soliver
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What do I need to know about GPS?
Not that I can afford it any time soon, but I was thinking about it and I'm curious about GPS.
I know most of you guys use them for speed tracking, and I've been thinking about what is necessary to do that...
I'm not the most tech savvy guy, so fill me in.
What kind of GPS is needed for this application and what model works best for not too much $$ and will stand up to abuse?
Does it require paying for a service to use? or is that part free  ?
HQ -- 2.1m symphony beach
-- The Quiver of Green:
PL-- 2.6m Viper S
PL-- 4m Core
PL-- 5.1m Core
PL-- 6.8m Viper S ("Big Red"... The odd man out)
and a bag full of single and double line stuff.
VTT Stinger-XR HYBRID BUGGY: Comp XR front fork, home brew downtube, stinger rails, black widow seat, etc etc etc...
BMK FRANKENBUGGY: now converted to the FRANKEN-TANDEM
Current PB,... 22.8 mph,... MAN THAT'S FAST!!!
Allow yourself to be moved by that which cannot be seen.
She blogs about scrapbooking,... what a nerd.
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macboy
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My Garmin is quite bomber. Pretty good package for the price, water resistant and imports tracks to Google Earth on my Mac without issue. You can
spend as much or as little as you want really but all you want is speed and odometer. Tracks are cool too.
They don't require any subscription service. Probably one of the few things in life that are still free ; )
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soliver
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thanks Mac, what model do you have and how much did it cost (if you don't mind my asking)...
I've seen a few guys use the Garmin etrex, thoughts on that model?
HQ -- 2.1m symphony beach
-- The Quiver of Green:
PL-- 2.6m Viper S
PL-- 4m Core
PL-- 5.1m Core
PL-- 6.8m Viper S ("Big Red"... The odd man out)
and a bag full of single and double line stuff.
VTT Stinger-XR HYBRID BUGGY: Comp XR front fork, home brew downtube, stinger rails, black widow seat, etc etc etc...
BMK FRANKENBUGGY: now converted to the FRANKEN-TANDEM
Current PB,... 22.8 mph,... MAN THAT'S FAST!!!
Allow yourself to be moved by that which cannot be seen.
She blogs about scrapbooking,... what a nerd.
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Bigbear97e
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Location: Vanderhoof, BC, Canada
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You can get a garman Etrex for around $100
- PL Vibe II 1.9 (the one that got me hooked)
- PL Hornet 2.0
- PL ViperS 3.9
- Pansh: Blaze 3.0, Ace 4.5, Flux 6.0, First Proto 6.1, Blaze 7.0
- PL Reactor 8.3
- PL Guerilla 13
- PL Scorpion 16
- PL Phantom 18
- NAPKA KC97 - BMK Frankenbuggy
- Hand me down snowboard gear from my kid
- wife burned wallet ... LOL
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soliver
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I just realized a friend of my wife gave us one in a pile of cr@p she was getting rid of, do they all do speed and odometer? if so, I've already got
one, ... might be a piece though.
It's a Mio??
HQ -- 2.1m symphony beach
-- The Quiver of Green:
PL-- 2.6m Viper S
PL-- 4m Core
PL-- 5.1m Core
PL-- 6.8m Viper S ("Big Red"... The odd man out)
and a bag full of single and double line stuff.
VTT Stinger-XR HYBRID BUGGY: Comp XR front fork, home brew downtube, stinger rails, black widow seat, etc etc etc...
BMK FRANKENBUGGY: now converted to the FRANKEN-TANDEM
Current PB,... 22.8 mph,... MAN THAT'S FAST!!!
Allow yourself to be moved by that which cannot be seen.
She blogs about scrapbooking,... what a nerd.
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Bigbear97e
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Registered: 8-30-2011
Location: Vanderhoof, BC, Canada
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Mood: Don\'t go quietly to the grave in a well preserved body, skid in sideways, bagged, shouting \"what a ride\"
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http://www.mio.com/ca/en/products-Handheld-navigation.htm
Mio is primarily automobile "in car" gps, colored screen, maps .... power it up as it may have a screen that will give you some trip stats like
distance, max speed, avg speed, etc .... won't be as weather proof and rugged as a handheld like Garmin or earthmate .... probably can't save trips,
but it's free ... flog it til it breaks ....
- PL Vibe II 1.9 (the one that got me hooked)
- PL Hornet 2.0
- PL ViperS 3.9
- Pansh: Blaze 3.0, Ace 4.5, Flux 6.0, First Proto 6.1, Blaze 7.0
- PL Reactor 8.3
- PL Guerilla 13
- PL Scorpion 16
- PL Phantom 18
- NAPKA KC97 - BMK Frankenbuggy
- Hand me down snowboard gear from my kid
- wife burned wallet ... LOL
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soliver
Posts: 874
Registered: 12-15-2011
Location: Marietta, GA
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Mood: Flexing my mad metacognitive skills...
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good call
HQ -- 2.1m symphony beach
-- The Quiver of Green:
PL-- 2.6m Viper S
PL-- 4m Core
PL-- 5.1m Core
PL-- 6.8m Viper S ("Big Red"... The odd man out)
and a bag full of single and double line stuff.
VTT Stinger-XR HYBRID BUGGY: Comp XR front fork, home brew downtube, stinger rails, black widow seat, etc etc etc...
BMK FRANKENBUGGY: now converted to the FRANKEN-TANDEM
Current PB,... 22.8 mph,... MAN THAT'S FAST!!!
Allow yourself to be moved by that which cannot be seen.
She blogs about scrapbooking,... what a nerd.
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PHREERIDER
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phree is good. use it all, good call.
Garmin etrex 10 seems to be entry level basic for pace and distance. the water resistant feature is available as well. maps and color screens
seems to be the product direction for driving impaired mostly.
on a veer...amazed at how many folks don't know where they are, OR how they got there... on the best roads on the planet. the in-car gps thing is
truly handicapping the animals that can drive. not to say they don't have their shining, helpful applications but the frank, perverse dependency is
frightening.
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Feyd
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Location: North Conway New Hampshire USA
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Mood: It\'s an addiction... and addiction is something I should know something about.-Keith Richards
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Garmin Etrex Legend is a good unit and can be had relatively cheap.
Fortrex and For Runners are good little units and wristop mounted. Also can be had fairly cheap.
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soliver
Posts: 874
Registered: 12-15-2011
Location: Marietta, GA
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Mood: Flexing my mad metacognitive skills...
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Yeah, I've been messing around with this Mio, and I'm pretty sure it's not going to work for the bug,... it seems like it may track, but only on
streets and highways,... It kinda seems like a POS....
so maybe after some more new kites, and a GoPro, I'll pick up a GPS,... aka in a few years...
HQ -- 2.1m symphony beach
-- The Quiver of Green:
PL-- 2.6m Viper S
PL-- 4m Core
PL-- 5.1m Core
PL-- 6.8m Viper S ("Big Red"... The odd man out)
and a bag full of single and double line stuff.
VTT Stinger-XR HYBRID BUGGY: Comp XR front fork, home brew downtube, stinger rails, black widow seat, etc etc etc...
BMK FRANKENBUGGY: now converted to the FRANKEN-TANDEM
Current PB,... 22.8 mph,... MAN THAT'S FAST!!!
Allow yourself to be moved by that which cannot be seen.
She blogs about scrapbooking,... what a nerd.
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