TomTom Rider

harleymac1 · 03-10-2013, 04:24 PM

What does anyone know about the new release of the TomTom Rider? I have read press releases and have been trying to locate where I can purchase one. Is this available in the US or was this only in the UK?

Emmbeedee · 03-12-2013, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by harleymac1

What does anyone know about the new release of the TomTom Rider? I have read press releases and have been trying to locate where I can purchase one. Is this available in the US or was this only in the UK?

I thought TomTom was out of the consumer gps market? Last I heard, they were concentrating on units mounted as OE in cars.

harleymac1 · 03-13-2013, 07:13 PM

Emmbeedee, here is one link that I found among many.

http://www.slashgear.com/tomtom-ride...-air-14269424/

stevie88 · 03-18-2013, 08:02 AM

I don't think it's been released in the states yet. Should be available pretty soon if it's already on sale in Europe.

harleymac1 · 03-19-2013, 08:30 PM

stevie88, would like for them to get some kind of info out. I am definitely interested in this as I am not excited about dropping over 6 bills for a Garmin. Hope they at least let us know what is up soon.

stevie88 · 03-19-2013, 08:37 PM

It's slated for a spring release.

fallingoff · 03-19-2013, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by harleymac1

What does anyone know about the new release of the TomTom Rider? I have read press releases and have been trying to locate where I can purchase one. Is this available in the US or was this only in the UK?

i hope their got the bugs out

the last one still drives me crazy

tt rider 2

cheers

Doug Pirahna · 03-29-2013, 11:36 AM

It's listed on Amazon for sale now at $389, but says it's out of stock and there's not much info on it. If you place an order they'll contact you when they know its availability and not charge you until it ships. I put one in my shopping cart, but haven't bit on ordering it yet. It sure offers a lot of nice features for much less than any Zumo. If it actually works I like the "plan winding route" feature.

harleymac1 · 03-30-2013, 05:52 AM

Doug Pirahna, it does sound like a really nice feature set. I am a little disappointed by the price as the articles said a $299 release here. Of course we are talking about the media too. On the other hand, it is still much less than the lowest priced Garmin that is tagged for motorcycles.

noyooper · 03-30-2013, 07:18 AM

I contacted Tomtom and their response is availability from retailers in April. They also plan a U.S Rider Web site which will correspond with availability. Amazon is probably aware of pent-up demand for a lower-cost MC GPS, hence ofering it on their site. I bit and ordered one and will inform all once I hear about shipping. FWIW, I have or have owned Tomtom, Zumo 550 and Lowrance GPS's for use on my motorcycles. I'm not an off-road adventurer (I do ride off-road though) so I have no use for a device with topo maps/etc where I ride here in the U.P. For the 90% Road riding I do this will suffice. As far as customer support and ease of use I have had good success with Tomtom's products.

Doug Pirahna · 03-30-2013, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by noyooper

I contacted Tomtom and their response is availability from retailers in April. They also plan a U.S Rider Web site which will correspond with availability. Amazon is probably aware of pent-up demand for a lower-cost MC GPS, hence ofering it on their site. I bit and ordered one and will inform all once I hear about shipping. FWIW, I have or have owned Tomtom, Zumo 550 and Lowrance GPS's for use on my motorcycles. I'm not an off-road adventurer (I do ride off-road though) so I have no use for a device with topo maps/etc where I ride here in the U.P. For the 90% Road riding I do this will suffice. As far as customer support and ease of use I have had good success with Tomtom's products.

I'm glad to hear about your good experience with TomTom, I've never owned one. I also went ahead and ordered one from Amazon last night after talking to one of their customer service people. I had actually sold them my Zumo 450 and a crappy Motorola running GPS, something I didn't know Amazon did. I've liked the Garmin units I've owned, but come on, their prices are getting ridiculous on the bike GPS', likely because they haven't had any US competition for a while.

stevie88 · 04-17-2013, 06:31 PM

Amazon now says these will "usually ship within 3 to 5 weeks".

Doug Pirahna · 04-18-2013, 05:53 AM

I received and email from Amazon last night saying an estimated delivery date of May 15-22nd.

harleymac1 · 04-18-2013, 10:49 PM

Thank you gents. I will make my purchase soon. Please let us know your thoughts when you get it. Also, the Amazon ad is vague. Please advise what comes in the box, i.e. mount, battery lead, etc.

dlh62c · 04-19-2013, 02:08 AM

While its possible to outline a trip plan using the GPS itself or by using the trip-planning features on TomTom's Web site, has TomTom developed any offline desktop trip-planning software to go with it?

daryl

03-10-2013, 04:24 PM	#1
harleymac1 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Mooresville, IN Oddometer: 21	TomTom Rider What does anyone know about the new release of the TomTom Rider? I have read press releases and have been trying to locate where I can purchase one. Is this available in the US or was this only in the UK? __________________ Steve McQueen '09 WeeStrom Ride for Kids Supporter (Lost my 9yo daughter in 2012 to a brain tumor.)

