I've got a Garmin etrex Legend HCx that I've been really happy with. But just reciently upgraded to a Zumo. Have handlebar mount Give you a good deal PM me
The Garmin Nuvi 500 is still a good buy. It is getting cheaper now with some of the new units being built. TouraTechy has a lockable mounting system that is nice and strong. just my 2 cents...
thats what i have been thinking of getting if i can save the coin up. waterproof, just not to sure about its ruggedness for offroad applications. although for me it would be street use.
Mine has held up well for the past 3 years on bikes in sun and rain, and on my snowmobiles as well. It is waterproof, I can attest to that! I have the TT mounts on both bikes with USB cables wired in to the ignition and a TT mount on the sled as well.
I know it sounds crazy....but, the gps apps available for Android and Iphones seem to be superior to all this other stuff.....obviously a more weather proof and adv-proof housing mechanism is required....but, to give you an example, check out www.waze.com
I think gps on the phones is based on the cell network. Do the phones have a receiver for the sig from the satillites? Where I do most of my riding, cell phones do not work because of no coverage, and that would make th ephone GPS usless if it is relying on th ecell network with other cell phones using the same app for feedback on road conditions and traffic trough put. I like my GPS... If I lived in an area with better cell coverage and more roads I would look at the waze app. Again this is just my 2 cents. Log...
Gen1 (aluminum) iPhone didn't, but all the newer ones do. Can't speak to how well they work, but they do have GPS antennas.
Some phones lie my blackberry have satellite receivers to get the position, but they need a cell signal to get the information to draw the maps.
We need to get two GPS's, we were looking at the Zumo 660 but my dutch blood doesn't want stump that much. We need something nice and readable and although the TT locking mounts are spendie I see them as a good investment. Does anyone know the real world difference between the 550, 660 and 665? Other than wide screen. Is the 220 any good? I am asking questions I didn't want to but I am not a GPS wiz .... in fact these will be our first GPS's EVER!!!
+1. I've had it for years and it has been bombproof. I use it on the bike, bicycle, hiking and in the truck. The only negative is that you have to purchase the street maps.
2nd. I've used a Garmin all over north and south America but am a convert to the iPhone AT&T gps program. It's really good. I've also used it all over north America from east to west and had no problems at all. If it's tied in with the cellular network in some way I haven't noticed it and I'm pretty sure I've been outside of cellular coverage somewhere in that e/w jaunt.
NUVI 550 (same as the 500 with a different map set) works well for me. I just use the standard RAM handlebar mount. The 550 doesn't mind vibrations, rough roads/trails or water, but I can't say the same for the USB power connection. It needs some work, but it's not hard to do. Here's what I did: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=672276 (see post #2) ...........shu
Comparison of Garmin Zūmo 550, 660 &665 Other than screen size, the Zūmo 550 has physical buttons to zoom in and out and select menu options with. The differences between the 660 and 665 is the 665 has satellite radio built in. The 660/665 also have a "posted speed limit" feature which the 550 does not. If I had it to do over, I would've gone with the 660. I got the 550 because I thought a touch screen would be useless with gloves on. However, the 550 has touch screen too and I find myself never using the hard buttons. I would like to have the "posted speed limit" feature and could care less about satellite radio. 660 sounds perfect. Anyhow, I have the Garmin Zūmo 550 mounted to the Tiger.
No, phone gps using any google device goes to the google satellite. I record data all the time without cell service.
