Idiots guide to - bikehike to garmin

[voodoo_simon]

Can't figure it out! I've plotted my route, clicked on save, what next?

I tried saving it as a GPX file but it went to adobe photo programme, so what do I need to do?

Cheers!

[ianfitz]

I plug in the garmin so it shows as a drive on the computer. If it's an etrex then save as a gpx file.

Open the folder called garmin and drop the file in the folder called gpx. That's all.

If it's a bike specific garmin. Do the same but save route as a tcx file and put it in the folder called new files.

[voodoo_simon]

Cheers Ian, I'll give that a whirl

I blame the works computers!

[rich.mike]

If its a 'Edge' model, you need to drop the gpx into 'NewFiles'. Once you turn on the Garmin it'll format this files and moved it automatically into the 'Courses' folder.

[johnnystorm]

Cheers Ian, I'll give that a whirl

I blame the works computers!

Bike specific Garmins will also happily accept Gpx files. I export mine from bikehike as gpx tracks.

[Jurassic pusher]

I had the same `blindspot` but followed the same advice that Ianfitz suggested and it worked perfectly and I am massively thick when it comes to technology!

[voodoo_simon]

Followed the advice and its half worked! Only 12km of the whole 100'm shows up, but when I reverse it back to the computer, the whole route shows :-/

Oh well, ill just go for a ride tomorrow and stress over it afterwards

[johnnystorm]

Followed the advice and its half worked! Only 12km of the whole 100'm shows up, but when I reverse it back to the computer, the whole route shows :-/

Oh well, ill just go for a ride tomorrow and stress over it afterwards

Are you exporting as a route or track? You might have too many way points for your garmin to manage if a route.

I started out on the south downs way and navigation fizzled out after 40 miles!

[voodoo_simon]

Was a route, I'll try a track and see how that works

[voodoo_simon]

Sorted

Loaded it as a track and it's worked Just got to ride 100km this afternoon now