Pocket PC holders...

Never used one but just a quick thought before you spend a load of money on
a GPS etc..

Is it weatherproof? I've got a Palm and whilst it's well built, I wouldn't
strap it to my handlebars if it looked like it might rain.

R

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Hi guys! New member here 🙂

I have recently got myself a bike to get to work and back, but also for
recreational riding.

I have a Pocket PC that I am going to get a GPS reciever for and was
wondering if anyone has used a Pocket PC while out on their bike.

Does anyone know of any way of mounting it onto handlebars in a cradle?

Woady

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Never used one but just a quick thought before you spend a load of money
on a GPS etc..

Is it weatherproof? I've got a Palm and whilst it's well built, I wouldn't
strap it to my handlebars if it looked like it might rain.

R

I'd be more worried by the vibration, esp if you have a Palm T3 (Or maybe a
T5).

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If it's kept dry then I would imagine it would work OK, are you planning on
using it as a map to see where you are or for logging your journeys?

R

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Never used one but just a quick thought before you spend a load of money
on a GPS etc..

Is it weatherproof? I've got a Palm and whilst it's well built, I
wouldn't strap it to my handlebars if it looked like it might rain.

R

I'd be more worried by the vibration, esp if you have a Palm T3 (Or maybe
a T5).

p.s screen is almost impossible to see in sunlight either.

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p.s screen is almost impossible to see in sunlight either.

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And by the time you have figured out how to see the screen you could
have done another 10 miles ...... why GPS on a bike?????

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Tumbleweed said:

p.s screen is almost impossible to see in sunlight either.

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And by the time you have figured out how to see the screen you could
have done another 10 miles ...... why GPS on a bike?????

because the 10 miles might be in the wrong direction!

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Tumbleweed said:

p.s screen is almost impossible to see in sunlight either.

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And by the time you have figured out how to see the screen you could
have done another 10 miles ...... why GPS on a bike?????

because the 10 miles might be in the wrong direction!

I refer the honourable gentleman to these things called OS maps. Very good
when in map holder section of bar bag - excellent to read even in bright
sunlight and the map holder keeps it dry in the rain :-)

Cheers, helen s

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I refer the honourable gentleman to these things called OS maps. Very
good when in map holder section of bar bag - excellent to read even in
bright sunlight and the map holder keeps it dry in the rain :-)

Excellent battery life, too.

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Jeremy Collins said:

wafflycat said:

I refer the honourable gentleman to these things called OS maps. Very
good when in map holder section of bar bag - excellent to read even
in bright sunlight and the map holder keeps it dry in the rain :-)

Excellent battery life, too.

I must say that riding with an Garmin eTrex GPS attached to the bike makes
for some fantastic enjoyable and easy exploring - particularly if riding in
an area that you're unfamiliar with. Preplanning a route, staying off busy
roads, always knowing where and how far you are going etc make having a GPS
an essential add on. I would say that anyone who likes to ride with a bike
computer, should try using a GPS with mapping software before taking the
p***. :-) I can't do without mine now.

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Mac said:

Hi guys! New member here 🙂
I have a Pocket PC that I am going to get a GPS reciever for and was
wondering if anyone has used a Pocket PC while out on their bike.

http://www.ram-mount.com/products/rambmla1.htm

LOL - That's hilarious!! Are they for real????

Gotta love the Internet!!! HAHAHAHAHA

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http://www.ram-mount.com/products/rambmla1.htm

LOL - That's hilarious!! Are they for real????

Gotta love the Internet!!! HAHAHAHAHA

Although I should add, that the rest of their site has some decent stuff on
it - it's just the picture at the front with the guy walking around with a
PDA strapped to his arm...

Mac said:

Hi guys! New member here 🙂

I have recently got myself a bike to get to work and back, but also for
recreational riding.

I have a Pocket PC that I am going to get a GPS reciever for and was
wondering if anyone has used a Pocket PC while out on their bike.

Does anyone know of any way of mounting it onto handlebars in a cradle?

