Coros is disrupting the bike pc market with a succesful, pretty inexpensive, easy-to-use photo voltaic GPS biking pc. Oh and did we point out it has a claimed 120+ hours of battery life? Coros did their homework on this one, and the early adopters are already bought.
Is there room for one more biking head unit within the peloton? What does Coros provide that others don’t?
What’s the Coros Dura?
You may acknowledge Coros from health watches and the Coros Omni helmet. I’ve owned one in every of their watches for a little bit over a yr. It’s straightforward to make use of, is tremendous mild, and has an extra-long battery life. Coros needs to convey that formulation to the biking pc market with its new Dura head unit.
Why Dura? Once I first heard the title of the brand new Coros head unit, I believed, “That sounds quick.” Like many different Shimano riders, I’m positive we’re associating it with ‘Dura-Ace,’ however ‘Dura’ for Coros means one thing barely totally different – although it’s not unhealthy being related to Shimano’s top-tier street group.
Dura for Coros means endurance, going the lengthy haul, and taking over a difficult job. That’s exactly who the goal market is for his or her new head unit. Coros needs the Dura to be the go-to biking pc and coaching companion for journey, gravel, and long-distance riders.
Why? It has 120 hours of battery life, is “at all times prepared,” and has strong navigation. There’s much more to this new biking pc, so let’s begin with the important thing options.
Coros Dura Key Options
- Battery Life: The Dura boasts 120 consecutive hours of experience time with full GPS on a single cost. The extra high photo voltaic panels add as much as two hours of experience time for each hour of direct solar publicity.
- Show: The display on the Coros Dura makes use of a completely customizable 2.7-inch MIP coloration contact display. Meaning viewing your knowledge and navigation on the Dura is evident when driving outdoor, particularly underneath direct daylight. It additionally employs an adaptive backlight that auto-adjusts display brightness to make sure clear imaginative and prescient at night time or indoors. The gorilla glass ought to take all of the knocks you can provide it.
- Simply Toggle: The distinctive dial permits the rider to scroll between screens shortly and with out swiping. Sure – there’s a contact display, however the knob is simple to make use of, barely novel, and quick.
- Navigation: The Coros app permits you to navigate simply utilizing Google Maps or obtain them out of your favourite apps, reminiscent of Strava, Experience with GPS, and Komoot.
- Coaching: Dura features a complete coaching platform within the Coros app and a desktop-friendly Coros Coaching Hub at no additional price or month-to-month price. Utilizing the Coros App and Coaching Hub with a Coros watch, you’ll be able to monitor efficiency, restoration, sleep, stress, and HRV metrics.
“Our aim is to create merchandise that remedy issues for athletes–whether or not to assist them practice, discover the world, or just convey them nearer to the game they already love. COROS DURA is a transparent extension of this ethos and is the final word journey and coaching companion. We’re proud and humbled to introduce DURA to the biking market.”
Lewis Wu, COROS Co-Founder
COROS Dura Unit Particulars
- GPS Battery Life: 120 hours
- Weight: Physique: 97g, Mount: 44g
- Show Dimension: 2.7 inch
- Photo voltaic: Sure
- Dimensions: 3.92″ x 2.39″ x 0.62″
- Show Sort: Reminiscence-in-Pixel LCD, 480×240 pixels
- Backlight: Auto-Modify
- Touchscreen: Sure
- Connectivity: Bluetooth/ANT+/WiFi
- GPS: Twin-Frequency
- Water Resistance: IP67
- Navigation Assist: Offline Maps, Flip-by-turn, Checkpoints, Sensible Rerouting (when linked to the app)
- Media Controls: Coming
- Crash Detection: Sure
- Notifications: Sure
- Free Desktop Coaching Platform: Included (cellular app included)
Pricing and Availability
The all-new Coros Dura is obtainable for $249, on sale worldwide, and begins transport July 1st.
First Impressions: Coros Dura GPS Biking Laptop
For those who’re like me, you discover one thing and follow it. For a few years (and at the moment), that has been a Garmin head unit. When the Coros Dura got here up in dialog, the design spoke to me. I appreciated that it solely had two buttons: one for laps and a dial for scrolling by means of screens and navigating the unit. However there’s additionally a touchscreen if you happen to’d want to not use the buttons in any respect.
