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AyeYoSup LinkI've been using a côte&ciel Nile for a few years now and absolutely love it. The design is eye-catching and I've gotten numerous compliments taking it out and about. The inner pocket has just...I've been using a côte&ciel Nile for a few years now and absolutely love it. The design is eye-catching and I've gotten numerous compliments taking it out and about. The inner pocket has just enough organization to hold all of my electronics and smaller items securely, while the outer pocket is a cavern that can hold as much or as little as I need on a given day. If you want to look like a tech ninja while also being able to carry a weekend's worth of supplies, this is definitely a bag to look into.
Plus, it comes with a build-in hood. What other backpack has that?
Haven't used a Wahoo, but I've been using a Garmin 530 for about a year now and it's been a pretty good experience. The interface is simple to use and it's nice having all of my stats right in front during a ride. Initially I was using Strava and Komoot to build routes to sync to the 530 and that worked out well, but I quickly got annoyed by the computer complaining any time I went off-route due to road closures or just wanting to go down an interesting path. Nowadays I just kind of ride with a vague route in mind and use the map view to help out when I inevitably forget how to make it back home.
The biggest value that I've gotten out of it though is pairing to a Varia radar to get alerts whenever anything approaches me from behind. While I've always ridden with a bar-end mirror, it was a bit of a hassle constantly looking down to see if a car or another cyclist was coming up. Now with the Varia, I get a bit more peace of mind knowing I'll get an audible and visual warning that something's behind me. The radar does occasionally miss out on some traffic though, so riding with a mirror is definitely still preferred.