How not to Bryton your Day
With a three day bike ride planned as part of our trip, with several weeks to go, it's time to check in with the bike gear. The first thing I noticed was my trusty Knog bike computer is getting a bit long in the tooth: In the dozen or so years since I got it, its never failed me: the batteries last for years, it automatically records the distance travelled each day, and clearly displays the current speed and distance travelled. However, with age its gotten cataracts, and along with the scratches accumulated over the years, the display is getting hard to see. So it's time for a new one. In addition to keeping track of speed and distance, since we will be riding in unfamiliar terrain, the one added feature that would be most helpful is an easy to see indication of the next turn. Something like: 3.7km ⇒ to indicate when the next turn is, and the direction to go. On paper, the Bryton S500 seems like an appropriate gadget: It's easy to read the disp...