Lezyne GPS Computers - Taipei Show 2015
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Following a two year development project, Lezyne has entered into the GPS market. Three units were presented to the media at yesterday's launch in Taipei: the Mini, Power and Super.
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 The Mini, Power and Super GPS units are new from Lezyne |
Kyle Casteel, Lezyne's worldwide product manager, says, "It was a two year project that involved twelve designers. In fact, we had to take on new staff to fulfill the project, but you will see it was not only developing the GPS units themselves, but also the website and applications that will be involved and the communication with other devices. It was a long endeavor, and a huge learning curve. We developed this product from scratch, including all the internal programming, all the GPS units, the interaction, and from the website to the apps it is all done in-house. We're pretty excited about it, and it's a whole new category. We came from developing pumps and mini-tools, then later branching out in to LEDs was a huge market for us, which opened the door to GPS computers."
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| The Mini is the smallest unit, while the Power and Super models are the same size but have varying levels of functionality. |
Main features include compatibility for all iOS and Android units, as well as all major measuring devices and power meters via Bluetooth Smart and ANT+. The units can also display notifications of incoming calls, texts, and e-mails incoming on your phone. It's also Strava and Training Peaks compatible. Transfer via flash drive or wireless through Lezyne Ally phone application, and all units are Micro USB rechargeable with up to a 22 hour battery life, with storage of up to 400 hours of ride data. The X-Lock mounting system is similar to another well known GPS system that many people will be familiar with. Pop the unit in at a 45 degree angle, then twist and it will lock into place securely for any kind of terrain.
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| All of the GPS units are compatible with iOS and Android devices. |
There will be three models available, with the most basic Mini unit shipping first towards the end of March. The Mini is the smallest LED screen GPS unit on the market with a 20.9mm x 24.4mm. The larger Power and flagship unit the Super models share the same casing, with differing levels of function, storage and battery life. They will ship in the months following the Mini. Pricing for the three units will range between $140 and $200 USD.
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Lezyne have also created the GPS Root website to upload and analyze all of your data, which is a simple calendar view that enables easy tracking of all recent activity. Expect a full report in the near future about the complete GPS package.
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If you're using it for Strava, what your unit actually measures on the trail winds up getting "rounded off" to the nominal distance & altitude figures Strava calculates on the basis of USGS topo maps.
If you pay attention to what a Garmin unit displays on the trail, *best case* scenario most places in North America is accuracy to the nearest 15ft. If what you're trying to do is accurately track how far & fast you've gone, having a speed & cadence sensor on you bike and a manual entry in your head unit of your exact wheel circumference in mm is far, far more accurate than any GPS unit can or will ever be.
If you're using it for actual, realtime trail navigation, you're also in for a disappointment: your map reading skills are far more important than which GPS you are using. I've used over a dozen GPS units while riding, and if you are in any sort of reasonably dense trail network and trying to follow a predefined "course," most of the time the unit will alert you well after you've passed a fork, and god help you if you there are more than two branches at a given fork.
www.singletracks.com/blog/gps/gps-distance-accuracy-test-smartphone-apps-vs-dedicated-gps
The point is, if accurate distance measurements matter to you, do not rely on GPS tracking alone, get a distance sensor.
I don't know where you get this idea that you have to chose between GPS data and a wheel sensor. Garmin GPS devices (or even most smartphones) can be paired with a speed & distance sensor: GPS data points continue to be recorded, but only serve as a visual "breadcrumb" since actual speed & distance are being recorded in realtime via the wheel sensor.
As for analysis, aside from the pretty breadcrumb painted onto your map, what aspect of your GPS data is being "analyzed?" True altimetry, heart rate & power data is collected by a completely different set of sensors, and likewise have nothing to do with GPS satellites.
Dirt sticks to repressed organs, the more you take care of them, the less stuff they catch so we should polish our bums not turds
Definately interested. My garmin 200 works, and mostly works well but i very much like the idea of smartphone integration and i am getting to the point where I'd like a heart rate monitor.
*Their floor pump require new heads constantly and the head has to be flipped depending of the type of valve you're about to use
*Their so called workshop tools are among the biggest expensive crap I've ever had to work with. The shock pump and the chain whip are so s***
This will work much better when the unit is bar mounted and close to the stem.