GPS tech (Garmin, Hammerhead, Wahoo, RWGPS, etc)

Strangely I used Roadtrip on Mac and switched to bootcamp to use MapSource on Windows - no joy on either. I could see rudimentary maps of the entire world, but no detail of the tiles I'd selected on the above site, despite unzipping, installing etc the maps and it saying 'successfully installed' or words to that effect.

<Reaches for credit card.

fyi - the tiles I downloaded:

http://osm.pleiades.uni-wuppertal.de/garmin/routable/17-07-2011/6065bb65e06be69dbe0486dc15b699d6/

(Only available for 48 hours (now probably 36))

There is a pull down in mapsource to select the map set, have you done this?

I've been searching for a suitable picture that tells the story about how much of an idiot I am.

Managed to get it working on Windows now - shall try again with a clear head on Mac at home.

Thank you very much :)

Bleugh, still having some trouble with this.

My routes keep getting truncated. I'm using RideWithGPS to create a route and importing into my OSM map on RoadTrip/Garmin MapInstall and from there overlaying on my 605. But unsuccessfully. The first time I used it, it said 'Would you like to recalculate?' I stupidly said no and now haven't seen that option again.

The OSM should have coverage but I assume there's some tiny country lane somewhere that the Ride With GPS route shows but the OSM doesn't.

Is there anyway to find this so I can adjust accordingly?

Or should I just use Roadtrip to create a route from scratch and disregard RideWithGPS.com?

Alternatives?

With tracks/routes getting truncated, the usual problem is too many points.
Use the program to filter the track to 500 points or whatever the limit is for your device.
It is almost certainly nothing to do with the mapping.

It doesn't truncate at 500 points though, it varies seemingly every time I switch on the device. Sometimes it goes from Saint Malo all the way to Bilbao, then the next time it it stopped at Bordeaux!

However I've just tried to delete points in the track using RoadTrip (mac). There are 11678 points and when I delete any, I see corresponding parts on the map just disappear - presumably there's a way to automate it :)

Just found this, for the 705 but I assume the principle is the same:

GPX routes use waypoints.
You can use any number or all 100 waypoints that are in the user waypoint file to make a route and then use any number or all 100 of those same waypoints again in a different order to make many different routes up to a total of 50 routes.

The beauty of routes and waypoints is you can put 5 wp's in a route around town and have a 20 mile route or put 5 wp's in a route where each wp is in a different state and have a 2000 mile route. I do not think the 705 cares how long the route is, only the number of wp's.

You will get the "route truncated" message when you load a route from your computer with over 100 waypoints.

GPX tracks use trackpoints.
If you use gpx tracks the limit in the 705 is 16,000 trackpoints.

So if you make a route with more than 100 points in it you need to save it as a GPX track and save it into the GPX folder.

The route in question:

[ame]http://ridewithgps.com/routes/565877[/ame
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I might end up making a selection of day routes - one for every 70 odd miles. Lunch first. Far more important.

I would be tempted to make a series of daily tracks rather than a route.
Maybe thats just me but I never use routes due to the waypoint limit.

Being the Luddite that I am, I've still not really got the hang of this. However I've made enough progress to be getting on with.

Divided the trip into 6 maps (routes or tracks, I don't have a clue).

1. Saint-Malo to Saint-Etienne-de-Montluc

2. Saint-Etienne-de-Montluc to Ile de Re

3. Ile de Re to Lege-Cap-Ferret

4. Lege-Cap-Ferret to Biarritz

5. Biarritz to Bilbao

6. Bilbao to Santander

Finally got them all on the device, none of that truncating nonsense - no extraneous maps or routes from earlier attempts now so I'm just going to unplug it and have done with :)

Now, apropos nothing:

‪Paris "Aux Champs Elysées"‬‏ - YouTube

See you buggers in three weeks.

That route looks good, some climbs in there too!

What are you doing about charging the Garmin when your on the road?

a couple of months ago i saw a very new-looking ladies touring bike parked up in town that had an interesting stem;
there was a hinged lid on the top that, when opened, revealed a little sat nav screen and some function buttons. when it was down it just looked like a normal stem. quite neat, i thought.

does anyone know who makes them, or what they're called etc? couldn't find them online without the right keywords.

Okay is there's any issue with a Garmin 605 not showing up on the computer? I got the unit in good condition (£80) and a map (SD card european £50), everything seemed to work but showing up on the computer.

tried two different cable, still act as charging, different port, different OS, still the same.

Hmmm, been browsing the various GPS threads and just wanted to get opinions on how good the GPS system on the Garmin systems, specifically the 705 / 800, actually is?

The navigation would be the primary function for me as I'll be using it abroad to make sure I know where I'm going. Obviously the planning of routes will be done before hand. The cadence and heart monitor is not that important...

Hmmm, been browsing the various GPS threads and just wanted to get opinions on how good the GPS system on the Garmin systems, specifically the 705 / 800, actually is?

The navigation would be the primary function for me as I'll be using it abroad to make sure I know where I'm going. Obviously the planning of routes will be done before hand. The cadence and heart monitor is not that important...

For navigation as the primary function I think that the Etrex range are the better option as opposed to the more training oriented Edge series.

800 review
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/gadgets/gps-devices/product/review-garmin-edge-800-11-44426/

Etrex touring info
http://www.aukadia.net/gps/lwg_4.htm

http://cycleseven.org/garmin-etrex-hcx-cycle-touring-setup

Only issue I found with mine (apart from my ineptitude when it came to loading maps) was how slow it reacted in towns. It really was naff. There were several instances when we'd have long gone past a turning only for it to say "oh, you were meant to turn left there, didn't I tell you?" Including one which didn't bother telling me until we'd got to the bottom of a long and windy 11.8% hill. I nearly left it at the bottom.

Nice one, will check out the Etrex. I also took a look at Satmap as well, which looks similar.

As regards to navigate or train, I want to have simple features such as distance, speed, altimeter etc, as mentioned the more advanced features are not really necessary.

CYOA how did you get on with charging it when you were away?

Pretty well actually. My friend brought along a cheap version of one of those Powermonkey things. He used it to charge his iPod and watch Fantastic Mr Fox every night, and I used it to charge the GPS - normally the GPS used half it's charge per day. We charged the cheapo powermonkey thing a total of 4 times when we stopped off at pubs/campsites with electricity during the entire 16 days. Really wasn't ever a concern of anything running out of power thankfully - but I might invest in a decent solar charger at some stage or even a dynamo for longer trips.

Thanks chap, what's a powermonkey? Is that one of them things that allows you to charge from AA's?

Basically a battery which you charge up from the mains - but it lasts bloody ages. Powermonkey are a brand who do a range of them for different devices - some that seem to be able to power small cars.

They're a bit pricey but very good - I used to have a Powermonkey eXplorer but it got smashed in a bike crash a year or so ago.

My friends cost about 20 quid and was very good - but no means of charging apart from plugging into the mains.

The Powermonkey Extreme has solar panels and is very effective - but about 100 quid.

They are normally sold with a host of adapters for different devices.