sat nav for pushbike

[black'n'yellow]

Cycling isn't about spending lots of money. Get out a ride whatever you have before upgrading to expensive equipment

he's already tried that - he can't do it.

 

[ColinJ]

I have the perfect answer - you could throw the hundreds of pounds at me to be your cycling partner - I always fancied being a pro cyclist!

 

[martint235]

Garmin Etrex is the way to go. Not as stupidly expensive as the Edge and if you find yourself on a particularly long ride you're able to change the batteries (standard AAs) unlike the Edge series. Believe me there are few things worse than being 50 miles from home in unfamiliar country and getting the "beep" that says your sat nav is giving up.

 

[Flyingfox]

I've got a Garmin and love it, phone Apps are good but be prepared to drain your battery!

 

[defy-one]

Garmin Extrex over a edge 200?

 

[martint235]

Garmin Extrex over a edge 200?

For me yes. If you plan to ride for more than 15 hours away from a plug eg LEL then etrex is better than Edge

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[Sale Madrid]

Does the etrex tell you where to go, you know, arrows pointing the way, left and right and straight on etc just like a tom tom, cos that's what I need.....type in lancaster and it guides me there...

 

[defy-one]

Only the Garmin 705 and 800 can give you that

 

[Sale Madrid]

I've looked at the 800 on Amazon. Why is it 3 times dearer than a tom tom, just because it's bike specific ?

 

[defy-one]

Tomtom is in the car market which has many competitors. How many are bike specific?

 

[jowwy]

I've looked at the 800 on Amazon. Why is it 3 times dearer than a tom tom, just because it's bike specific ?

seriously now - why dont you just stick to swinging your raquets and having a pims on the lawn when you've finished

 

[Sale Madrid]

seriously now - why dont you just stick to swinging your raquets and having a pims on the lawn when you've finished

Jowwy, dude, if you're going to slag racquets off, at least get the spelling right son. By the way, I understand you've reduced the Raleigh Sprint Road to turbo trainer duties...how does it feel about that, is it happy ?

 

[Sale Madrid]

Tomtom is in the car market which has many competitors. How many are bike specific?

Yeah, I guess so. Have you got one and are they worth it ?

 

[defy-one]

I want a 800, but can't justify the cost after new bike,pedals,shoes,lights,pump etc etc

I will get the Garmin edge 200 for stats and being able to upload my rides. That will have to do for now. I always carry my phone which has sat nav on it, so no fear of getting lost

 

[Sale Madrid]

I want a 800, but can't justify the cost after new bike,pedals,shoes,lights,pump etc etc

I will get the Garmin edge 200 for stats and being able to upload my rides. That will have to do for now. I always carry my phone which has sat nav on it, so no fear of getting lost

Cool. I can understand that but I'm not terribly tekky, I just want directions to my destination without thinking/looking at a map. You'd think with the thousands of cyclists there'd be a gap in the market for a user friendly sat nav at a reasonable price.