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That sounds like what I've got already (though I ended up switching a lot of options on/off to try and improve the situation) and it was insisting on a 200k back lane route home when bashing down the A44 and A40 = <110k So, I'm not sure how "Minimize Distance" is applied.
I'll check it again tonight though. Cheers!
hippy
Greenbank
Yeah, using built-in maps.
So I've got Routing Mode: Road Cycling,
Calculation Method: Minimize Distance,
Lock on Road: On
Recalculation: Prompted
For Avoidance Setup, I've got Major Highways, Toll Roads, Unpaved Roads and Narrow Tracks all activated.
Give something like that a go. On the 810 I used to use automobile mode (or it would try and make me use tiny cycle lanes), but the road cycling mode on the 1000 hasn't done the same to me yet. I don't use nav on the unit every single day, but when I have done so it's suggested a good route and not sent me down stupid roads.
This guy has also written a guide about navigation with the 1000, and his settings seem to be similar to mine: http://www.forgot.co.uk/garmin-edge-navigation/garmin-edge-1000/