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My Garmin Fenix 6 watch lasts 2 weeks, more if you switch off some of the features.
Route mapping apps
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Gtpulse
Dyna-Tech Fan
There’s usually a free trial going with the OSmaps. You’ll know it’s run out when you can’t zoom in or use topographical level. I use it solely on my phone, my riding buddy uses the desktop version. You can even do a fly through on the app now so you can see if your route makes sense.
We take it in turns to plan routes so it’s quite handy being able to share direct from the app. My riding buddy doesn’t have quite the same grasp of what the various symbols and markings mean on an os map - so we sometimes end up somewhere we shouldn’t when he claims “it’s a track on the map”.
For simple mapping/gps you can go pretty basic/cheap with the garmin. I resisted for so long buying something I thought was a toy but it’s made a real difference, one of those things that for me works so well I just don’t notice it. I ended up buying more functionality than I really need, if you went that route I’m sure there are garmin experts on here who can recommend the best one.
We take it in turns to plan routes so it’s quite handy being able to share direct from the app. My riding buddy doesn’t have quite the same grasp of what the various symbols and markings mean on an os map - so we sometimes end up somewhere we shouldn’t when he claims “it’s a track on the map”.
For simple mapping/gps you can go pretty basic/cheap with the garmin. I resisted for so long buying something I thought was a toy but it’s made a real difference, one of those things that for me works so well I just don’t notice it. I ended up buying more functionality than I really need, if you went that route I’m sure there are garmin experts on here who can recommend the best one.
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
I know a few people who insist wahoo is morally superior
but financially inferior
to garmin.
I don't use either
But my paid os app can send a gpx to a garmin buddy - the advantage of a dedicated cycle gps is screen time.
10x longer than a phone?
but financially inferior
to garmin.
I don't use either
But my paid os app can send a gpx to a garmin buddy - the advantage of a dedicated cycle gps is screen time.
10x longer than a phone?
Gtpulse
Dyna-Tech Fan
I use mine for about 4 hours a week and charge it every 3 weeks, could probably get another week out of it but the anxiety would ruin my ride!
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
What's the model?
doctor-bond
Feature Bike
I plot my routes on the os map app as it's the best mapping and suits my method.
While browsing possible routes, you notice places of interest nearby, the geography, the profile etc.
It's not fast, but it's interesting and accurate.
The only app I pay for.
Remember those days of attempting to read a flapping map whilst on the move, or in the rain, or in a gale
This. Get the subscription. (Also the only one I pay for.) It works on your phone, which you can keep in your pocket, or bag, pannier etc. and retrieve when needed (strapping a digital guidance device to your bars is so not Retrocool).
It’s OS, so you get all the good info on pubs, gradients and rights of way. And now it locks on to rights of way so you can plot routes quickly on and off road (previously Mapometer was the only one I found that could do this, and its map layers ain’t OS quality). Plotted routes can be downloaded for no data areas.
Here is a question: it works for me in no data areas, or if I have data turned off; is this just because it’s running on GPS in the background, or because Kier is watching me?
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
This. Get the subscription. (Also the only one I pay for.) It works on your phone, which you can keep in your pocket, or bag, pannier etc. and retrieve when needed (strapping a digital guidance device to your bars is so not Retrocool).
It’s OS, so you get all the good info on pubs, gradients and rights of way. And now it locks on to rights of way so you can plot routes quickly on and off road (previously Mapometer was the only one I found that could do this, and its map layers ain’t OS quality). Plotted routes can be downloaded for no data areas.
Here is a question: it works for me in no data areas, or if I have data turned off; is this just because it’s running on GPS in the background, or because Kier is watching me?
It's not Keir, he's too busy watching his back.
The os app holds the map data through low signal areas, but can use gps to position you accurately, which is almost always available -
Gps does use battery power, but less than a lit screen.