When the Coros Dura unit arrived, I used to be impressed with the presentation. It’s much like the Coros watch and has a high-end really feel. Though the Coros Dura is correct within the center for the value, it’s inexpensive for these on the lookout for a touchscreen pc with tons of battery life.
Once you unbox the Coros Dura, you first get to the unit after which all the additional goodies you’ll want to take care of and cost it. It comes with an out-front handlebar mount however is appropriate with most quarter-turn (Garmin model) mounts.
Coros Dura Setup
The unit got here totally charged and was very straightforward to arrange. You scan the QR code, and your telephone ought to take you on to the Coros App to obtain and arrange your unit. The app’s present model had practically every little thing I wanted to get the unit up and rolling. It’s lacking some options; nevertheless, the Coros PR workforce tells us there are a LOT of updates coming both instantly, or within the close to future.
You’ll be able to simply arrange your knowledge screens on the pinnacle unit whereas within the app. It’s easy to arrange screens, add sensors, and so on.
The model of the app I’m operating didn’t permit for reference to my Radar (or couldn’t discover it). That could be a bummer. Nevertheless, every little thing else labored simply high-quality, and the knob toggle/button is fairly rattling clutch.
The top unit responds in fast time to any motion on the knob and shuffles by means of the screens or any choice of knowledge you’re trying out. I benefit from the two-button model of the Dura and picture that with a couple of extra rides, every little thing might be automated (generally I neglect what the lap button was).
Impressed So Far – Extra to Come
I’ve had minimal time on the Coros Dura, and I stay up for exploring it extra on the Enve Grodeo this weekend. From what I can inform, the Dura is a critical competitor to the Wahoo, Garmin, and Bryton items. The person interface may be very intuitive and acquainted. The worth can be enticing—$250 is nice for such a head unit.
How’s the battery life thus far? I’ve about 13 hours on the pinnacle unit and have but to cost it. It’s been studying “75%” because the second experience and floating up/down 10% or so from there. It could be good to see the photo voltaic charging knowledge on a devoted web page like Garmin gives, however I’m positive that’s coming quickly. One factor is for positive: Coros updates their items ceaselessly. I’ve observed it with my watch, and I count on the identical factor with the Dura. Hopefully, customers will see these updates sooner slightly than later.
Zach’s Ideas
I additionally acquired a Dura to check out, and like Jordan, I’ve been very impressed. Not too long ago my rides have been across the 2h mark, and the battery life can have solely dropped by 3%, with a 1-2% photo voltaic achieve. At that fee, I shouldn’t have any downside getting no less than to the 100h mark for battery life. It’s a little bit odd that the button to fully flip the pc off is buried thus far down the menu, however plainly Coros envisions this pc as ‘at all times on’ so there’s actually no must energy it down fully.
My preliminary use left me lacking issues like air temperature and Wahoo’s climb view, however we’re informed that air temp ought to be added this weekend, and the Coros climb view whereas navigating routes might be up to date round August. There are numerous issues the Dura doesn’t have but by way of software program options, however all of them appear to be within the works.
For me, the one place the pc misses the mark is the inventory mount. To be truthful, most inventory pc mounts are greatest used as a placeholder till you will get one thing higher, however the Coros mount is very annoying as mine rattles like a diving board over tough terrain. This appears to be because of the pc being barely free within the mount when totally put in.
To check it, I swapped it out for a Ok-Edge Max XL Garmin mount. With the brand new mount, the rattle is generally gone – although the pc continues to be a bit free inside the mount. Experimenting additional, I put in a Wahoo insert package within the Ok-Edge mount, however rotated within the Garmin orientation. This was the one setup I’ve discovered that didn’t have any play between the pc and mount and was fully silent. Hopefully, it is a preproduction situation that might be improved on manufacturing runs, but when not, the Ok-Edge mounts are the way in which to go (Jordan had good luck with a Cannondale mount as effectively).
Additionally, it’s not talked about within the quickstart information, however the inventory mount features a locking bolt to forestall the pc from coming free. As soon as you put in it, you’ll be able to fasten the tiny Allen screw on the again of the mount, and it’ll forestall it from having the ability to rotate, and due to this fact, fall out. Even with the locking bolt in place although, the pc nonetheless rattles on the mount.
Be taught extra about Coroa Dura at coros.com/dura
