Has she considered the Adventure Cycle maps? I've never used them but have heard that they are pretty good.
Michael On Dec 26, 2:47 pm, [email protected] wrote: > Don't know much about the 705, but I've been running a Garmin GPS60CSX for > several years now both for touring and for brevets. If you use AA's, they > will last for about 24 hours. If you use NiMH rechargeable, they will last > 10-12 hours. So she could recharge them nightly, or put in a couple of fresh > AA's every other day. You can put the entire U.S. on the card, so she could > pre-plan the entire route on Map Source. Just be sure to bring the > appropriate > paper maps as well, as the unit really isn't much good when you're trying to > look at the big picture. Hope she has a great ride! > > In a message dated 12/26/2008 2:22:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > At 10:07 AM 12/23/2008, you wrote: > > > > > > I bought the NA maps on an SD card earlier this year. I haven't had > > > any need to load maps on the unit itself, but I've had no issues > > > loading routes that I've laid out on Bikely.com with the 605 attached > > > to my MacBook Pro. Garmin also has OS X compatible drivers for > > > communicating with the device, and upgrading the firmware as well. > > >The problem with buying NA maps on a card is that you don't get access > >to MapSource. While MapSource is a piece of crap, what I've found is > >that the data you get out of MapSource is an order of magnitude better > >than Bikely or Google Earth (and I work for Google, so you know that > >I'm big fan of Google in general). When it comes to designing routes > >in an unfamiliar place (which is the main reason for me to have a GPS > >unit in the first place), I've found that MapSource consistently built > >better routes that I would not have been able to find on my own, > >especially with the adjustable settings in the driving speed and road > >size preferences. If you're buying the NA maps for the purposes of > >getting your rides onto a computer or to show others your favorite > >rides this is not an issue. If you're planning a tour across France or > >Japan and you've not familiar with the places you'll be riding > >through, bite the bullet and get the maps on DVD. > > My daughter may be biking across the US for a charity group this summer. > She will likely NOT have a computer with her (though I could change that, > I suppose), but would still need to plan bike routes, on a daily basis, > and distribute ride sheets to the other participants. > > The last time she did this, in 2007, she was not a leader and the routes > were planned at the last minute and were often awful - like taking > the shoulder of an interstate with traffic whizzing by at 75 mph and > tiny fragments of steel belting from tires causing flats every few > miles. I would like to give her technology to help her plan safer > and more pleasant routes. A bike-mounted GPS would be, I think, a good > idea, but it would have to have a battery life of 12 hours or so > and it would be better if the batteries could be replaced the next > day in case they stopped at a campground rather than a church. > > Any suggestions for a solution? > -Doug Shaker > Expert Support Inc. mailto:[email protected] > 201 San Antonio Circle, #102 voice: 1-650-739-0844 > Mountain View, CA 94040-1234 fax: 1-650-739-0814 > > **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, > Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolco...) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
