Nuvi 500 or 500 for Bicycle riding (bike trails) Has anyone used this unit for bicycling on bike trails?
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I have the Nuvi 550 and go geocaching with it. I use bike trails all the time and if you used geocaching .com you can find many caches on teh trails. Some caches even have parking coordinated to help find the parking lots of the trails which are sometimes not marked or obvious. There are several settings to choose from, driving , walking , bicycling and scootering (I have never used the last setting). Good luck :)
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I thought you needed an Ant + device, like one of the garmin bike computers. I paired this with my Garmin 500. I have this on my MTB and the older GC-10 cadence monitor on my road bike. Both bike profiles are in my Garmin 500, and they work just fine. Not sure if you can just use this with an app.
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so far, the best one for me is Garmin Zumo 665 (the Road Tech if you drive an Harley-D )
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I'm surprised no one has given you a suggestion. On the off chance you are still looking, I'll add a comment or two. Obviously, any of the units you have listed "could" do the job very well (I've heard good and bad things about each of them). Multiple routing (which my unit doesn't have) would be very nice to have if it's implemented properly. I originally wanted the Magellan because I liked its features better than the others (especially the AAA feature), but didn't want to take a chance (their customer support is terrible). And any unit that allows you to exclude/avoid a road is a good one to get. The Nuvi 200 really is a basic unit and has no Text-to-Speech (which I prefer even though some names are butchered). The 200 also comes with only the lower 48 states (adding Canada can get very expensive), so I would suggest the 250 or 260 (the 260 has TTS). The newer 260W (wide-screen) is probably priced too high right now. As far as ease of use, they all work similarly, but Garmins are probably the easiest and most logical (with Magellan a close second). TomTom will give you many more customizable options, plus has Mapshare (a really great idea). No matter what you decide to get, I'm sure you will be pleased. Just remember that they all have various quirks (even the big, expensive models).
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This really isn't a reply to your post but a question. I have been looking into getting a Garmin Nuvi 350. Does anyone know what the differences are with that one and the C550? I know there is a big difference in price and wondered if the Nuvi would be a good choice for basic GPS. I really want the voice with street names.
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The short answer is that the 810 is better. The 510 lacks the ability to display maps for your course and do true turn by turn navigation. It does show you courses downloaded onto the unit but doesn't show precisely where you are if you decide to go somewhere off that course. If you're carrying a smart phone it's less of an issue since you can link both the 510 and 810 to maps on your phone. Both units are about the same in terms of looking at your route post-ride. The Garminconnect site, or others like mapmyride will let you slice and dice the data and let you see where you were. The websites are also where you will plan your route. You can't practically plan a route on the 810 itself. I've had the 810 for quite a while now and all-in-all I'm quite satisfied.
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Yes it does. The data is on a microSD card that fits into a standard SD card adapter. It worked well with my Garmin Nuvi 500.
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Hi Jill,Thank you so much for this information. I was set on returning my Mio C520 because it didn't say the street name but the specifications mentioned that it did TTS. In any event, I am now keeping it. I was thinking about the Nuvi 250W with less features and more money, but I like the MIO C520 for the price. Thanks again.
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Nope. Although I understand that the Edge Touring Cycling Computer is better on trails. See the Adventure Cyclist Magazine for a recent review of this computer. You can contact the author of that review (Josh Tack) at jtack@adventurecycling.org I have both an Edge 510 and Edge 810, with the map chip, and neither one seems able to identify a bike trail.
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Sounds like a good idea. I found another link that compares Tom Tom with Nuvi 350.. http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=67083 just in case you're still reading them up. Good luck with your Tom Tom!
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I use this with my Garmin 500 for cycling. it is Ant+ compatible ad was easy to sync.
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It works with my Garmin Edge 810. It should work with the 500 since it is designed to work with any ANT+ speed/cadence sensor.
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The 800 comes with basic Nav map that shows major roads, etc. You can purchase (from Garmin or 3rd party) more detailed maps (downloadable or on SD card) that will show PUBLISHED bike trails and have more detailed road data. Alternatively, you can ride the trails which will be recorded and save them. Explore the Garmin website or Google 800 forums for more info.
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I am not sure about that, I would call the company. We had issues with ours and had to send it back, not sure I would recommend this unit. We purchased a Garmin unit that works great
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Hi - try this link: http://static.garmincdn.com/pumac/nuvi_1100_1200_1300_1400_OM.pdf
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The Garmin 800 is a better option for downloading *.tcx files with embedded turn by turn directions. The Garmin 810 does not support *.tcx files as well as the 800. I used RideWithGps.com last year to plan my ride across the USA (4162 miles in 53 riding days) and had turn by turn directions all the way with the Garmin 800. I originally bought an 810, but returned it when proved problematic and bought the 800 instead. It worked pretty well. The only problem was when turns are very close together. RideWithGPS gives you the option to set how early a turn notice will be given (50', 200', etc). If the turns are really close together and the warnings are set to be 500' the notifications can overlap.
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I would not use the Garmin's monitor feature. I use Polar's "F" series they are accurate and dependable. I have been using thgem since late 1999 and have founbd them to be the best on the market.