Thanks for tuning in today we're going to be reviewing the Bryton Rider 15 neo GPS
bike computer. Bryton is well known for the high performance and high value bike gps computers.
They have everything from touch screen computers to more simple computers like this Rider 15.
What we have here is the most affordable option in the lineup this is the updated
Rider 15 neo which has improved bluetooth improved display and a higher contrast screen.
As you can see packaging wise it's really simple you just have the head unit itself
in the box a little graphic showing the computer some basic instructions and copyright on the sides.
Lets go ahead and take it out of the box and go over the specs. Retail price on this is $70 it's one
of their most affordable models. It's a two inch HTM LCD segmented display. It has 21 functions
and it has a 16-hour battery life with a usb micro usb rechargeable battery. It also has bluetooth
connectivity to connect to the Bryton Active app as well as connect to bluetooth sensors like
a heart rate monitor cadence and speed. It also has smart notifications which is really cool
at this price point which lets you see if you have calls, email or any notifications from your
connected cell phone. In terms of what comes in the box you get the head unit itself which is the gps.
You get a simple o-ring mount with the Bryton specific mount design
and a couple different length o-rings to accommodate different handlebars.
You get a micro usb charging cable to charge the device
and then you also get the instruction manual which tells you how to use it as well as some of
the warranty information. Now let's take a look at the weight of the computer so just the head
unit by itself that comes in at 48 grams and the mount the handlebar mount with two of the o-rings
with the larger padding that comes out to 10 grams really quite light.
So before we jump on the computer to set this up I want to show you some of the basic interfaces of
the computer. You can see a really simple design you have a fairly thick bezel on top and bottom
the Byrton logo and no logo on the front face of the computer though because it is smaller.
On the bottom you have the Bryton mount which is a little bit thicker than a normal Garmin quarter
style mount as well as the micro usb charging port here. It's pretty well protected and this is an
IP7 rating so definitely can handle wet weather riding. You have one button on the back, this orange
button and that's your power button as well as enter and exiting the menu. Then you have two bottom
buttons the bottom left is to cycle through pages or hold it to turn on the backlight
and then you have an ok button or start and stop a recording. The front two are really easy
to access while the bottom back is a little bit harder to reach and something you don't need
to do when actually riding, just to turn it on and off initially. Now let's set up the Bryton 15
neo, as with other Bryton computers it's really easy to get up and running really quickly.
You press the rear button once to turn it on and then you're ready to go so it'll get your speed
altitude temperature everything from the gps automatically. If you want to connect sensors you
can do that you can only do heart rate cadence and speed though you can't do a power meter it's
one downside of this computer. Configuration is also really simple despite the basic display.
They've done a really good job with labeling so you can see the rear button is to do the menu
you can set two bike profiles that's really rare to see on lower cost computers.
You can calibrate the altitude it picks it up automatically the
first time you turn it on but if that's incorrect you can go ahead and input it.
You can sync any other sensors like the heart rate, cadence or speed. I'm gonna press ok
with the bottom right as I have a cadence sensor so then i'll wake it up by spinning the pedal.
You can see it picked it up. Press okay you can also delete any previous ride history on here
set the unit. So we'll do that press ok on there cycle through with the bottom left you can do
miles per hour kilometers and you can also change the temperature from fahrenheit
to celsius. You can change the clock configuration you can also input odometer which is really nice
so if you're coming from a different computer you keep track of your total mileage and you can do a
factory reset so press the bottom button again. Now the bottom button isn't accessible but you
don't really need it when you're riding so when you're riding you can simply cycle through the
available pages they're automatically set up based on what sensors you have. You can show up to four
pieces of data: distance cadence speed or heart rate. If you have that you can show the maximum
the average and you can show distance time speed. You can show ride time time speed as well as again the
four configuration with the gradient in the middle. Now if you have notification setup they'll show up
here in the middle it's a very compact screen at two inches so it is a little bit cluttered
but you have all the data you need. Temperature heading a battery status are on the side. Turning on the backlight
is simply holding the rear button and you can see that icon turns on and it's really nicely evenly
lit as well. It's a really easy setup and once you're ready to go you can go
you can also set it up with the Bryton app by reconfiguring the screen and i'll show that next.
Now let's take a look at the Bryton active app what's really nice about Bryton is they don't take
away software features even for the low end models like the Rider 15. You can
connect to the Bryton app using the bluetooth connection and with the app you get basically
four tabs. The first tab shows your activities so you can look at your previous rides it's a basic
interface i'll show you the map statistics charts it's not as nice as Strava or Garmin though so if
you really want to look at more down level lower level details I would recommend using those apps.
Otherwise you can add courses or workouts that's not applicable with the rider 15 but with the
rider 750 or higher models you can set up maps or interval training. You can set up your profile
and one of the best thing is you can connect to the Bryton and set up some features.
One thing you do is you can set up the grid and this is a really cool feature to see on
a low-end gps computer it's typically it's kind of preset and you have some basic options but here
you can customize it. As you can see up to five pages you can set how many things are visible it is fairly
limited though obviously because of the segmented screen there's only so much you can put here.
For example the top the only option to get a speed
for the middle thing you can actually do altitude average max and the bottom you can set distance
odometer time altitude so it's pretty nice given the features you have. You can rearrange it
as desired and you can also set the different pages so up to five pages not
as many pages as the other Bryton computers but it's more than enough to customize it.
