and the battery lasts five minutes. I'd rather not spend £x00 on one that I wouldn't be looking after.

Yeah but when/if it fails it will cost you more IMO.

Just had to fork out 60 quid on N. American maps for my Garmin. No end to the spend :(

Why don't you get the local yoofs to download them for you?

Actually, I should stop paying for their stupid maps in protest at the money I've lost on their faulty equipment.

Why not use the free OSM ones (as described on DC Rainmaker)?

Or VeloMaps. They use the OSM data but render it in a number of more GPS-friendly ways.

Er because I want the US National Grid rather than OS

(deliberately being obtuse)

obtuse

Is that wise? I hear there's an obtusity crisis threatening the country.

I resemble that remark ;)

Tubeless tyres are brilliant. Schawlbe S Ones are rocking horse shit atm though.

Question for Di2 gurus, should I carry a spare long lead with connectors preinstalled "Just in case"?

It's not heavy and Di2 spares aren't going to be plentiful in Ma & Pa shops along the route. Didn't Mike or Jesse carry Di2 spares?

That's my thinking but apart for leads, what other spares? Whatchathink?

I think Mike had a second battery didn't he?

Personal choice, I wouldn't.

In maybe 25,000 miles, I've never had a single issue with di2. Except when I forget to charge it!