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Buying advise - GPS
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:14 pm
by jayw
Hi all me & Sas are dragging ourselves into the 21st century & are looking at getting a MTB gps, as were getting fed-up of not being able to remember routes that other people have led & so we dont get lost when biking abroad on out Honeymoon next year
So please give us some advise.
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:00 pm
by Mr Marmite
I have just been reading about these in Mountain Bike UK mag, they tested the Garmin Edge 800 looks to be the daddy pricing about £350ish, the others that surgest is the Satmap Active 10 Bike about £350 again and Bryton Rider 50 GPS about £190. Other than what I have read in MBUK I dont know anymore.
What I do know is Garmin is ahead of most other GPS companies when it comes to aircraft a lot of people swear by them!
http://www.satmap.co.uk
http://www.brytongps.com
http://www.garmin.com/uk/
Adam
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:46 pm
by StephF
Edge 800 every time!
You can get free maps for loads of countries online
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:02 pm
by anotherpaul
Agreed... Garmin wins hands down!
I've got the 62e but only because it takes AA batteries so can be used for multi-day stuff... Otherwise would have gone for the 800!
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:03 pm
by SimonW
I have a Garmin 605, if I was buying again I would go for the 800.
However, whilst it may be the best, don't expect it to be userfriendly, unless you have 'Geek' inbetween your names and/or 'Doctor' before them!
Good job I have clever friends who showed me how it worked.
Simon
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:38 am
by Tullio
A vote against the Satmap. Great in theory and being demo'ed in the shop. However, it's based on Windows - need I say more. Constant crashes, inexplicable lock ups, nightmare menu structure and it went through batteries v fast. Gill got one and gave up on it so it went back. She now belongs to the Church of Garmin.