Re: [emrat:2195] What's your GPS?

I use a very old Magellan Meridian which is a handheld-style with rudimentary maps.  No turn by turn directions, no bluetooth.  OTOH, it's waterproof, can be operated with gloves, has a display that can be read even in bright light (monochrome) and cost me ~$250 about 8 years ago.  I actually tried a Garmin color GPS and ditched it after my first trip because I couldn't see the display in daylight. 

 

Craigslist is a good source for GPS if you don't need the newest thing.  My Garmin (which works fine in my truck, I just don't use it on the bike) was $50 on CL. 

 

Martin

From: Peltz <peltz.chris@gmail.com>
To: emrat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2013 5:50 PM
Subject: [emrat:2194] What's your GPS?

Great day for riding today -- I took a short loop from Windsor to Bellvue thru Horsetooth down to Masonville and around to Loveland -- while the trip thru Horsetooth is a short one, it was beautiful scenery and would recommend it to anyone biking around NoCo. Made it back home right before the wind started to pickup, but was surprised my phone ran out of juice because I was using 4G and GPS to navigate and listen to tunes.

It's about time I invested in a GPS, but I can't stomach paying $650-$800 for a Garmin Zumo. Would love to hear from folks as to what GPS they are using and how they have it mounted and whether they use Bluetooth to get turn-by-turn. And, no need to respond with, "real motorcyclists don't use GPS" :)

Thanks.
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