Sat Nav for cycling

[nickAKA]

Didn't think Wahoo could do on the fly routing. Doesn't that also require a phone that does that for you?

I agree... Is the elemnt Roam available now? That's supposed to do a2b navigating with offline maps but I can't see it being much better than what's available already... Having said that I'd probably buy wahoo in preference to garmin for a cycle head unit based on my own experiences.

 

[icowden]

Google maps seems to be getting better and better for good cycle routes IMHO

 

[derrick]

Didn't think Wahoo could do on the fly routing. Doesn't that also require a phone that does that for you?

Who goes out without there phone?

 

[Mo1959]

Who goes out without there phone?

Me, quite often. Lol.

I have the Garmin Edge 830 and liking it so far but haven’t tested out the routing. You can put a place in and navigate there like a car sat nav. Need to try it out if this weather would improve.

 

[Sea of vapours]

Who goes out without there phone?

Me, almost invariably.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Who goes out without there phone?

Me and when I do it's a normal dumb phone. Mostly leave the phone at home.

 

[tom73]

I agree... Is the elemnt Roam available now? That's supposed to do a2b navigating with offline maps but I can't see it being much better than what's available already... Having said that I'd probably buy wahoo in preference to garmin for a cycle head unit based on my own experiences.

Yes it is now available and yes it can do a2b navigation.

 

[derrick]

I'd tend to agree with @YukonBoy that if your aim is "get me from a to b and keep me off busy routes" ie you want on-the-fly routing, you are probably in for a disappointing experience.

If you plan your routes properly there is no need for on fly routing, i have never needed it, but i have a backup with the phone if i do need it.

 

[Billy Wizz]

Thanks for the replies I will be trying a few of the mentioned apps probably not this weekend with the look of the wind

 

[Nebulous]

Google maps seems to be getting better and better for good cycle routes IMHO

It was a bit of a shock to me to realise that Google maps on my phone was now better than my Garmin satnav in my car. If anyone has the data and deep enough pockets to do it for bikes Google has. Just think of the billions they have spent on street view.

 

[steveindenmark]

After reading some of the reports from the ongoing Transcontinental Race. I think the alps and Italian lakes will be littered with Garmins.

I use a Wahoo Bolt, which I find faultless. You can plan a route on the pc sith several apps . I use Ridewithgps and Komoot.

On the road I use Komoot and it transfers straight over to the Bolt

It is simple and accurate.

 

[HobbesOnTour]

Google maps seems to be getting better and better for good cycle routes IMHO

I've tested Google Maps here in NL, a land with no shortage of cyclepaths and cycle friendly roads. Creating a route on the fly Google maps will still send me across fields. It's useful, but I would always advise someone not to rely on it.

If you plan your routes properly there is no need for on fly routing, i have never needed it, but i have a backup with the phone if i do need it.

Depending on our cycling style there is often a need for on the fly routing. For example, when touring. Planning out a 2000km cycle tour in such detail would drive me demented. In these cases I still want a decent cycling route as opposed to direct a to b.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

If you plan your routes properly there is no need for on fly routing, i have never needed it, but i have a backup with the phone if i do need it.

If you plan it properly there's no need for for a Wahoo or other backup devices.

 

[GuyBoden]

I still like to have a OS map 1:25K of the local area (I prefer laminated). You can read these at home at the table, while having a cuppa, plot a route with a removable felt tip pen (if laminated) and take it with you on a ride, I find that you will know the area better if you take a map with you and read it often. I also have a Garmin Edge.

I find that the laminated are better.
https://dash4it.co.uk/catalog/category/view/s/os-explorer-maps/id/48/

 

[derrick]

If you plan it properly there's no need for for a Wahoo or other backup devices.

Let me know how you plan your route.