MEGA XL GPS

"The Lezyne Mega XL GPS Cycle Computer can run for an impressive 48 hours off a single charge and can store up to 800 hours of data, making it a perfect choice for your bike-packing adventures and audax rides."

Awesome battery life is the big selling point for this one. It claims up to a whopping 48 hours thanks to its use of a 2.7-inch black and white screen rather than a power-sapping colour one. It will pair with your phone and ANT+ sensors and you can customise the array of data fields you see on-screen. Unusually, this solid little unit can be mounted in either portrait or landscape format. It feels solid enough to stand a few bumps and knocks, making it a good choice if you enjoy riding trails.

"A lot of these races, the courses aren’t marked. That makes it fun and a little bit of an adventure. Kanza’s not marked. So, I use this Lezyne GPS; you download the map, you get the turn by turn, and you follow the breadcrumbs along the course and hope you don’t get lost in the Flint Hills." - Alison Tetrick

...the processing power of the Mega XL is cutting edge. Boasting a large black-and-white screen, this relatively lightweight unit will run far longer than most of its flashier competition (up to 48 hours). Strong offline mapping also helps with the Mega XL’s ability to sustain itself...

TOP PICK - The Mega XL has the distinction of being the newest, biggest, and best model in Lezyne's range of GPS enabled cycling computers...It's got too many features to mention, but it earns high marks for its smartphone integration through the well designed and user-friendly Ally V2 App, and its compatibility with both ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart sensors. It also has a live tracking feature and does Strava Live segments and structured workouts when synced with your favorite apps. It has all the navigation features you'd expect, plus the addition of easily uploadable offline maps for navigating when you lose service. It is also impressively customizable with the ability to create up to five different bike profiles and five data pages that can display up to 10 data fields at once. The Mega XL is also offered a very competitive an reasonable price.

I didn’t have to charge the Mega GPS XL once in over a month of testing, using it once or twice a week for up to two hours at a time. This battery life really does blow every other GPS computer out of the water.

With battery life that the Duracell bunny (Energizer bunny if you’re in the US) would admire, Lezyne has done an impressive job with offering these fully-featured computers at the price it does.

The MEGA XL is bound to become any cyclist’s best friend. This device is definitely right up there with what the bigger GPS boys in the industry are offering

I will say that nothing I’ve used comes close to matching the Mega XL quantity and quality of features for its price. It’s what I’ll be recommending to people.

In a market where run times have tended to be getting shorter, because manufacturers have been adding features, Lezyne is bucking the trend...

Lezyne’s new Mega head unit is on par with some of the bigger, more prolific players in the GPS game.