Welcome to GPS

[Wide]

With the mad influx of GPS on bikes I flet it's only natural

Disussion of & creation of POI's
Units

Anything GPS

[arthureld]

Cool stuff Wide. I was wondering when you'd get around to starting a GPS area.
I'm usinig mine on this trip with the windshield mount.
Works great.
My handlebar mount has been working out great too.

[CoolMaker]

Thanks Wide, the new Zumo for motorcycles comes out next month, and I am going to get one. I like it, because it is small and waterproof, and bike friendly. B)

[Rhino]

Good Idea Wide! Now we can geek out and not be bothered... :P :P :P

I took a super inexpensive Garmin Etrex Legend on my last cross-country trip.

Most people would laugh when they saw my GPS "rig" with the pocket-sized unit wedged in my windshield. But, hey -- it worked great.

This unit was really made for hikers -- rather than bikers. But, it's water-resistant, super inexpensive, has basic mapping (no routing), runs all day on two AA batteries and fits in a shirt pocket when not in use.

This basic unit can tell you what services are available in the area, gives you the direction and distance to a location or waypoint, all the basic stuff -- but, my favorite feature during the trip had to be the altitude function. Considering that I live in an area where 10 feet is considered a mountain (Florida), it was hoot to see altitudes exceeding 11,000 feet repeatedly throughout the Rockies.

I know I'm going to get some comments about taking such a crude, basic GPS -- but, to tell you truth -- it worked great, didn't cost much at all, gave me all the info I needed and wasn't much bigger than a cellular phone.

I'm not concerned about installing a "real" routing GPS anytime soon -- the kind that costs about 5 or 6 times as much and requires a permanent mount and dedicated wiring. My toy GPS fits my general touring philosophy; KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid).

[bnaudie]

I took a super inexpensive Garmin Etrex Legend on my last cross-country trip.

Most people would laugh when they saw my GPS "rig" with the pocket-sized unit wedged in my windshield. But, hey -- it worked great.

FLH, I have the e-trex Legend mounted on my handlebars. The mount was about $12. I bought a cigarette lighter adapter to connect to the battery. A pair of rechargeable batteries would last about two full days, but the benefit of hooking to external power is the background light stays on once you put it on. With batteries it only stays on for 30 seconds. Great for nighttime use.

You can do routing with it, but you have to build the route manually from waypoints. But I do all of my routing ahead of time on the PC and then download to the etrex. You can use either Garmin Mapsource or Delorme Street Atlas on the PC.

You're right, it's an extremely inexpensive unit, but I am 100% satisfied with it and don't leave home without it.

[FATBACK]

just bought me a nuvi 350 it rocks

[Wide]

Same one I have & love it

[ShyGnome]

and if you want to add Nexrad weather radar to it:

http://www.angelridevideos.com/reviews/Garmin376C.html

[macsRKC]

Good timing. Just bought the Garmin Quest 2 for my car and boat. Can also get a handlebar mount for it for my bike.