03-13-2013, 07:13 PM	#3
harleymac1 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Mooresville, IN Oddometer: 21	Emmbeedee, here is one link that I found among many. http://www.slashgear.com/tomtom-ride...-air-14269424/ __________________ Steve McQueen '09 WeeStrom Ride for Kids Supporter (Lost my 9yo daughter in 2012 to a brain tumor.)

03-18-2013, 08:02 AM	#4
stevie88 That's gotta hurt Joined: Jan 2005 Location: The place dad always warned me about Oddometer: 13,925	I don't think it's been released in the states yet. Should be available pretty soon if it's already on sale in Europe. __________________ "There are no bad guys, only good guys and mother fuckers."

03-19-2013, 08:30 PM	#5
harleymac1 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Mooresville, IN Oddometer: 21	stevie88, would like for them to get some kind of info out. I am definitely interested in this as I am not excited about dropping over 6 bills for a Garmin. Hope they at least let us know what is up soon. __________________ Steve McQueen '09 WeeStrom Ride for Kids Supporter (Lost my 9yo daughter in 2012 to a brain tumor.)

03-19-2013, 08:37 PM	#6
stevie88 That's gotta hurt Joined: Jan 2005 Location: The place dad always warned me about Oddometer: 13,925	It's slated for a spring release. __________________ "There are no bad guys, only good guys and mother fuckers."

03-29-2013, 11:36 AM	#8
Doug Pirahna Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Illinois, land o' flat Oddometer: 64	It's listed on Amazon for sale now at $389, but says it's out of stock and there's not much info on it. If you place an order they'll contact you when they know its availability and not charge you until it ships. I put one in my shopping cart, but haven't bit on ordering it yet. It sure offers a lot of nice features for much less than any Zumo. If it actually works I like the "plan winding route" feature. Doug Pirahna screwed with this post 03-29-2013 at 12:00 PM

03-30-2013, 05:52 AM	#9
harleymac1 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Mooresville, IN Oddometer: 21	Doug Pirahna, it does sound like a really nice feature set. I am a little disappointed by the price as the articles said a $299 release here. Of course we are talking about the media too. On the other hand, it is still much less than the lowest priced Garmin that is tagged for motorcycles. __________________ Steve McQueen '09 WeeStrom Ride for Kids Supporter (Lost my 9yo daughter in 2012 to a brain tumor.)

03-30-2013, 07:18 AM	#10
noyooper American Idiot Joined: May 2007 Location: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Oddometer: 14	Tomtom U.S. Rider to ship "in April" I contacted Tomtom and their response is availability from retailers in April. They also plan a U.S Rider Web site which will correspond with availability. Amazon is probably aware of pent-up demand for a lower-cost MC GPS, hence ofering it on their site. I bit and ordered one and will inform all once I hear about shipping. FWIW, I have or have owned Tomtom, Zumo 550 and Lowrance GPS's for use on my motorcycles. I'm not an off-road adventurer (I do ride off-road though) so I have no use for a device with topo maps/etc where I ride here in the U.P. For the 90% Road riding I do this will suffice. As far as customer support and ease of use I have had good success with Tomtom's products.

04-17-2013, 06:31 PM	#12
stevie88 That's gotta hurt Joined: Jan 2005 Location: The place dad always warned me about Oddometer: 13,925	Amazon now says these will "usually ship within 3 to 5 weeks". __________________ "There are no bad guys, only good guys and mother fuckers."

04-18-2013, 05:53 AM	#13
Doug Pirahna Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Illinois, land o' flat Oddometer: 64	I received and email from Amazon last night saying an estimated delivery date of May 15-22nd.

04-18-2013, 10:49 PM	#14
harleymac1 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Mooresville, IN Oddometer: 21	Thank you gents. I will make my purchase soon. Please let us know your thoughts when you get it. Also, the Amazon ad is vague. Please advise what comes in the box, i.e. mount, battery lead, etc. __________________ Steve McQueen '09 WeeStrom Ride for Kids Supporter (Lost my 9yo daughter in 2012 to a brain tumor.)

04-19-2013, 02:08 AM	#15
dlh62c Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Oddometer: 1,563	While its possible to outline a trip plan using the GPS itself or by using the trip-planning features on TomTom's Web site, has TomTom developed any offline desktop trip-planning software to go with it? daryl dlh62c screwed with this post 04-19-2013 at 02:44 AM

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