Dakota vs. Edge for Road Biking
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I was planning the same thing of purchasing the 705 or the Dakota20 for road biking. I currently own a 305. After reading much about the Dakota, I find it's a step in the right direction but still lacking features, especially for road biking. I see it's missing important data fields that are found on the Edge and other units, in particular Grade, Temperature, variants of Heart Rate readings, Power ANT, Current Lap Time, Laps... I also notice the Dakota has the capability to display 10 data fields at once but I'm not sure it is programmed to do so. I was unable to see a screen shot of this anywhere on the web and of course like always, the users manual is limited in information. Unbelieveably, I also found that the batteries cannot be charged while installed in the Dakota even though rechargeables can be used. They must be charged outside the Dakota. I think I'll wait for the next generation Edge to come out. Seems like too much money for too many holes.
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On Diamondbacks website the difference is size. You must be 5'6" to fit properly. They do sell specific women's bikes also.
1694440
I have a Gary Fisher Advance bike and I use a V type. Looking at a picture of the Trek 29er, it is set up like my bike so I would recommend the V. You may want to contact Topeak and confirm with them. They make great stuff! I am in deep with Topeak!
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The Garmin Edge is intended for cycling use. It has far more bells and whistles than a runner or hiker may want to use. Garmin makes a product for runners called a Forerunner worn as a watch and is less expensive than a Garmin 810. A hiker would better advise what is best to use for off-road hiking. I would not buy a Garmin 810 for running or hiking.
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It depends on the size of your bike frame. Coming from the Topeak website, the A-type is for XS to small frames, the E-type is for small to medium frames, and the V-type is for medium to large frames.
1013566
I think the garmin topo maps are just OK. Not enough detail for me. They show BLM land, but not enough trails for me. I ride dual sport off road. I purchased the DeLorme Topo v.10. Much better. Every trail, every view, great routing resources. Don Taylor, Chandler, AZ
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The rflkt plus is an ant+ bridge in addition to connecting to your Bluetooth smartphone it acts as an ant+ bridge to allow you to use ant+ accesories such as the garmin with your app. Whether it gives you all the detail or not through your cycling app I do not know but it should at the very least give you the wattage. If your spending 1700 bucks on those pedals I would get the edge 510 to make sure u get all the detail.
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I've got a Minn Kota 45 thrust on mine. Now I'm not pushing wakes,but it's tons faster than the oars. Mine is also front mounted not rear, to offset the battery weight and it's easier to steer as well
1160847
I've had 2 dakota snowblades and have found it cheaper to buy the whole set up. Than just buying the blade itself.
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Apparently there is a Slope Edition, but I was not able to find one and bought the standard Tour Z6. Have been very happy with it.
2224587
Yes. The difference between mountain and road pedals is in the shoes they are compatible with, not the bikes. Pedals are standard across all bike types.
820809
I have a Dakota 10 and use it all the time for biking. True, it doesn't do any of the things Frank mentions. I guess I'm just interested in track, elevation and odometer, time, so it's perfect for that. Weather/temperature is applied when the tracklog is uploaded to Basecamp or Garmin Connect (although at this writing, the "new" Garmin Connect isn't correctly calculating distance on GPX files, so there's that.)
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I use this w/ my Dakota 20 on my bike. But I had to add a bit of foam tape to get a secure fit.
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Yes, as long as the route is in the format the Touring will except. All Edge's use the same format.
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I only have my butt dyno and subjective opinion, however a 4 blade prop has 33% more water surface area to grip, and that can't be a bad thing. I also added a Sting Ray hydrofoil, and my boat (21 ft Chapparal, Volvo 5.7L 280HP outdrive) has never felt better. It hole shots flatter with a skier, stays on plane at almost 500 RPM less, at the cost of maybe 1 or 2 MPH top speed. I'll take that trade every time.
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I also swapped out a pair of Kenda 26 X 2.1 Knobby Tires that came with the Mountain bike (Diamondback Response) with these. No problems.Since I'm mainly doing asphalt or hard road riding, it's good to get some street tires. You can really feel the difference.
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The LD frame is in my opinion just fine for most uses. If you have something that has the potential to get beat up or struck by debris and brush, then the HD would be a better solution.