Re: GPS question
- From: peter <prathman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:52:05 -0700 (PDT)
On Sep 28, 12:23 am, "Gary" <gasmi...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Do they make a GPS that does the following:
1) mounts on a bicycle (smaller size)
2) interfaces with a PC- saves mapped rides, etc.
3) works (and recharges) in a car using a cigarette lighter power cable
4) gives spoken directions
5) is reasonably affordable
???
I've had a Garmin Quest for a couple years that meets all the above
criteria except that the spoken directions are only given when plugged
into a 12 VDC outlet (the speaker is built into the charger). But on
the bike it still indicates an upcoming turn by beeping and displaying
a zoomed-in view of the intersection with your route highlighted and a
large font description of the required action.
But usually the Quest sits in my wife's car and I use my older Garmin
eMap on the bicycle. I think the Quest cost us about $250 which
included maps of the US and Canada on a CD. The unit holds 115 MB of
maps at one time which is almost enough to fully cover California, or
alternatively a narrow strip of land around a full cross-country
route. Beyond that you have to hook it up to a PC and download a new
set of maps. It automatically stores a tracklog of up to 10,000
points showing where you've been on your rides - one nice application
is that if you take pictures with a digital camera you can later use
software to associate each picture with the exact location where it
was taken based on the timestamps.
I'm sure that by now there are other units available as well that
would meet your needs. I've been happy with the performance of the
eMap on my bike for close to 10 years now and the Quest for the last
couple. They've been especially useful on tours to find the nearest
grocery store, bike shop, motel, etc. BTW, phone numbers of the
various businesses are also included in the database so you can call
motels in the next town to check on vacancies - very handy if weather
or mechanical problems cause a change in plans.
.
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