"The Slapster" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:I use a Garmin E-Trex Legend and Memory Map and find them a fine combination.
I use the GPS with two bike mounts, one on my MTB and the other on my Roadbike, which saves having
to unscrew mounts all the time.They do not (and will never) replace a map, compass and basic knowhow
in
Quoted message said:relation to using these items.
But they do assist greatly, and my experince is that the number of
stops to
Quoted message said:pore over a map at a crossroads are reduced if not negated.
I use mine in a number of ways:
1) I sit at home with the OS Maps on my PC and plot in a route I fancy
(or
Quoted message said:am riding in a race) the following day and transfer it via the PC
interface
Quoted message said:into the GPS. Then on the big day, setting my GPS to "Navigate" I
follow the
Quoted message said:arrow at junctions (tip - when plotting on the map, put your waymark
points
Quoted message said:a few meters prior to the junctions/crossroads so the pointer gives
you a
Quoted message said:bit of advanced warning!!). There are various settings on this mode,
and as
Quoted message said:you get used to them, you will find the need for stopping and checking
maps
Quoted message said:decreases.
2) When I go out on a "freeride", upon my return home, I can download
the
Quoted message said:route onto the PC. It overlays onto the OS map very accurately and you
gat
Quoted message said:all the normal distance/time/speed/etc readings along with a course
profile
Quoted message said:showing just how hilly (or not) it was. I have found this useful on
some
Quoted message said:cross-country MTB routes in different regions, where you follow an unpublished marked route, and
it is quite interesting to see where you
rode
Quoted message said:after the event. You can also save this route and revisit it yourself
when
Quoted message said:next in the area.
3) Probably the most basic use, is that it has taken the place of my Speedo/Mileometer. It gives a
load of readings depending on what you
set,
Quoted message said:and is, as you would expect, very accurate. Obviously it has the added advantage of needing no
wires or spoke sensors, which I found were
sometimes
Quoted message said:a pain - especially on the MTB.
All in all, I would buy one again. Hope the above is of use - any questions come back to me
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Regards from The Slapster, Cornwall, UKWho hopes to die peacefully - just like his Uncle, And not kicking and Screaming - Like his Uncles
passengers!!
Basically I'm with you bar a few details. Those junction problems are solved if you use trackpoints
not waypoints and map page (set scale to 500m) on the GPS not Navigation. The whole sorry tale is
here if you have the time london-mtb.comlondon-mtb.comOpen ↗
Peter