Hadn’t heard there was one on the way, but there’s nothing about it that sounds interesting to me. $700 saved. Does that mean I can buy new wheels instead?
(Ok, voice prompts for navigation would be nice. But to make them useful, you’ll likely have to spend a ton of time setting up the gpx file, which I’m unlikely to do.)
As an Ultra-Distance rider, I imaging the experience with voice prompts would go like this:
24+ hours in, in the pitch black(screen is black because I need to use battery saver and I can’t plug a charger into the computer because it’s too close to the stem), all alone, all of a sudden someone is talking to me.
Voice prompts working right away from a Strava route I synced across to the 1050. (The existing EDGE units have an option for Connect to speak route turns too via mobile)
Man that does not sound enticing, at all, the better screen is nice but not at the cost of that much Battery life imo. All the other features aren’t all that interesting imho. Maybe I get an 850 when it drops… or snag a cheap 840 after the 850 launch if the battery life there is also worse.
I have a 1040. At this point, with most AXS accessories using Bluetooth, I think the head unit could/should just be replaced by an app on my phone. I’m brining it anyway,
I agree… in Sweden, its closer to $900 here with sales tax and whatnot… Which is bananas, because the Karoo is around $650 and the Roam V2 is like $400.
Wahoo has to release something soon… I mean, Karoo and Garmin both released their new computers the past few weeks.
Feels out of place, considering now that you can get new Orbea Orca with 105 Di2 for around $3600 and new SuperSix Eco with 105 Di2 for $4500.
Then Garmin comes and wants almost $1000 for a head unit. Nah.
In his video, he shows that the mount moved higher up the device, which means the device no longer fits some of his setups because when you attempt to turn the unit to lock it in, it hits the handlebars.
I haven’t had a chance to look at the videos yet, but does the thing still have all the responsiveness of a 2008 Android phone? I like my 1040, but everything seems to move at 10 fps on that thing.
What I meant is, I imagine you get voice prompts at the points where you currently get visual prompts. But they often aren’t where I need them - I often see prompts where the route is obvious, but none when they would be useful, for example at forks in the road. I think I could add navigations points into my file, and would then get prompts for the turn, but it’s a lot of extra faff I’m unlikely to do.
myself 
Happy with my 1040 solar.