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Post by velocidad on Feb 21, 2006 21:35:44 GMT
anyone use sat nav on tours. not sure if a sat nav unit for bikes even exists, any info would be welcome. cheers
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Post by gary on Feb 21, 2006 22:01:42 GMT
I use Garmin etrex vista c when on tours they are limited in there application not like the ones you get in a car you down load way points to the gps and it tells you when to turn. I don't think they are a substitute for a map and are restrictive in the amount of data they hold you also have to buy digital mapping software. Having said I do use mine also for walking It is an expensive gadget but hey I like it I will do a full review of gps on the web site in due course.
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Post by velocidad on Feb 21, 2006 22:08:37 GMT
thanx for that gary. yeah i guess i'd be more interested if you could get one that mapped down to street level (a tomtom type thing) but i'll look into the vista, and i look forward to your reveiw. cheers, velocidad.
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Post by epa611 on Feb 21, 2006 22:15:43 GMT
WEhatsw wrong with real paper maps - don't break down, bey broken or run out of batteries More fun as well ;D ;D ;D
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Post by velocidad on Feb 22, 2006 11:40:06 GMT
paper maps are fine, but i do like gadgets. if we're honest there's going to be good and bad points with however you choose to navigate. my sense of direction is so bad, i doubt even sat nav could help me-i've lived in hull all my life and still get the 2.5 mile route to mum's house mixed up :-0
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Post by finartmike on Feb 23, 2006 10:32:05 GMT
I tried to use my garmine for the 1st time and could not follow the route. The destructions say you can press enter and the thing assumes you've reached your waypoint and gives you your next one, but all I got was insert or delete. I ended up just using the grid statement of my position which was fine till the batteries ran low at the critical stage of my wanderings over snow laden Pavey Ark. I should simply have made out an old patrol route card from map and compass and I shall do that in future. There's no point me yet relying on my gps
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Post by mlj on Feb 28, 2006 10:49:17 GMT
For all night rides, eg Audax long distance, the GPS can be very useful, but only if all the junctions have been accurately put in as waymarks, which is best done from a computer mapping link. I use a paper map, in a plastic bag, carried in a walkers' pouch to show two panels at once. This is rainproof and when put at bar height, readable in rain and while riding. I like gadgets that are foolproof!
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Post by postiebrian on Mar 12, 2006 16:19:02 GMT
I used one last year on tour wast of time you have to carry a spare batteries stick to paper. Brian
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Post by finartmike on Mar 14, 2006 14:35:51 GMT
Velocidad: I won't give up on my Garmin etrex as it is a remarkable bit of kit. It is so new that I have yet to master the following of a route. I had programmed the route into the GPS from the PC using the memory map software of the Lakes - which is awesome. When I can afford it I will get the UK on 1:50,000. But everyone is right - you still need a paper map and because the gps is not a compass (as it acknowledges) you still need a compass. But the IGN maps are PS compatible and it is so amazing to be give a 10 fig Grid Reference!
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Post by velocidad on May 24, 2006 10:58:31 GMT
recently bought a garmin etrex legend c from ebay. it came with mapsource city select software. this software gives me street level mapping, and turn by turn directions, just like sat nav you get in cars, only with a smaller screen. will allow you to look up addresses, and even gives directions to points of interest (museums, places to eat etc) in the local area. it is extremely accurate and long battery life. i think it's great, just what i needed (well wanted) has also got me into geocaching, which is a bit of fun.
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Post by psychler on Dec 14, 2006 2:09:49 GMT
I used an old Magellan 315 on my tour of Essex last year [ bought it for £25- on ebay] . I used a velcro starp to secure it to my bars. It was excellent, didn't get lost once and there where lots of usful details - speed etc.
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