Sat Nav for Bike

[Wigsie]

My Garmin is Sat doing nothing...
But you are right Will. (Surprised you haven't 'worn yours out BTW!)

So you could say it was Sat doing Nav all?

 

[luplowe]

my 705 has the full Europe city navagator map on it, you can put in an address and it will direct you to it.. unlike the crap ones your getting confused with which will only direct you on the routs you have preloaded into it..

 

[Will1985]

I'm not getting confused at all - I'm just using my 705 for it's intended purpose...as a training aid. Of course the 205 and 305 are useless for mapping I'll give you that.

What's wrong with a good old fashioned OS map? They don't run out of power either...

 

[jimboalee]

Luplowe is also correct.

With City Navigator installed, the Edge can be used as a Satellite Navigaion aid.

Will is again correct when he mentions paper maps.

There are Audax rides where the route takes Cycle Paths or goes across 'Barred to motor vehicle' footbridges to greatly reduce the length of the route.

City Navigator is no good for this. Pre plotted routes are.

I check the OS map to ensure the path of the route before I decide whether to use Topo GB 'auto routing' or follow a pre plotted route.

Garmin Edge is just what you make it.

Mine is a Nav Aid.

 

[dq1]

If you have an iPhone or G1 you can install an app called GPSTracker. It's free on the G1 not sure about the iPhone. You need to register on their website. The app uses the phone's GPS to track your journeys which you can view and share on their website, I have started using it to see where I've been going on my random bike rides!

OOps just read the entire OP, maybe this isn't such a good idea for a sat nav in the car!

 

[chonkers]

i just use the nokia 5800 got the nokia maps on for directions etc and use sportypal for bike walking etc to record distance speed and calories burnt it does need net etc but most contracts now u get it free

cheers

ian

 

[g00se]

About Internet access and Nokia GPS phones. they don't need Internet access to work - provided you download maps using the PC-sync software. However, if the phone's configured for mobile Internet access, the initial positioning and satellite search works faster as it will use an Internet connection to provide a rough position to start the search. Without it, they can be a bit slow in finding GPS satellites.

 

[Joe24]

No need for GPS. Just look on a map before you go out, do a print out from googlemaps or whatever if you need and take that with you.
Thats what i do.
Its great fun, can soemtimes get lost, but talk to the local people and explore Have some confidence.

Better in foreign countries where you dont speak the language and have to do pointing, guessing and trying to speak the person language/make bits up

 

[Sam Kennedy]

I normally print out OS maps or google maps, my Dad said he wanted a GPS, but wanted me to be able to track my bike routes on it as well.

I'll tell him to just get a GPS and I will get a phone for if I get lost and absolutely cannot figure out where I am

 

[Aperitif]

Have a read of Frank Kinlan - see what he has to say about it all Sam...very informative stuff.

 

[nigelnorris]

I've not tried a 5800, but on other models with external GPS units [I use an n73 with bluetooth GPS] you can't run both the Satnav and Sportstracker at the same time. It will run either just great and I do use both. It's a limitation of the dongle so maybe it is possible to run both with a built in GPS sensor.

Can someone confirm that this is or isn't possible with the 5800 because I'm about to upgrade and that sounds like a useful combo.

[In fact I'm looking at spec sheets for it and I can't find any mention of GPS at all?]

 

[Plax]

You can get a Garmin Nuvi 250 sat nav for under £100 e.g;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Satellite-Navigation-System-Mapping/dp/B000OV16MQ

It has the option of using it for bicycle or pedestrian and they also do a bicycle mount for it;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Hand...?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1248114497&sr=1-14

Of course it won't record any of your cycling information such but if you can get hold of a cheap Aldi computer that does HR as well as odo, mph etc you can use it in conjunction with that.

 

[nigelnorris]

Oh and just to add a bit to the phone conversation, the useful thing is to turn off the display and just get spoken directions via an earpiece. Works a treat, uses hardly any battery and no need to take your eyes off the road to look at a fiddly little screen.

 

[dodgy]

I don't think I've had any problems using the internal GPS on the 5800 with more than one app at once.

 

[greekokiril]

i just use the nokia 5800 got the nokia maps on for directions etc and use sportypal for bike walking etc to record distance speed and calories burnt it does need net etc but most contracts now u get it free

cheers

ian

I'm also using http://www.sportypal.com on my HTC TytnII. Worked ok, picked up GPS is a reasonable time and gave good results. One issue I had was that the first time the GPS connecting time was long but after that its prity much instant.

The application seems good. Great first impression and is easy to use. Uploaded quite quickly from the phone and didn't take too much battery power.

I did take a photo though, but can't see it anywhere