Garmin Edge 200

[Steady]

Just a quick question concerning the breadcrumb trail navigation.

If the screen is on the speed/stat screen will it automatically turn to the breadcrumb trail on the next way point turn? Or does that have to be manually switched to?

I'm considering buying one at the moment, I don't care much for stats beyond the current speed, but what I do need is a direction line to replace a smartphone that was used for satnav, a YouTube video shows the breadcrumb trail is good enough for what I want, but I think the more expensive models switch to satnav automatically from the stats screen when a turn is near so I'm hoping this one will.

Thanks for the answers.

 

[fossyant]

Dunno. I only use my 200 to record data. Got a 705 for the nav stuff.

 

[Rasmus]

No, it doesn't automatically switch to the breadcrumb on approach to a turn. Unfortunately.

 

[line71]

The breadcrumb trail has to be turned on manually but i never use it as it is next to useless,just a squiggly piece of crap like you had on etch a sketch from the 70s,how you navigate successfully anywhere whatsoever is beyond me
i just use my 200 to upload my ride onto strava,its perfectly good in that respect

 

[Rasmus]

I disagree, I find the breadcrumb perfectly sufficient for navigation. You will regularly be shown the distance to and direction of the next turn as part of the auto-scroll, so I can generally manage fine without actually seeing the breadcrumb at the turn. The only major problems I've encountered are due to errors in the input file.

One thing that does bother me is that following a course forces you to also use the virtual partner - a feature that I find utterly useless.

 

[ianrauk]

It's very easy to follow a squiggly piece of black line on the 200. Far from useless. It works in the way it was designed to do.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I have used the breadcrumb trail on dozens of sportives and long rides and find it just fine, you just follow the line it don't get much easier than that.

I have never switched between that and the stats screen though.

 

[Peteaud]

[QUOTE 3288429, member: 45"]If you save the file properly you can also get it to give you a beep and a direction arrow at each junction.[/QUOTE]


TCX file from RWGPS (or any other planning site i imagine) and this gives all the info.

Set the zoom to about 80 and top to position facing (forget the garmin words used) and its pretty good when you get used to it.

Although i have a Touring now i still have the 200 as back up, and would happily use it for any ride.

 

[BrynCP]

As others have said, the breadcrumb is very easy to use, and I have used that for a long time with no turn by turn prompts. You have to put yourself onto that "page" to see it though.

 

[Arjimlad]

I'm fumbling my way through this function this week to prepare for a longer ride. I found you can turn the scrolling screen off so it continuously displays the breadcrumb trail. Having difficulty downloading a GPS file from MapMyRide using Google Chrome, though. It doesn't seem to download the file properties correctly so I can't then upload it into Garmin to bung it onto a course on the Edge.

 

[Steady]

Thanks for the answers. I'm not to worried about the squiggly line as a trail, I'm use to following a squiggly line on my phone when I've loaded a route on an app for hiking and arrived at the start of the hike to find no signal to download the area map part!

I'd heard about the buzz/turn alert from a YouTube video, but thanks for mentioning it too. I suppose manual switching isn't too bad.

Thanks again.

 

[hurri]

I just got a 500 then returned it and got a 200. The 200 seems a much better device when it comes to navigation (it points you the right way if you go off course unlike the 500) and it seems to be a much better GPS in terms of basic speed display, getting a fix and so forth. The gradient display in the 500 seems to be buggy and or delayed. Sure, you lose the ability to record heartrate and cadence and power, but in my case I'm happy with a separate HR gadget!

I have yet to find a website that creates the TCX files with turn by turn route arrows but the route trail seems pretty good for practical navigation, and I'm sure that with time I will figure it out even if I have to edit the TCX files manually . ( TCX files can be edited in notepad if you're familiar with XML, so that's really only for geeks!)

 

[Rasmus]

I have yet to find a website that creates the TCX files with turn by turn route arrows but the route trail seems pretty good for practical navigation, and I'm sure that with time I will figure it out even if I have to edit the TCX files manually . ( TCX files can be edited in notepad if you're familiar with XML, so that's really only for geeks!)

RidewithGPS will do TCX files with turn indications, and lets you manually edit the instructions. Usually does a good job, but has trouble with roundabouts.

 

[Peteaud]

RidewithGPS will do TCX files with turn indications, and lets you manually edit the instructions. Usually does a good job, but has trouble with roundabouts.

I always use RWGPS and TCX files.

 

[ufkacbln]

The breadcrumb trail has to be turned on manually but i never use it as it is next to useless,just a squiggly piece of crap like you had on etch a sketch from the 70s,how you navigate successfully anywhere whatsoever is beyond me
i just use my 200 to upload my ride onto strava,its perfectly good in that respect

Navigation is very simples


Draw a route on the screen with a felt tip pen

If the bread crumbs are under the pen line, you are on track, if not turn right or left until you are back on track