Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I own several Garmin GPS devices, including two Nuvi, a Garmin Edge 705 and a Garmin Forerunner 410. So I was happy to purchase the new Edge 800 GPS computer for my mountain bike. After 3 rides I can definitely state that this GPS was NOT designed for a mountain bike. While it is waterproof, this GPS suffers from an extremely soft plastic touch screen which got completely scratched after 3 rides. I can now see pixel abberation due to the scratches (this is just from flying debris and perhaps dirt on my gloves/hands while manipulating the touch display) which is annoying. Note - I cross country in the bay area, so this is not a result of a downhill/freeride abuse or crash. So: 1. This model might work for road biking - ride on clean roads and make sure to clean your hands and mitts before maniipulating the display! 2. Perhaps a screen protector might work. Don't know. 3. For mountain biking stick with a lower range Garmin like a 705 (not as scratch prone - after 2 years!). Other than that - the GPS works as expected. Edit - reading other bikers reviews I tried keeping the GPS in a soft pouch while biking. It is a good method, and might be a good way to keep it usable in the long run. Not as sexy as Garmin's marketing folk intended, nor as useful for navigating/speedometer, etc. but a useful approach for existing owners who want to track their rides. Edit 2 - For those who are interested in purchasing this Garmin, I would highly recommend getting a screen protector. So I recently disocovered a Zagg screen protector for the Edge 800. This one happens to work very well: [...]. Also, the protector actually seemed to have made the scratches disappear (or at least be much less visible). -al