Garmin crumb trail & Strava

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

How do you get it on GE

there's a button called satelite which gives you the google earth view. overlay labels to make life easier. top left next to the "+", "-" & "map" buttons

 

[Peteaud]

there's a button called satelite which gives you the google earth view. overlay labels to make life easier. top left next to the "+", "-" & "map" buttons

On connect or GE?

Cant see a button called satelite

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

On connect or GE?

Cant see a button called satelite

on connect...

 

[Peteaud]

on connect...

View attachment 19377

that does take me to a play button, but on Bing, not GE mapping.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

that does take me to a play button, but on Bing, not GE mapping.

strange - because with Google & Connect side by side on my version they are identical images.

 

[Peteaud]

I have GE and have imported a TCX file.

But mine also shows rounderbouts the correct way round as well on the route.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

OK - I am using Connect.garmin and showing satelite images that way which gives you the google earth images as an overlay but takes you around roundabouts by whatever is the quickest/shortest route and not necessarily legal...
So I created my route in Connect and then either export it (if I want to put it into something else) or send it to the device (which is a button) and uploads to the edge 200 as a course.

 

[Peteaud]

Swapped from bing to google and now have sat image.

Also just started a update on GC

I have been using ride with gps, i find it better than garmin, but does mean some faffing about.


(windows grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr)

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

usually I just use it to log what I do but the course option is useful, just wish getting back on route when you are off it was slightly easier - would be useful to program options in. It has a tendancy to route down things which might be great for a mtb or my tourer but are not for a road bike... had to walk one section on yesterdays course - frozen mud and another I just ignored, turned around and freelanced for 3-4 miles until it informed me I was back on track!

 

[simmi]

. It has a tendancy to route down things which might be great for a mtb or my tourer but are not for a road bike... had to walk one section on yesterdays course - frozen mud and another I just ignored, turned around and freelanced for 3-4 miles until it informed me I was back on track!

That's what I was getting at but you put it much more eloquently than me.

How do you get it on GE

You can plot a path but that wasn't what I was getting at, what I was getting at was checking it over zooming in going to street view on any bits that seem wrong, it might take a few minutes but can save you a whole load of hassle latter on!

 

[simmi]

It sent me here a few weeks ago!

Not too good on 700 x 23

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

That's what I was getting at but you put it much more eloquently than me.

If I am on the road bike I have taken to double checking stuff I don't know or is likely to be bad, by going to the google cam thingy (where you dump the pedestrain symbol on the road and it shows you their drive by camera pictures in google maps) but even that failed me on the last route because I had checked what I though would be the problem to find it was tarmac but pedestrain only (old road that had been closed), but failed totally to check the connecting road (which was gravel & currently mud and nothing more)... so I am still carrying an OS map... luckily I had already looked up an alternative for that one in case so could simply turn around and carry on without having to stop to investigate - tis one of the few strava segments that day I had an awful time for - I did a 2km detour in the middle of it!

 

[simmi]

If I am on the road bike I have taken to double checking stuff I don't know or is likely to be bad, by going to the google cam thingy (where you dump the pedestrain symbol on the road and it shows you their drive by camera pictures in google maps) but even that failed me on the last route because I had checked what I though would be the problem to find it was tarmac but pedestrain only (old road that had been closed), but failed totally to check the connecting road (which was gravel & currently mud and nothing more)... so I am still carrying an OS map... luckily I had already looked up an alternative for that one in case so could simply turn around and carry on without having to stop to investigate - tis one of the few strava segments that day I had an awful time for - I did a 2km detour in the middle of it!

My worst ever strava segment involved a 15 minute coffee break.
http://app.strava.com/activities/39632450#650201060
was only seond time I rode it so still got an achievement

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

My worst ever strava segment involved a 15 minute coffee break.
http://app.strava.com/activities/39632450#650201060
was only seond time I rode it so still got an achievement

I got one last weekend with a 30 min tea break in it (in a tea shop!) taking the break out would have had me in 4th place (for women)!
http://app.strava.com/activities/41117963#683827386

but (and this is the really big but...) the one mentioned before still got me a QOM despite the 2km detour.
I have been the only female strava user to go that way! http://app.strava.com/activities/41564583#693748496

 

[simmi]

I got one last weekend with a 30 min tea break in it (in a tea shop!) taking the break out would have had me in 4th place (for women)!
http://app.strava.com/activities/41117963#683827386

Nice part of the world that!

Not ridden there yet but will do at some point, the picture I posted just above is not too from from there (Matlock area) If you like tough hills Matlock is full of them!