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Croxden said:
I had one that would not see the satellite when underneath trees. As there are a lot of trees where I ride I would loose 20% of the known miles.

It was returned.
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Good point mate. I ride through a lot of wooded areas, so I guess this gadget ain't for me :(

Looks cool though!
 
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What does work is the Mio, but it's not Aldi prices.
 
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Fordulike said:
Thanks for the heads up.

I'm assuming this gadget uses only GPS to track the device:

https://www.aldi.co.uk/garmin-edge-25/p/070748032064300

How accurate are these compared to wheel magnet type odometers?
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Google it and read the reviews.. they are really good . I have the 510 which locks on to sats within a few seconds and doesn't lose them. Although I haven't tried it in a forest yet. The older garmins tended to be a bit problematic locking on to sats but the newer ones are much better.


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Fordulike said:
Thanks for the heads up.

I'm assuming this gadget uses only GPS to track t412he device:

https://www.aldi.co.uk/garmin-edge-25/p/070748032064300

How accurate are these compared to wheel magnet type odometers?
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I have the Edge 20 which doesn't have Ants which the 25 has other wise its the same, GPS and the Russian Glasnoss is used. Courses can be down loaded to follow other wise you just select ride and it will record distance, elevation, speed etc,etc, battery lasts for upto about 5.5 hrs. The Edge Touring works very well even with tree/woodlands, I recently got a demo used one off fleabay for £78 and added a UK sd maps card for £12, I was unable to down load Garmins maps as my broadband is woefully slow.
 
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Havng convinced myself it was worth the extra for a 3 year warranty and the due diligence a large corporate like Aldi should utilise I went and bought Cree light.

Thanks to the OP for the heads up, but.... on the way to Aldi I fell off! I now have a daytime light to keep me safe and a bandaged wrist confining me to the Sofa .... I have had a bad week and this pretty much is the Cherry on top :(
 
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no way that batt will last 3 years tho lol, still be a weeks free shopping when it does die:D
 
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DAJ said:
3 year warranty with Aldi though and my experience says with regular use it won't last 3 years, as usually the cable fails! Aldi price could ultimately be free..
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So from "experience", you have bought a product expecting it to fail? By anyone's standard, that is an odd thing to do!
For an extra £10.00- £20.00 you could have bought a decent light that won't fail at the worst possible moment, and would be an altogether better light. http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/what-lights-do-you-use.22724/

Paying £40.00 for a low quality 4 Cree torch is madness. For road use, 4 Cree is too bright in respect of other road users, and for off road use the spot beam is too concentrated and is of limited use.

For £40.00 you could have bought two of them, had enough left over for pint of beer, and saved on the fuel money when it comes time to return the duff one, along with the wasted time and effort. But I guess that you wouldn't then have had the weird satisfaction of going back to store and getting something for nothing.
 
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EddiePJ said:
So from "experience", you have bought a product expecting it to fail? By anyone's standard, that is an odd thing to do!
For an extra £10.00- £20.00 you could have bought a decent light that won't fail at the worst possible moment, and would be an altogether better light. http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/what-lights-do-you-use.22724/

Paying £40.00 for a low quality 4 Cree torch is madness. For road use, 4 Cree is too bright in respect of other road users, and for off road use the spot beam is too concentrated and is of limited use.

For £40.00 you could have bought two of them, had enough left over for pint of beer, and saved on the fuel money when it comes time to return the duff one, along with the wasted time and effort. But I guess that you wouldn't then have had the weird satisfaction of going back to store and getting something for nothing.
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I have spent substantially more for branded lights in the past and they did fail outside the 12 month warranty plus replacement parts were not available to purchase. I won't be doing that again.

I intend to use it as a day time light on road, so I do not believe it to be too bright. I will not be riding off road at night. If it fails at daytime I am back to no light but hey it is daytime!

If it does fail inside 3 years, yes I get my money back - what is wrong with that?

I can cycle to Aldi so there is no expense, just a good excuse to get the bike out.

Your reasoning/opinion is not the only valid one out there..
 
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DAJ said:
I have spent substantially more for branded lights in the past and they did fail outside the 12 month warranty plus replacement parts were not available to purchase. I won't be doing that again.

I intend to use it as a day time light on road, so I do not believe it to be too bright. I will not be riding off road at night. If it fails at daytime I am back to no light but hey it is daytime!

If it does fail inside 3 years, yes I get my money back - what is wrong with that?

I can cycle to Aldi so there is no expense, just a good excuse to get the bike out.

Your reasoning/opinion is not the only valid one out there..
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My son and I each bought one of these lights from China. His cable/charger failed after a short time, but it was so easy to fix by adding a battery holder and 4 rechargeable batteries. mine failed due to poor soldering on the battery (again easy to fix) and since then both have worked fine for a few years now. Mine is used daily for daylight safety and has never given any trouble since the resoldering.
 
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Huge LED power when used off-road, why not.

But I ride on a busy road at night so I plunked down less than £28 for a b+m which lights the road correctly (wonderful beam shape) and is strong enough for oncoming cars to dip their lights before they see me. Oh and it has a German Sz mark which makes it road legal in case of accident. And did I say that it is powered by 4 rechargeable AA batteries bought at the supermarket which last for 4 hours (verified)?

New build will have a b+m 70 lux light powered from the main battery and with daytime running LEDs. I chose the 6.5 V -> 75 V version in case I decide to go to 48 V (50 V hot off charger) in the future which isn't cheap at £72 but I really don't understand why I would muck about with some "super powerful" Chinese junk when my life is at stake.
 
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I bought a diffuser thingy and a new mount that can easily be tilted down for the cree which when angled down a bit makes it usable on the road with a wider beam.

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i have a MOON 250 LUMENS which is good.

I looked at the aldi lights, but wasn't impressed with the quality of manufacture...which is unusual for aldi...usually great products...

got the moon from all terrain cycles. charges from a usb port or in my case an old mobile phone charger
 
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stumpy150 said:
i have a MOON 250 LUMENS which is good.

I looked at the aldi lights, but wasn't impressed with the quality of manufacture...which is unusual for aldi...usually great products...

got the moon from all terrain cycles. charges from a usb port or in my case an old mobile phone charger
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Or, you could get one of these and charge as you go.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Poweradd-Portable-Technology-Lightning-Included/dp/B00MWU1GGI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1460404156&sr=8-5&keywords=usb+phone+charger+portable
 
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