Garmin Edge 25 "hands-on" by DC Rainmaker:
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/06/garm ... 20-25.html
25 grams -- this would be a huge gain for my racing bike (vs present Edge 500) but while the unit reads ANT+ Sport data from HR straps, it ignores power data, which strongly suggests a cynical market decision to avoid competing with Garmin bloatware. Also no barometric altimetry, which I would prefer but could do without. But supporting ANT+ Sport HR data w/o even recording power? That's almost insulting.
Battery life isn't quite century-compatible, but should be fine for racing.
Garmin Edge 25: 25 gram GPS
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Yes -- GLONASS is a plus, but the antenna will be smaller than the Edge 500 antenna, which will hurt.
Good catch on smart recording: that's bad for Strava segments.
It's perhaps ironic they are trying to come out with an "entry level" computer but the short battery life rules out using it for centuries (assuming the claimed 8 hours is unrealistic) so what they really have is a road racing computer: light, compact, limited battery life but races are shorter than 6 hours anyway. If they sold it as "race day" GPS, adding in the ANT+ Sport power, they'd have a real product here.
Good catch on smart recording: that's bad for Strava segments.
It's perhaps ironic they are trying to come out with an "entry level" computer but the short battery life rules out using it for centuries (assuming the claimed 8 hours is unrealistic) so what they really have is a road racing computer: light, compact, limited battery life but races are shorter than 6 hours anyway. If they sold it as "race day" GPS, adding in the ANT+ Sport power, they'd have a real product here.