Omata One analogue GPS bike computer review
Analogue hands, precise GPS, no beeping.
- Answers
- Is the Omata One analogue bike computer worth it?
- Topics
- bike · data · design · health · heart · lifestyle · minimal · mobility · review · sensors · sport
- Full article on willem.com
- https://willem.com/en/2020-09-29_riding-with-omata-one/
Summary
When I reviewed it in 2020 I found the Omata One worth its premium price, provided you value its design ethos: analogue hands for speed, distance, ascent and time, no beeps, with precise GPS recording underneath.
Full text
The Omata One shows speed, ascent, distance and ride time on analogue hands. It does not blink or beep, but it records highly precise GPS data for analysis after the ride. Operation is a rotating outer ring instead of touch screens or tiny buttons: the arrow position starts the ride and pauses data collection automatically, zero finishes and saves the ride and resets the hands, plus downloads your data. Rides are saved as industry standard FIT files, so you can upload to Strava, import into Cyclemeter or analyse them in GoldenCheetah. Through the app you can pair external ANT+ and Bluetooth sensors such as a power meter or heart rate monitor. Instead of reading numbers you simply see the angle of the hands, which becomes intuitive quickly.