Woady

I have an Otterbox 1900 with a RAM mount. It's fully weatherproof, but is a
little large and heavy for proper off-road use. It's great for road and
trail use though.

The only problem I have is that I sometimes lose the BT connection between
the PDA and the GPS, and being bloody Windows Mobile (spit, spit) it tends
to crash when this happens, and require a soft reset. This means taking the
PDA out of the case, which isn't good when it peeing down.

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If it's kept dry then I would imagine it would work OK, are you planning
on using it as a map to see where you are or for logging your journeys?

R

Basically Im just after one as an electronic map. I have Pocket Streets but
sometimes end up getting a bit lost so having GPS to automatically find
where I am would be useful.

I generally just ride on roads and the odd bridleway.

Woady

Mick said:

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http://www.ram-mount.com/products/rambmla1.htm

LOL - That's hilarious!! Are they for real????

Gotta love the Internet!!! HAHAHAHAHA

Although I should add, that the rest of their site has some decent stuff on
it - it's just the picture at the front with the guy walking around with a
PDA strapped to his arm...

Some of the motorcycle mounts look useful, one of my fellow land-rover
owners has got one to mount a laptop used for mapping/gps use, very nice
quality, saves his nag-a-vator trying to squint at a tiny screen on a
small gps when travelling....

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And by the time you have figured out how to see the screen you could
have done another 10 miles ...... why GPS on a bike?????

because the 10 miles might be in the wrong direction!

I refer the honourable gentleman to these things called OS maps. Very good
when in map holder section of bar bag - excellent to read even in bright
sunlight and the map holder keeps it dry in the rain :-)

Cheers, helen s

I refer the honourable lady to the many E2E accounts of people going miles
out of their way whilst using OS (and other) maps. The trouble with maps is,
if you dont know where you are, they arent much help, and if you *think* you
know where you are (but dont) , or in what direction you are pointing (but
are wrong) , they are no help either :-)

There is also the fact its a "gadget" , often attractive to someone of the
bloke-persuasion.

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I refer the honourable lady to the many E2E accounts of people going miles
out of their way whilst using OS (and other) maps. The trouble with maps is,
if you dont know where you are, they arent much help, and if you *think* you
know where you are (but dont) , or in what direction you are pointing (but
are wrong) , they are no help either :-)

Compass?

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There is also the fact its a "gadget" , often attractive to someone of the
bloke-persuasion.

Which is the real reason. It's certainly what holds the appeal for me
(Although lack of finance / lack of desired features currently weigh
against getting one).

Jon

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I refer the honourable lady to the many E2E accounts of people going miles
out of their way whilst using OS (and other) maps. The trouble with maps

is,

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if you dont know where you are, they arent much help, and if you *think*

you

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know where you are (but dont) , or in what direction you are pointing (but
are wrong) , they are no help either :-)

So learn to read a map. Its a useful skill.

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There is also the fact its a "gadget" , often attractive to someone of the
bloke-persuasion.

But expensive.

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Mac said:

Hi guys! New member here 🙂
I have a Pocket PC that I am going to get a GPS reciever for and was
wondering if anyone has used a Pocket PC while out on their bike.

http://www.ram-mount.com/products/rambmla1.htm

Why, I'll never get lost going to the outhouse again!

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I refer the honourable lady to the many E2E accounts of people going miles
out of their way whilst using OS (and other) maps. The trouble with maps
is, if you dont know where you are, they arent much help, and if you
*think* you know where you are (but dont) , or in what direction you are
pointing (but are wrong) , they are no help either :-)

Learning to read a map is 'O'-level (GCSE) Geography level skill - not
exactly difficult!

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There is also the fact its a "gadget" , often attractive to someone of the
bloke-persuasion.

There you get to the nub of it. Men... sheesh... they have got to make a
perfectly easy task such as reading an OS map and attemtp to turn it into
something technical. Meanwhile, we women get on with the easy, reliable
method that isn't ruined when your battery fails ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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