Garmin touring
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Garmin touring
Looking at getting a garmin gps touring but am a bit wary after reading the reviews. Does anyone have any experience of the unit or can you recommend any other gps such as the lezyne? I don't need it for speed, heart rate, etc. I only want a unit to be able to download a routemap onto when riding abroad or in unfamiliar areas.
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Re: Garmin touring
If you have a smart phone then the Wahoo elemnt or elemnt bolt look a good alternative.
Have a look at DC Rainmakers webpage, he does the best gps reviews. Better to look there than have me half arsedly regurgitate it!
Have a look at DC Rainmakers webpage, he does the best gps reviews. Better to look there than have me half arsedly regurgitate it!
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I have the edge touring and it's great apart from the battery life. I bought it as a replacement to my lost edge 200 as it was on a good offer at Halfords. If I was buying again I'd go for an etrex that takes batteries so I don't have to worry about charging on the move
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Oregon - or Dakota if you don't mind the smaller screen.
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A secondhand etrex for less money may well be a better bet
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Got a new eTrex in November, new from amazon for £125ish. Been impressed with it, needs an SD card for extra memory but it's a great piece of kit.
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Re: Garmin touring
I use an 810. Can't fault it really.
As those people ^ said you need to consider how you'll charge it, as you'd be lucky to get two days' use out of a full battery. If you're touring and stopping in B&B's every night then no worries. If you're bivvying then you'll need a dynamo hub and suitable kit on the bike.
As those people ^ said you need to consider how you'll charge it, as you'd be lucky to get two days' use out of a full battery. If you're touring and stopping in B&B's every night then no worries. If you're bivvying then you'll need a dynamo hub and suitable kit on the bike.
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Or take a battery pack and the charging cable and top it up at nightIn Reverse wrote:If you're bivvying then you'll need a dynamo hub and suitable kit on the bike.
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Re: Garmin touring
Will an etrex map like a garmin touring will? Charging isnt an issue as I'll use a power bank or mains. Basically want a sat bav for my bars which I can input gpx files onto, etc
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Yes -- you can use mapping on an etrex. I'm using a etrex 30x with this mapping quite successfully (set to "Routable Bicycle (Openfietsmap Lite)"): http://garmin.openstreetmap.nlmsrockhopper wrote:Will an etrex map like a garmin touring will? Charging isnt an issue as I'll use a power bank or mains. Basically want a sat bav for my bars which I can input gpx files onto, etc
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