I love my Garmin Edge 305 and love having it on my handlebars on ever ride, race and commute. It gives me all the standard cyclocomputer data like speed, distance, etc. but adds on a lot of extras including altitude, cadence, heart rate, etc.

But twice now (the first being here), I’ve had to do my Tuesday night group ride without because it wouldn’t power up. That first time, it actually did power up, though only to the splash screen, where it would tell me the battery was drained.

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