XOSS G+

I have been using the Xoss G+ for a couple of weeks now and I am pleased with it at this point. Those who thought they could use it inside will find that it is not intended for indoor use. For me, outside, the GPS connects within less than 30 seconds and has a good signal most of the time. I use a heart rate monitor strap and it connects and works great. Some reviews indicated low battery life. I just recharged the unit and have been measuring the time of use. So far I still have 2 of 3 bars on the battery indictor, and have used it for almost 8 hours riding time. I do not use the backlight, so that would likely lower battery life considerably. I do not use the cadence or speed sensors. The GPS gives fairly accurate speed, as far as I can tell. I connected a wired computer to my bike and it is identical to the Xoss speed and distance. The only negative is that it seems to take a little while to connect a ride to my iphone and the app, but letting it sit for a few minutes before trying seems to help. Sometimes I have to reconnect a couple of times, but it has always worked. For the cost and ease of use, for my purposes the Xoss is great, and I highly recommend it. It has worked great for me so far.Now having used the G+ for a little over a year, I am very pleased with it. A couple of firmware updates took care of the connection issues for me. Still highly recommend!

I bought this model incase I ever wanted to purchase the cadence sending unit or heart monitor - which I don't need at this time. The unit works well for me .. reports the speed (and average speed) and has a clock, in case you need to be some where at a specific time. The lesser model would have worked well for my use now, but the price is reasonable even if I never by the accessories.The mount works well, just a quarter twist and it's on, or off, yet it is very secure while riding. My rides are never going to be 25 hours (stated battery charge interval), so charging it once a week works for me.I like the phone app - it's free, I don't know if it's really necessary, but it's fun to have the history available.

I wanted to buy a bike computer/GPS instead of using my phone as it kept using a lot of battery especially on longer rides. I initially bought a Garmin watch, but returned it due to not really needing all the extra features. I looked online and did some research and came across the Xoss brand. Looked up videos on YouTube and there didn't have a lot of information, but the reviews on here convinced me to get it and there was a lightning deal for $25, so I said why not. The first xoss I had for about 3 days and it wouldn't connect to GPS for minutes (5+) and once it connected it only showed one bar and kept going in and out. Got a replacement and that one has done a pretty good job so far. It's pretty accurate (+- 3%) regarding distance if I map everything out.Pros:-The computer does a good job of recording distance, speed, cadence (with sensors)-$25 its a pretty good entry level GPS if thats all the information you need.-Battery life is roughly 20-25 hours with GPS on-Easy to connectComplaints:-The gps has trouble connecting when you are indoors, while the Garmin had almost no trouble for me. The solution I have for it is before I go riding I turn it on and leave it by the window. Once I start riding it usually is instant connection, but at most 5-10 seconds after leaving it on for a minute by a window to connect.-Going under bridges, tunnels, and anything with cover can disturb the GPS signal. If its a long tunnel then yes most devices will lose connection, but if its a tunnel thats maybe 50 feet long, it will start to lose its connection even when riding through it quickly. Its 50/50 with forest areas, but as a road rider I usually dont have issues with this device.-The only way to upload data is using the xoss app. im not a huge fan of the app as its something glitchy and syncing takes sometime (<3 min for the most part).Overall/TLDR: If you want a cheap bike GPS, this gets the job done, if you want maps/extremely reliable maybe go with a more well known brand (Garmin, Wahoo, etc). For the $25 price I paid, I have zero regrets and its 70-80% less than a well known brand with similar functionality. I think at $50 its still not a bad deal, but if you can catch a deal id recommended it.

Looks nice, worked for a while, now it's just junk. Not very accurate as there is lag between what the satellite is picking up and what the display is showing. And if you ride on trails under tree cover it will be very intermittent. So what's the point? Now it's not even functional. Tired of screwing around with this to try and get it to do what it should just do automatically. Work. I want to go for a ride, not waste my time troubleshooting my speedo. Not even a year old and its worthless. Won't pick up a GPS signal anymore and I refuse to believe I have to download some app on my computer that's probably just as suspect. Moving on and you should too.

This bike computer provides good service for the average rider. It updates your speed and distance every second or so via a satellite link so it is wireless and no sensor needs to be attached to your wheel. Setup takes about 15 minutes. The instructions could be written a bit more clearly, but we figured them out in a few moments. The computer is easily removed from the bike and can easily be carried in a pocket. We have owned it for about a month and have had no problems. A good value at the price.