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Grim Rider said:
Having spent several years despatching using only maps and my wits, travelled across most of Europe without a satnav, and been pretty successful in quite a few 24 and 36 hour navigational rallies without ever hearing a direction, I guess I must talk a load of bollocks :blagblah

Perhaps it is also an age thing - do those of us who grew up navigating with maps and compass prefer not to hear directions but to think for ourselves?
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I don't think age has anything to do with it. The fact that we all got along without sat navs is also irrelevant. We all got along without TV before that was invented, and unbelievable as it seems we all survived before motorcycles were invented as well. I too grew up with maps and still use them for what they are good at. On a bike I prefer to use my Garmin rather than having to stop, take my glasses off, get out a map, put glasses back on, start off again. And strangely enough I can both think for myself and hear the spoken directions. In fact I treat them as I would if I were in the car and a real live human was map reading and giving directions. That is I assess the situation and follow the directions if they seem appropriate, usually they are.

But each to his own, I will continue with the spoken instructions, others will be happy without, does it really matter?



John
 
Last weekend I rode solo around Belgium and Holland using our car-type GPS in it's Ram-mounted waterproof case. Wearing earplugs (as ever) and with the volume turned up to 100%, I could not hear the voice prompts. Whilst this was OK when riding along quiet roads, when in Bruges, Ghent and Ieper, on wet cobbles and tramlines, with road junctions, traffic lights, and other traffic, on unfamiliar streets, I found it best to stop and take out my ear plugs. I could then just about hear the verbal instructions, so that's why I am getting a Scala Rider Solo device. As you say John, it's just like having someone sat with you reading out instructions from a map.
 
i bought one and use it in the car to hook up my iphone to the stereo. brilliant bit of kit at £19.99 from amazon, but they're £30 something now.

might use it on the bike one day.
 
Quite a bit more than that now. I've been outbid a couple of times on eBay on them, so my bids are creeping up their 'new' price of around £60.
 
"Also a word of advice, bluetooth headsets will not link to a Bluetooth car satnav"

Not true !

I have been using a TomTom Go 730 which happens to output optionally via A2DP bluetooth. I have used a Sena SMH10 to connect to it and also a cheap A2DP bluetooth receiver off ebay connected to earbuds. The Sena failed in heavy rain by the way !

A TomTom Go 720 does the same.
 
Very interesting Colin. It was a shame with with the volume turned up to maximum on both my computer and the video the commentary on the video was almost unintelligibly quiet.
 
mrtee43 said:
"Also a word of advice, bluetooth headsets will not link to a Bluetooth car satnav"

Not true !
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Quite right, there were a couple of TomTom models that did this, however none you buy now will do it in my experience.

Paul, volumes ok on my computer but I'll try to remedy if I can. I can assure you that the volume on the unit goes as loud as you would ever need it. Thanks for the comment anyway.

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Bumpkin said:
Well; I started out with map and compass. Dispatched around London for three years with just an A-Z and acquired knowledge. Did a few European tours with just maps, compass and a list of towns/roads in my tank-bag window. All worked really well with a bit of planning and forethought. I see a sat nav as not a different way to do all this, but an evolved way. You still need advance planning to make the most of it as well as an eye on reality and a view that you should interpret the instructions/directions rather than blindly follow them.

I'll use 'all the tools in the box' to get the best result and for me that includes audio prompts. Sure, I could manage without and sometimes do in the car if I have passengers. As said though, each to their own. 'Marmite', if you want to stop at each tree and see if moss is growing on one side or the other then that's fine by me.

I still plan, and tour, with paper maps. Nothing beats them for the overview IMHO.
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I would be a +1 with this view. I also love singing along with the music....all those songs my wife doesn't like but I do!:blagblah :cool:
 
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