Coros, a widely known smartwatch producer, teased its entry into the bike laptop market. They are going to introduce the Dura bike laptop in June 2024. On this article, I summarize what we find out about it and add just a few of my ideas.
We don’t know a lot concerning the Dura but by way of specs and worth. Among the many first leaks are photographs from skilled bike owner Freddy Ovett. He has posted a number of photographs of this “thriller” bike laptop on his Strava.
For now, one of many largest “leaks” is the one from Ben Delaney, who raced at Unbound and met Amity Rockwell, one of many early homeowners of Coros Dura. I’ve added a timestamp to the video the place they focus on the Dura.
The Coros Dura differs from the Garmin Edge, Wahoo ELEMNT, and different biking computer systems primarily by its massive entrance face, which is made up of a photo voltaic panel. In consequence, a protracted battery life. In keeping with Biking Information, it ought to boast 90+ hours of battery life. If that is true, will probably be, by far, a motorcycle laptop with the longest battery life available on the market.
Nonetheless, this (along with the knob) has a damaging impact on the general look of the pc.
In fact, it has a touchscreen. It appears mediocre from the video. Nonetheless, the brand new characteristic is the turning knob (or a “crown”), which we all know from smartwatches. That is the first-ever use of such a management on a motorcycle laptop. Solely time will inform whether or not it can catch on. It’s a good suggestion. The necessary factor is that the UI is customized to it.
It’s clear that Coros received’t have it simple. Though Chinese language manufacturers like Magene, iGPSport, and Bryton are creating succesful bike computer systems at extra reasonably priced costs, they’ve to this point didn’t seize a major share of the market.
From what we all know to this point, we are able to count on Coros to concentrate on a distinct segment group of individuals, fairly possible ultra-endurance athletes, who require lengthy battery life. This is able to make sense, as Amity Rockwell and Freddy Ovett, who’ve been utilizing the Coros Dura for a number of months, are on this group.
Anyway, the query nonetheless stays: what “killer options” will Coros ship, and can they handle flawless synchronization with their smartwatches? We’ll see within the following weeks.
Options I want Coros had:
Multi-band GNSS for excellent accuracy
30+ battery life
Dependable and easy-to-use person interface
Reasonably priced worth (inside $300)
ClimbPro-like different
Risk of setting through a smartphone app
What do you concentrate on Dura? What options or worth would persuade you to purchase it? Let me know within the feedback under.
Preview image supply: Screenshot from ‘The Experience with Ben Delaney’ video
