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Garmin Edge 520 "Plus"

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  • 03-10-2018 4:37pm
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    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,322 ✭✭✭✭


    Does anyone on here have a Garmin Edge 520 Plus?
    https://buy.garmin.com/en-IE/GB/p/623539


    It's the newer version of the 520 that was released earlier this year. I'm thinking of getting it but wouldn't mind hearing feedback from some Boardsies first.


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    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,322 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Anyone have the 520 Plus? :)


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    Gerry
    Registered Users Posts: 4,428 ✭✭✭Gerry


    It seems like a decent step up from the 520 actually - it seems to have proper turn by turn navigation for a start which was always a letdown on the 520. Would be good to get more feedback from more folks on here

    Don't know if you've seen this review - DC rainmaker knows his stuff

    http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/hands-on-garmin-edge-520-plus-with-mapping.html/amp


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    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,322 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Gerry wrote: »
    It seems like a decent step up from the 520 actually - it seems to have proper turn by turn navigation for a start which was always a letdown on the 520. Would be good to get more feedback from more folks on here

    Don't know if you've seen this review - DC rainmaker knows his stuff

    http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/hands-on-garmin-edge-520-plus-with-mapping.html/amp

    Thanks for the reply Gerry. Yeah it seems like a great improvement on the original 520.

    I've read DC Rainmaker's review. Unfortunately he had a pre-release buggy unit for that 'hands-on' review. I wish he would do a full review now.


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    Macy0161
    Registered Users Posts: 9,290 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    No direct experience, but I went Elemnt Bolt over the 520 Plus after reading there was no improvement in claimed battery life (and the apparent real world battery life v claimed issues on the standard 520).

    fwiw the bolt was still showing 37% after the dying cow, where I had turn by turn on, and power meter, HRM and speed sensor connected for just under 9hours total time (just under 8 hours ride time).


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    Shoco83
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭Shoco83


    I got one of these recently, GC is telling me there is a map update v 2018.20.

    Has anyone downloaded it or is there any need to? reason I ask is that file is over 7Gb in size


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    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,322 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Shoco83 wrote: »
    I got one of these recently, GC is telling me there is a map update v 2018.20.

    Has anyone downloaded it or is there any need to? reason I ask is that file is over 7Gb in size

    I'll check mine in a few minutes

    EDIT: yep 7.16 GB update. Not sure what the changes are


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