Has GPS changed your life?

GPS changed your life?

  • Waste of money. I wish I`d kept the map

    Votes: 3 4.9%

  • Not bad but I don`t use it a much as I thought

    Votes: 3 4.9%

  • Great but I don`t use all the features

    Votes: 10 16.4%

  • Fantastic, makes life much easier on days out/expeditions

    Votes: 45 73.8%
  • Total voters
    61
BurnieM said:
The BMW mount has a 4 button pad with In, Out, Enter and Esc buttons.

It has an extra compass screen

The case is black whereas the SP2610 is dark grey

Everything else is the same
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... and they they charge an extra £600 for that!!!!
 
I do not have a GPS unit on my bike. Has it changed my life, it certainly has. Never ever been lost before until following riders with GPS.:D
 
Uncle Albert said:
I do not have a GPS unit on my bike. Has it changed my life, it certainly has. Never ever been lost before until following riders with GPS.:D
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bollocks you are just getting old Peter!;)

The problem is that the GPS is not a substiute for using your brain. It helps to have an idea where you are going (from a map not from experience). You also should not let it change the way you ride. If it leads you down the wrong road you just treat it as you did before, go to the next roundabout or turn or whatever and come back. No erratic stuff needed.

Merry Christmas by the way Peter!:beerjug:
 
Happy new year Bob. All jesting aside, Im sure i will eventualy go the GPS route,but for me everything in life is made to be as complicated as possible, be it at work or in the home. Getting on the bike & screwing the nuts off it is my antidote to modern living& for me having a GPS on my bike isnt getting me away from tekno stress. thats how i see it at the moment. Just spent 2 hours sussing how to download vynal onto recordable CD. Looking at the instruction manual was a joke, & so it goes on.See you soon in O5. Peter.
 
Uncle Albert said:
Happy new year Bob. All jesting aside, Im sure i will eventualy go the GPS route,but for me everything in life is made to be as complicated as possible, be it at work or in the home. Getting on the bike & screwing the nuts off it is my antidote to modern living& for me having a GPS on my bike isnt getting me away from tekno stress. thats how i see it at the moment. Just spent 2 hours sussing how to download vynal onto recordable CD. Looking at the instruction manual was a joke, & so it goes on.See you soon in O5. Peter.
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I know what you mean. Keep it simple!

bob
 
I changed my life and GPS helped me find my way around much easier in a BIG new city.

Could have done it without - but its SO much easier with it - saves in-car map-reading 'discussions' too :D

Santa brought me a remote aerial so it doesn't 'drop out' signal when in a huge skyscraper environment - just when you need it most :D
 
motomartin said:
Santa brought me a remote aerial so it doesn't 'drop out' signal when in a huge skyscraper environment - just when you need it most :D
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I'd image that's *essential* living in Oz:D
 
I have used tom tom on an ipaq in france and it was superb, now for a stupid question, to go somewhere using the ipaq you would just use the stylus and type the name of the place you wanted to go ,then ride there.

On the garmin, you dont have a stylus or do you? if not how do you enter the name of the road or the town you want? do you just select letters with the buttons?

Cheers

Adam
 
Qual said:
On the garmin, you dont have a stylus or do you? if not how do you enter the name of the road or the town you want? do you just select letters with the buttons?
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Yes, on a Garmin GPS you have an on-screen keyboard and you select the letters with the keys.

Unless you have a 2610, with touchscreen. On that one, you just tap the screen with your finger. Very quick data entry.

Cheers,
Michel
 
Okay, I have a related question. I use TomTom as well, usually entering an itinerary (as a route) past all the tasty looking green roads I see on my Michelin paper maps.

On the TomTom, I zoom in on the map, to find the road I want, then zoom in some more and add a section along the road to the route as a drive-by point.

Can I do something similar on a Garmin GPS? Or can you only do this using the software on the PC?

And back on topic, the GPS has made a big difference to me. Best thing is navigating through towns, don't think, just follow the instructions, and keep your eye on the road.

My wife thought it was a bit of a silly toy, until about half a mile into the first ride she took with me with the GPS. After hearing the instructions over the intercom we use, she was immediately sold.

David
 
Yes, you can add via-points to a route on a Garmin unit.

At least on the recent ones you can, like the 2610 & Quest.
 
I'm a new boy - put it off for as long as possible, thinking i can do with a map -

bought a second hand BMW navigator ( street pilot 3 ) , it made me realise just how conveniant they are on a bike, no more wet maps, or trying to read a map in the tank bag at night on the move. And if you take a detour, you know where you are straight away .

couldn't do without it now .
 
I'd image that's *essential* living in Oz

you haven't been to Sydney, then ???

It has BIG skyscrapers - which, like most BIG cities block out satellite signals.

you need to get out more :)
 
Without doubt, it's the best accessory I've ever put on a bike. I bought a Garmin 3+ about five years ago and put it on a number of bikes since. It was truely a revelation. I could go out and navigate across the country using minor country roads and tracks and find my way back without stopping to consult a map. I used it to navigate all the way through France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Rumania last year on route to Oz, having down-loaded various segments from Garmin's World Map.

Unfortunately, the 3+ packed up last month, after five years of constant use. I now have a Garmin V.
 
I see that our resident Garmin guru Migsel has already been here :)

I just wanted to add that I bought a Garmin Quest a few months ago and it is one of the best biking accessories I have bought. I guess it kind of depends on how much of your time you spend getting lost, but if like me it's a lot, then it's great :)
 
I've just used my 2610 for a trip to Courcheval and back in the car. The GPSR was fantastic, I just let it do everything. It let me down once and sent me off down the wrong road but quickly corrected the fault, lost me about 10 minutes (and yes it was the GPSR at fault, not me).

I like the fact that you can forget about signs and where you are and it just pipes up when you need to do anything. Basically I just put the car on cruise and pointed it where I was told!

It was funny when it said 'Travel 180 miles East then turn left'.
 
The wipe clean screen has it's advantages..........

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I received my 276C from Aspid on the 30th of Dec just as we were off to Kinlochleven for a few days, so I've not had a chance to play until today. I took it with me but playing with it on our hols wasn't very sociable!

I threw it in the car and intuitively set a route from Lancaster to Ambleside having downloaded the necessary map last night.

I was really impressed. The voice messages were clear and well timed and you could clearly see the route ahead.

Must get it mounted on the bike this w/e. I've bought a Motorrad Concepts type 2 mount which seems really good. It should be well within my field of vision.

So, basically, 1st impression is very good, makes life easier.
 
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