Garmin 200,510 or 810?

IngloriousLou

IngloriousLou wrote:

adamtaylor wrote:

The only thing to keep in mind is that the routing that ridewithgps and garmin generate seems to disregard one-way streets and doesn’t mind taking you on bridal paths and other places you might not want to take your best bike.

You mean this sort of Bridal Path?

:)

The bike’s probably not welcome there either :))

I use a 200, it’s good for
I use a 200, it’s good for recording where you’ve been, pacing known routes and for instant and average speed displays, but to use to navigate, it’s frankly useless, a bendy line showing you the shape of the route you should be following.

I don’t use it for that, so it suits me.

The Mio Cyclo 305/315/505/515
The Mio Cyclo 305/315/505/515 units might be worth a look too – good reviews, navigation seems a strong point and prices are favourable compared to Garmin.

http://road.cc/content/review/116620-mio-cyclo-505-hc-gps-computer
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/gadgets/gps-devices/product/review-magellan-cyclo505hc-48539/

Some of the 800/810 models
Some of the 800/810 models come with maps pre-installed. You can buy them cheaper without the maps and then install them yourself fairly easily:

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/download-garmin-705800810.html

I have an 800 and installed the maps myself. You can route to specific locations on the go but it’s a bit fiddly (maybe the 810/1000 are better). The 800 is certainly no smart phone.

It’s not always obvious (to me at least) how to locate a place to route to but what you can usually do as a fall back is to browse around the map until you find it, drop a marker and then route to there.

If you pre-plan routes on something like http://www.ridewithgps.com, I find it works well. The only thing to keep in mind is that the routing that ridewithgps and garmin generate seems to disregard one-way streets and doesn’t mind taking you on bridal paths and other places you might not want to take your best bike.