Wireless Computers for recumbents Revisited or a new look at some GPS on the market

[Cletus D . Lee]

Recently on the Bacchetta e-group some one mentioned a new (due Fall '03) GPS speed/distance wrist
computer from Garmin called the ForeRunner 201. It has rechargable Lithium Batteries and I am not
sure if these are replaceable. http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/

Today one of the recumbent (no so) regulars showed up at our regular Saturday 7:30 ride. He had a
Garmin Geko 201 that he was quite pleased with. He says it seems to be as accurate as a regular bike
computer. It will even upload tracks to a website and produce route maps.

After the ride, he sent me this link of his ride today: http://tinyurl.com/pqqc

I am impressed with the map produced. It does however have some 'glitches' where the satelite
signals bounce off the downtown sky scrapers.

So what do you think? All these are less than $250.

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Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager http://www.clee.org
- Bellaire, TX USA -

 

[Mark Leuck]

"Cletus D. Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Recently on the Bacchetta e-group some one mentioned a new (due Fall '03) GPS speed/distance wrist
> computer from Garmin called the ForeRunner 201. It has rechargable Lithium Batteries and I am not
> sure if these are replaceable. http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/
>
> Today one of the recumbent (no so) regulars showed up at our regular Saturday 7:30 ride. He had a
> Garmin Geko 201 that he was quite pleased with. He says it seems to be as accurate as a regular
> bike computer. It will even upload tracks to a website and produce route maps.
>
> After the ride, he sent me this link of his ride today: http://tinyurl.com/pqqc
>
> I am impressed with the map produced. It does however have some 'glitches' where the satelite
> signals bounce off the downtown sky scrapers.
>
> So what do you think? All these are less than $250.
>

I prefer the Emap from Garmin, bigger screen and the same downloadable maps and about the
same price.

 

[Cletus D . Lee]

In article <xFKfb.678790$YN5.537522@sccrnsc01>, [email protected] says...
> I prefer the Emap from Garmin, bigger screen and the same downloadable maps and about the
> same price.
>
I'm not talking about GPS with maps. I am talking about a replacement for the ubiquitous
bike computer.

I don't need a map on a ride I do everyday. Or the same ride I do every Saturday. I do need an
accurate Odometer, daily trip Odometer, average speed, instantaneous speed. My question is this 3
oz. GPS a good replacement for a Cateye or similar?

BTW, I have a GPS with maps. Kept me from getting lost in Denmark. It doesn't tell me how many
miles I have on my bike It does tell me how far I went on each trip. It is off by about 5% over the
bike computer.

My friend say his Geko201 was off 0.04 mi against his wired bike computer today. .
--
Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager http://www.clee.org
- Bellaire, TX USA -

 

[Mark Leuck]

"Cletus D. Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <xFKfb.678790$YN5.537522@sccrnsc01>, [email protected] says...
> > I prefer the Emap from Garmin, bigger screen and the same downloadable
maps
> > and about the same price.
> >
> I'm not talking about GPS with maps. I am talking about a replacement for the ubiquitous bike
> computer.
>
> I don't need a map on a ride I do everyday. Or the same ride I do every Saturday. I do need an
> accurate Odometer, daily trip Odometer, average speed, instantaneous speed. My question is this 3
> oz. GPS a good replacement for a Cateye or similar?

I wouldn't replace the Cateye with a GPS, The Emap is pretty nice driving through a city but mostly
I use it to make a record to download later. The Emap does show moving average speed, length of trip
and has a compass. My only complaint is the sub-screens on the map are fixed and cannot be changed
like my old Garmin 3+ but thats not a biggie. Since it is larger than a Geko it might be harder to
mount it when other components (Cateye, light etc) are close.

> BTW, I have a GPS with maps. Kept me from getting lost in Denmark. It doesn't tell me how many
> miles I have on my bike It does tell me how far I went on each trip. It is off by about 5% over
> the bike computer.

I've not compared the Emap to the Cateye as far as accuracy but they seem pretty close

 

[John Riley]

I liked the idea of a simple GPS as a replacement for a wired computer. It would be really easy to
switch between bikes and I could use it when walking. But I went with a computer. People said trees
would interfer with the GPS and I tend to be under trees or around tall buildings quite a bit.

john riley1 at rogers dot com