Bryton Rider 530 – Review

Bryton Rider GPS Operation & User’s Manual

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The Bryton Rider 530 is an excellent choice for the cost conscious consumer. Although it provides the ability to plan and follow routes from your phone or computer, the route guidance is rudimentary. Routes are easy to load with a Bluetooth connection to your phone and works fine for basic route exploration. The unit is lightweight and compact, with a decent array of functions and well-placed buttons (although they’re a bit difficult to push on the fly).

FULL REVIEW

Functionality

The Bryton Rider 530 has plenty of data options for the casual rider and even more advanced riders who use power meters and detailed training plans, etc. The unit is simple and easy to read with big readouts and decent contrast, and the buttons are well-placed, if sometimes hard to push. There are seven programmable screens each with up to 12 data windows, although on the 2.6” screen the individual readouts are a bit small with that many windows. We found using eight or less to work best for reading on the fly. The screen layouts are easily adjusted on the device, but this is not an option on the fly without stopping the current workout.

And though that many options seems like plenty, there are simply not that many deep training options to choose from for serious riders, like multiple average power options, heart rate analysis options, etc.

GPS and Navigation

The GPS on the Bryton Rider 530 can take a minute or two to start to get an initial signal. Once rolling we never had issues of losing a signal, although occasionally it was a bit slower to react than others, and would lose its place quickly after a high-speed turn for instance. But it didn’t cause any serious issues, and the signal never died for long. Navigation is rudimentary, only using an arrow and a black line to follow: The zoom, which adjusts automatically according to rider speed, was still far too wide causing some confusion on the fly. Otherwise navigation worked well overall, following a track accurately and reliably and quickly reminding the rider if s/he was off track. Frankly I often find all the other data from detailed maps, etc., to be overkill during basic riding. We loved the permanent compass reading, showing rider direction (surprisingly lacking on some other units in the test). Only in very unfamiliar terrain do I really rely on that data. Turn by turn directions are available, but only when the track is created on the phone app (data provided by Google Maps, but again not accompanied by an actual map) – a process I found difficult to master, especially when trying to make my own route, rather than allowing the program to choose its own routes based on a starting and ending points. But they are helpful reminders of what’s coming and how soon, and instill confidence when riding in unfamiliar territory – nice to see the road name match the computer! Loading routes from 3 rd party websites was simple with drag-and-drop option or through a synchronization process.

User Friendliness

I found the Bryton Rider 530 unit easily navigated and generally intuitive to follow, but less so when interfacing with the computer program and website. Most functions are accomplished in a few easy steps, and users are not overwhelmed by options as with some of the more advanced training tools. The unit automatically scans for sensors when the category (speed, HR, etc.) is chosen, rather than having to hit one or two more buttons to begin scanning – a nice touch that makes this step a bit less of a pain than it often is! And I had no issues with finding new sensors, despite numerous sensors and multiple changes. The unit is quite easy to use with the phone app, and this is done with minimal effort, but it’s much less so with the computer interface – it was clearly designed with the phone app more in mind.

Display and Battery

At this price point, the 2.6” screen is plenty large, and keeps the unit very light, but the display is simple B&W LED, and of course is not a touch screen. This is not necessarily a downside – in fact we’ve noticed touch screens can be quite glitchy and prone to smudging. But if you’re looking for bells and whistles, this is not the unit. That said, the basic screen has large windows and can display up to 12 windows (although we found eight to be ideal) on each of its seven screens. The contrast is sharp and adjustable, and the backlight can be set to permanent for ideal reading on the bike (of course this will cut battery life). Unfortunately there’s no on-the-fly personalization of these windows, but most data can be easily accommodated on the 84 possible windows.

Bryton claims their battery can last up to 33 hours while using GPS, which would make it the highest in our group, but we were unable to test this. Of course these will vary drastically on all units depending on how they’re used. Charging is relatively quick considering the battery life, and easily done with any micro USB cord on a computer or with a wall charger (always the faster option).

Online Training Support

Bryton is relatively new to this industry, and as such has not yet developed a strong online training presence. Their training site is rudimentary at best, displaying basic information but not allowing for much training planning, deep analysis, or even route planning (route planning is available through the phone app, but we found it lacking and tricky to use). However, data can be directly linked to Strava and other 3 rd -party apps, so this can help. And the phone app interface is simple and adds options.

Bryton Rider 530 – Review

As a very active cyclist, I use computer bike. Tried many solutions during last year and can say something about that. First was standard, digital Sigma, but without any connections, any synchronization etc. It was just simple, wireless computer bike with speed and cadence sensors. Then I tried to use old Sony Xperia. It supports ANT+, it’s small and can work some time on battery. Good? Not exactly, it was terrible. After that I use two watches – Garmin Vivoactive and Vivoactive HR after upgrade. Of course, both with special adapter. The last was Bryton, and this is small review of this computer bike.

