The Edge 705 also displays an accurate altitude profile as well as the altitude meters covered and is even SRM-compatible. SRM uses special cranks and a sensor to measure the force with which a cyclist pedals.

Whether triathlon world champion Tim Don or the professional cyclists in Team Milram - top athletes around the world are already using the Garmin Edge 305 GPS bike computer. Unlike pure heart rate monitors, it allows heart rate values to be linked with GPS data (route recording). The two new models, Garmin Edge 605 and Edge 705, are the first GPS bike computers that also offer the option of real map display in the device. A brilliant color display, which is easy to read even in sunshine, shows your position on the map and your route in real time. If you have loaded a routable road map, these devices even give you acoustic turn-by-turn directions (beep) - just like a car navigation system!

Data measurement and recording: distance, route length, speed, average speed, altitude and "competition against a virtual opponent" (Edge 605 and 705). With the Edge 705 additionally: heart rate, cadence and altitude meters covered on the ascent and descent.

SRM-compatible: SRM is a system that measures the force with which a cyclist pedals. It comes from the German company SRM (www.srm.de) and works with the help of special cranks. Together with the recording of pulse values, this allows cyclists and their trainers to carry out a comprehensive training analysis. Almost all professional teams work with SRM during training. The Edge 705 shows the SRM data on the display and saves it for analysis. The data is transmitted wirelessly.

Navigation: Color display of suitable topographical and road maps (the 495 MB internal memory offers plenty of space for digital maps and can be expanded with MircroSD maps!), planning of routes on the PC and transfer to the device, following these routes (on + off road), acoustic turn-by-turn instructions (beep) when using suitable road maps (routing), course navigation.

Training evaluation: Garmin offers a wide range of functions via its training web portal www.motionbased.com to save and analyze your own tours / training units. Tours from other participants can be downloaded (e.g. also the Tour de France data of the Milram team) and a sporting comparison is possible. You can also make special areas accessible for clubs or groups of friends. This means that coach and athlete do not necessarily have to be in the same place.

Wireless data transfer: The Garmin Edge 705 offers the unique option of wireless data transfer directly from device to device. Just like a cell phone with Bluetooth, you can send tour data back and forth with your friends in a flash.

Despite the variety of functions, the new Edge models are compact and elegant devices that do not disturb the aesthetic perception of a racing cyclist. The menu navigation is logical and intuitive, the housing is waterproof (to IPX 7 standard) and the devices can be operated comfortably with one hand. Thanks to a high-sensitivity receiver chip, they also work reliably in poor reception conditions (forests, ravines or between tall buildings).

Garmin offers three globally unique devices, the Edge 605 and the 705 HR and 705 HR + CAD, which are not only perfect for training, but are also fully-fledged navigation devices. These are bike GPS devices that can simply do "everything" and thus set standards worldwide. They will be available from qualified specialist retailers in April 2008 at prices starting from CHF 599.

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