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Will osmand allow me to just punch in a postcode and go? (like a tomtom)
I'd rather have spontaneity than be having to plot routes beforehand.
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Yup. As will CycleStreets and Google maps. Better to spend your money on a backup battery and a decent mount/case solution than a Garmin.
If you're wanting a circular/meandering route then it's sometimes nice to spend 5 mins putting in a vague route (by hand) with osmand than putting yourself at the mercy of GMaps/CycleStreets etc
hamrack
I wouldn't construct routes on a garmin, they aren't much use for anythign other than following a route you made already or navigating in an emergency - I really would suggest your phone. If you're on android then get a quadlock and use OsmAnd. You can use offline maps, create rudimentary routes immediately and follow GPX routes (with turn-by-turn navigation) that you made on RideWithGPS/whatever you want.
If you want guaranteed cycle friendly then I suggest you use the CycleStreets app on android, it's great and can again be used offline if you download the map file (for free).
Source: I have an Edge Touring, the routing is crap (and takes ages).