Do you know Bryton company? Even if you are a active cyclist, it may be something completely new for you. It’s normal, because it’s Chinese company and it’s not as popular as Garmin or Wahoo. Many people say, that Chinese, cheap products are always worst. It isn’t true in all cases, and this computer bike it’s very good example – I use Bryton Rider 530, nearly the highest model in that manufacturer offer. It costs about $160 without any sensors, or about $300 with full bundle i.e. cadence, speed and HR sensors. Price it’s very nice but is isn’t the most important factor. Build quality is also very high. Display is monochromatic and non-touchable, but very clear even on sunny days. It’s also very big – 2,6”, it’s more than most of the competitors. Yes, some Garmin have similar or even bigger display, but not for such price.

Big, crisp display with a lot of data

Screen is not touchable, so we have few buttons on both sides. There is also backlight, enabled by pressing one of side button. Use system is very simple and intuitive, buttons have noticeable resistance, but it’s ok. The is micro-USB port on back side but hidden by water resistant flap. Yes, this computer is waterproof and meets the requirements of IP7 certificate. Even if you buy standard version without any sensors, you will have two options to mount this button into your bike. First are standard clips for stem – mounted by two rubbers, it’s stable and ok. Second is much more interesting: F-mount. It’s special dock for make computer in front of handlebar. Just see pictures from this post, you will see, what I’m talking about. It’s very nice, and you don’t have to buy something else, it just works and is very stable.

System is clear and intuitive I think – you can configure some rider and bike options, change GPS setting (normal, power-saving and disabled) and configure data screens. You can configure maximum 7 screens with 12 fields on each of them – whow, it’s a lot of data. Computer support 85 functions: speed, cadence, power, normalized power, averages, ride time, time, lap time, heart rate, ascending, descending, temperature and much more. There are a lot of possibilities and any of cyclist can configure it for the best usage. There is also automatic mode – after enabling it, Rider will try to set the most appropriate fields in current training. It isn’t perfect but may be good for some riders. Of course, it supports laps, so after workout, you can analyze all data on Strava or other software which supports FIT files (you can get them by connecting Rider to computer). Bryton 530 also can navigate you. It isn’t device with maps, but you can upload GPX file into it and use navigation by path. I tested that and it was very accurate – GPS on this device is very good.

Many connection options

Some words about connectivity. This computer offers two ways to synchronization your workouts, some settings and upload results: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. With first option, you can connect it to your phone and manage data screens using smartphone instead of non-comfortable buttons on computer. Manufacturer added this in last months and I think, it’s copy of very similar option from Wahoo devices. You can also connect your Bryton account with Strava to sync your workouts, but I can’t recommend using Bluetooth for that – it’s very, very slow. Really don’t know why, because FIT files are very small, but in Bryton, it’s terrible slow. Best option is to use Bluetooth to only connect device with Bryton account and Strava, and then use Wi-Fi to sync – it’s very fast and reliable.

Bryton Rider 530 also support many sensors – it supports ANT+ protocol, so you can use many devices from Garmin, but not only from this company. In comparison to Bluetooth sensors, it should be more energy-efficient, but I think it’s difficult to measure, also some devices support Bluetooth Low Energy, which is much better than standard version. I tested Bryton with few sensors: cadence/speed from Magene, heart rate sensor from Mio, and power meter from Powerbeat Watteam (also includes cadence information). All of them were ok, without any problems and very fast. I could also make a zero-offset calibration in power meter just from computer, without using special app on phone for this – it’s very comfortable. This computer also supports two-sided power meters like Vectors and can get information from Shimano Di2 systems. Think it’s more than enough and many users should be happy with it.

Great battery life

What I very like in this computer is battery life. Official description says it’s 33 hours with enabled GPS and… I think it’s true. Yes, 33 hours, much, much longer than competitors (typically about 10-15 hours, only watches like Garmin Fenix provides better results). Of course, if you will use display backlight and many sensors, this time will be reduced, but it’s still amazing result. You can make many workouts without charging, it’s very comfortable. I can’t write detailed charging time, but it isn’t long. After about 20-30 minutes you can get computer and ride few hours, so, it’s very nice.

Finally, I must say, that I… resigned and sold Bryton. Why? It’s topic for next post, but I can really recommend this computer bike. It’s much cheaper than many Garmin devices, and works much better. Ok, display is monochromatic and not-touchable, system has different options and mobile app sucks, but… it wasn’t problem anytime. This computer has a lot of advantages, can run very long, it’s accurate and support a lot of sensors. How real training, it all you need. If you are looking for bike computer, you can buy this one.

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