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The 810’s can be had for around £100 2nd hand -are they still a good option?
Looking for something that has good topo maps you can follow easily (mtb) and to hook up an external heart rate strap (road) to show heart rate and heart rate zones on the device.
I know the 810 is quite old now but don’t want to spend hundreds.
Is there a better option? 820?
I've had most Garmins and I've recently sold a Garmin 810 and bought a Garmin 820.
The 820 does a few things that the 810 didn't have but I don't use them.
I've found the 810 had a far superior battery to the 820 but the 820 has a battery save option that tracks your ride with no screen info.
But if I was buying 2nd hand I'd probably be looking at a wahoo element bolt.
I still have an 810, albeit more as a backup these days. One of Garmin's better units. Battery still seems good for well over 12 hours, the navigation works well, and it doesn't seem to have any particularly bothersome bugs.
The main thing that dates it is the screen: the latest ones have massively superior touch technology and better readability in sunlight. Other than that I'd happily buy an 810. (You should get away with less than £100 for it though: I paid £90 a year ago for a spotless boxed one with both City Navigator and OS 1:50k map cards included.)
I use my 810 in preference to my 520. Superior screen size and intuitive touch screen that works properly. I seldom use navigation.
Battery life is very good, but I charge on the nice for 12hrs, and record on my 520 for 8hr loops.
The 500 was the beat though.
I bought two, one as a spare when the original dies. I liked it so much, newer stuff does extra things I just dont need or want. For around £100 I cant find anything better. Mine has an OS map card in it, so for mtb'ing its perfect.
Dicky you have a message - I have an 810 you might want.
My 810 was far less buggy than my 1030. 1/5 of my rides I have to completely restart the unit to get the Bluetooth to work. My 810 was perfect. The 1030 does have better battery life.
@Trimix - Easy enough to replace the batteries in a Garmin, you just need the very small Torx drivers to undo all the screws. I think a replacement battery for my wife's 800 was £16.
There's a good video or two on Youtube on how to do it, I think the one my wife followed was an Aussie presenter.
@Whitestone, I was thinking more of when it died from some electrical failure or water ingress. I did have one die when I spent a very wet weekend at Afan, it got wet inside and even though I took it apart it never really dried out. So that's why I bought two.
Are the 810’s good for mtb navigation?
The 810 has been very reliable in my use. No particular issues, properly waterproof and decent battery life. The 1000 was useless. Crap battery and mine filled with sweat or rain (or both) which would knock it out unless the battery had already died.
Currently on the 1030 which has been rock solid. Very liquid proof and I can get 3 days cycling out of a charge. Halfrauds were doing them for £250 recently.
If you can get an 810 for sub £100, there's no reason not to.
Has anyone got an 810 for sale?
Missed out on a few on eBay in the last bloody seconds. 🤦🏻♂️
I've got one. Email me for details please milesgoffATtiscaliDOTcoDOTuk