Machoman121

How the dickens does Lezyne manage to produce a mapping GPS that runs 48 -32 hours. No manufacturer produces that kind of runtime ever. The newest Garmin 1030 will do 15hrs - so will the wahoo.

https://www.lezyne.com/gpsmega-micro...gpsmega-en.php

unterhausen

yes, that's very impressive. GPS requires a lot of calculations, so that's where most of the energy goes. I wondered if they figured something out that others haven't. I would give up a little accuracy for battery life, but others might not. Also moving the map is power intensive

this thread has a discussion of these units https://www.bikeforums.net/electroni...teresting.html

TimothyH

Are you guys talking about 48 hours (lezyne) and 15 hours (garmin) with the screen lit or does it shut off the screen to conserve battery power?

I'm sincerely asking out of ignorance.

Koyote

If this is anything like my Lezyne Super GPS, it lacks a detailed live color map - something that most (maybe all) Garmin units DO have. I think that helps battery life.

unterhausen

these do have mapping. I am waiting for someone that rides long distances to report back.

Garmin turns off the backlight after an interval. I set mine to stay on, but I always have it hooked up to an external battery. I'm not sure it really hurt the battery life much when I changed it though, I have ridden with no backup and it seemed to last about as long as it did with the backlight only on for 45 seconds.

Seattle Forrest

Garmin's new watch (Fenix 5X+) gets 32 hours of GPS runtime. It's amazing how efficient things are getting.

prj71

48 on the Mega XL because it's not color display. 32 on the Mega C because it's color display.

Bryton is also getting similar battery life on their units. I think this is good. Garmin needs to be knocked down a notch. They are gouging us with the price of their GPS units.

Bryton

Bryton