Answering your cycling questions

Yes, a 90 degree twist and lock mount

It includes two mounts, for two separate bikes. Each can go on handlebar or stem, and it's held firmly in place by two rubber bands (provided). A simple twist fixes it in the mount and releases it when you want to remove it.

Yes, it comes with 2 bike mounts

Yes - two mounts included

Yes this pack includes mounts for two bikes and rubber O-rings in various sizes for fixing the mount to the bars or stem. The mount is ingenious and very very simple to fit.

Two mounts.

I got os bundle , was black and blue. Must be a misprint.

My Enduro pack came black (carbon look, well cool) and blue trim

I have the enduro pack. It's blue/black.

The colour scheme of my Enduro Edge 800 is mainly black with a bit of blue.

Yup.

All the software needed is available for Mac and Windows. Garmin Connect and Garmin Basecamp are the two programmes needed and are available as free downloads.

From the Garmin website:

'You logged the miles, now it’s time to review, replay and share your ride. Just upload your data to Garmin Connect™, our website for free data analysis and sharing. You can upload from your PC or Mac using the included USB cable. At Garmin Connect, you can see the route you traveled on a map, view a summary of your ride, create goals, share it with others and much more. '

Yeas Garmin sells these through their website

There is obviously only one MicrSD slot in the Edge800. I swap the SD card around for other SD cards with other maps, as I travel to other countries.

hi yes you can buy the sd maps direct of garmin on your account

The best value package is the Enduro one in my opinion. The OS maps by themselves are £200 for the UK and whilst the European city navigator maps are just over a £100 the UK city navigator ones are around £25. The HR monitor is £44 and the cadence sensor is something similar so your best bet is to buy the Enduro package and then buy City Navigator maps for wherever you might use them.

But it depends what you're ultimately going to use the thing for!

All the maps can be bought from the Garmin website but the 1:50k maps that come with the Enduro pack are the most expensive to buy independently so this pack represents the best value. The 1:50k maps would be needed for walking in the UK then you can buy the European city mapping for main routes in Europe - I am not sure what map you would need for walking in Europe though.

The Enduro pack also comes with the HRM and cadence sensor - it's better value to buy them as part of the pack but of course if you don't need them then save money and get a cheaper pack.

I spoke to Garmin about this - their site was useful for comparing the different map packages. The unofficial advice from their sales agent was that the best value option is the GB OS map option which is more expensive to buy separately than the other map options.

Yes, but I havent proven Scotland or Ireland yet :-)

Yes full coverage.

Micro SD Card

SD card. With Garmin BaseCamp you can read the map directly from the 800 with the SD card installed and write routes/ tracks directly back to the device.

I don't think the Edge 800 accepts OS Grid references but it will accept the coordinates used for geocaching, I have used it for this myself and it is great used for this purpose.

If you can type, then yes.

You can also select the grid format you want to use - it's all very easy to change and enter.

Yes, it works really well. I have the OS Maps.

What I like is that in "car mode" it shows you the driving view you might see in a car, then when you get to turns, it flicks to a 2D top down view, which is very useful particularly when negotiating round abouts and more complex turns.

Garmin's background in car satnav's is there to see.

Note however in regards post code searches in London at least in my experience, it does not understand the entire post code, just the first phrase and then the first letter of the 2nd phrase, e.g.

EC2M 4AA would be EC2M 4, and then it will ask you the street address and street name. This is a bit irritating to be honest.

I am unsure if this is peculiarity to Garmin satnav devices generally, or a quirk in the OS Maps.

The Edge 800 can definitely be used like any other sat nav and will find locations using addresses and postcodes. In addition to this depending on what maps you use it will also give you a list of local services such as schools, hospitals, restaurants etc. The on road guidance is great although in my view it would be good if some of the maps could route designated cycle paths both on and off road. When navigating off road it does not route an off-road track but instead will guide you to a point directly, however the 1:50K maps mean its pretty easy to navigate routes yourself as these will be marked as bridal ways exactly the same as a paper map. If you did want the GPS to guide you a long a specific off-road route then you can create a route using Garmin's free Base Camp software.

Yes, with two different types of plug to suit UK or US sockets. It works via the USB lead.

Yes, and the unit will also charge through USB connector to computer