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GPS for Navigation

by corin_ja
Wed, Feb 17, 2016 15:49
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Scratching my head  trying to decide between Mio Cyclo 505 (cheap, apparently very good for turn-by-turn navigation, although with some concerns over battery life, but also probably not going to be updated in future) and Garmin Edge Explore 1000 (expensive, possibly not quite as good for turn-by-turn, will be supported for the forseeable future).

Primarily interested in turn-by-turn navigation for full-day rides, although also want to have some training tracking features esp. cadence.

Anyone have any views on this to help me decide?

 

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fustuarium | 8 years ago
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I've had none of those problems with mio Mio 505hc. There was an issue with software update about a year ago but that seems to be resolved. The winner for me is 'surprise me'. When I'm abroad I can just choose time or distance and BANG done, off riding.

I haven't done a long ride this year but pretty sure it was OK to 9 hours last. I think sensors on long rides might be an option. Can't compare to Garmin 1000. Also, I've a lipstick sizes portable charger that I thought I'd probably take on 100mile+ rides. Can't think who has a Garmin 1000 to compare with though I'm afraid.

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cqexbesd | 8 years ago
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I have a Garmin Oregon 600 - not designed as a cycle GPS. It can still display cadence (when paired witha  cadence sensor) and I assume, though have never tried it, that it records this data along with position. The Garmin "outdoor" range should give you a much wider selection in terms of price and features if you don't need whatever dedicated Garmin cycle devices give you.

 

I use it for multi-day (or week) tours. Charge it from a dynamo or external battery (but will run on AAs).

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antigee | 8 years ago
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I struggle to get a full days ride out of a Mio Cyclo - turn by turn is good and route selection in "hybrid" mode is good for gravel and shared use paths and avoiding traffic.

I've turned off the cadence sensor for longer rides as a few people have suggested this and it helps to get battery life up to about 8 hrs from 6 or so 

Has one or two software niggles - can be hard to transfer routes using a cable - fine by wifi and when out can insist on asking to shut down and restart which takes about 5minutes but doesn't lose route or data

Slightly flawed in my opinion and not reliable enough for me to rely on

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corin_ja replied to antigee | 8 years ago
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antigee wrote:

I struggle to get a full days ride out of a Mio Cyclo - turn by turn is good and route selection in "hybrid" mode is good for gravel and shared use paths and avoiding traffic.

I've turned off the cadence sensor for longer rides as a few people have suggested this and it helps to get battery life up to about 8 hrs from 6 or so 

Has one or two software niggles - can be hard to transfer routes using a cable - fine by wifi and when out can insist on asking to shut down and restart which takes about 5minutes but doesn't lose route or data

Slightly flawed in my opinion and not reliable enough for me to rely on

 

Thanks a lot, this is really useful for me. Tipping me quite a lot towards the Garmin Edge Explore 1000.

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amazon22 | 8 years ago
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Consider the Wahoo Elemnt - coming soon - April in the UK, probably. £280.

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/09/wahoos-computerelemnt-first.html

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PaulBox | 8 years ago
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I have a Garmin 810 with the exact same requirements as yourself, it has been fantastic.

Free global mapping is available online and you can easily create and download routes on things like Strava.

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gonedownhill | 8 years ago
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http://road.cc/content/forum/178425-which-gps-use

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