You can also go back and set the notifications so you can actually see when you get emails or
calls. You can do the altitude calibration so if you want to adjust it based on where you're at.
You can also change the language and you can also do the firmware updates
here once they're available. It's a really nice feature and it's nice to have this connectivity
on such a low end model. Here you can see the Bryton rider mounted on our bike even though it
has a small two inch display it still has really good contrast and readability even in the full sun.
It's also easy to navigate so the little bottom left button as you can see will rotate through the
different screen options and we like the fact that you can customize it with the Bryton app.
Overall the gps is really easy to use being a budget price computer there are no alerts so
it's a silent computer you just have to remember to start your ride and not to accidentally stop
it by pressing that bottom right button. That's one of the biggest gripe we've often found ourselves
accidentally hitting that button and stopping. Otherwise gps quality seems really nice
everywhere re-road we had good reception and it connects pretty quickly. The data upgrade rates are
a little bit slow especially when you jump on a sprint otherwise really consistent and accurate. So
you can view the distance, time all the important things you just can't see the power rating but otherwise
from normal riding it works out really well. Now let's compare the Rider 15 neo with some other
gps computers on the market. Let's start out with some of the more affordable ones we've reviewed.
Here's the Bontrager Elite RIDEtime, similar two inch screen it's a lot more compact because it's
a non-gps design with an actual watch battery instead of usb rechargeable. That combined with
the proprietary mount design means it's very small it's non-gps though and it's the same 70 price so
less of a value than the Bryton. The only advantage with the Bontrager is that you do get
automatic connection with the Bontrager lights which lets them automatically turn on and off
and in and also turn off the night mode. That's one nice option you get the integration but you do
lose a gps, these screen designs are very similar you have a segmented design where everything's
on a predefined grid. The other advantage of the Bontrager is that you can actually connect your
power meter, it is ANT+ connectable whereas the Bryton rider 15 is only bluetooth option.
Otherwise really similar the Bontrager is a lot harder to use because it's a one-button
design with a secondary confirmation button on the rear where the Bryton has much more
flexibility. With a three button design you can also see that the screen is nicer on the Bryton
especially with the backlight on and it's more customizable especially using the Bryton app.
The other budget computer we've reviewed is the $50 Cycplus. Now right off the bat this is a big
computer it's almost 2.9 inches so comparing these two the Cycplus has the big advantage on size.
The big disadvantage with Cycplus it's a very cheap computer, so the backlight's
uneven you can actually see the edges on there compared to the more advanced Bryton.
The Cycplus also does connect with a power meter which is something the Bryton does not so that's
one other advantage of the Cycplus however the overall design of the Cycplus is a lot more
lower end. You can really only cycle through available options, you can see
if you don't have sensors connected like heart rate cadence and power would go here if you
don't have them connected then you just lose area whereas with the Bryton you get
the automatic redistribution of what's visible. So it makes much better use of the smaller screen
but obviously the Cycplus is easier to read with a larger display and more segmented
design whereas the Bryton can get a little cluttered especially with a two inch screen.
Also the Cycplus is a Garmin mount versus the Bryton style mount so both pretty
easy to find mounts for but the Garmin one is easier. I wish Bryton had gone with the Garmin
as they're very similar but you can see very slightly differently Bryton is a little bit thicker.
Now comparing the Bryton to Bryton you may be wondering which one should you buy.
Bryton as I mentioned comes up with a big range of product lines we have everything
from the touch screen model the 750 so this is our highest highest end unit with navigation
voice commands. You can actually connect your cell phone power meter all the sensors you'd ever need.
Being a touch screen it's a lot easier to use too you can simply swipe drag up and down
so a lot more functionality but this is over $200 versus the $70 Rider 15. So it definitely
depends on what you're looking for if you want the color touch screen uh versus a more simple
computer the more a more accurate comparison here would be the rider 15 versus the rider 320.
The 320 is about double the price but you get the power meter connection a larger screen and you
can see a much more customizable display. This actually uses a non-segmented screen so whereas
the rider 15 is limited to certain areas you can see you actually get full menus here
a lot easier to use but obviously pay for the difference design wise very simple very similar
you can see almost identical the rider 15 is simply a smaller design of the same screen.
Now let's go over the pros and cons for the Bryton Rider 15 neo. What we like about it
is the affordable price at 70 it's a really a bargain for a gps computer. It's also nice that you
can customize the display by the Bryton app it's also something you don't see at this price point.
Finally the three button interface is pretty easy to use so you can actually go through the
menus without having to run through the manual to understand how to do that. Some of the negatives
for the computer is the fact that the two inch screen is a little bit cluttered especially
when you have four items on there so you really have to focus to see which item is which. It's
also really easy to accidentally cancel an active recording since it's the same button it's just a
quick press so we often found ourselves having to re-record a ride as we'd accidentally stopped it.
Finally some of the icons are a little bit difficult to understand like the am pm indicator
and that's just because of the limited style of the display. Taking everything into account
we'd give the computer a 9.0 out of 10. It's really impressive budget price gps computer
with some nice features. Thanks for watching this review don't forget to like and subscribe
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