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Garmin Edge 305
Anybody got / use one ...
1. How "waterproof" are they? Cheers |
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Garmin Edge 305
Anybody got / use one ... Had one about a month - very pleased with it - obviously is more of a training tool than for navigation but suits my needs i.e. speed display, recording routes, virtual racing etc. without having to put anything else on the bike (have only got the heart rate monitor not cadence) 1. How "waterproof" are they? I haven't actually submerged it fully in water but the following ride was in constant heavy rain and it's been OK since http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/i...pkValue=794410 and it's had plenty of other wet rides in the last couple of weeks and seems to be fine. sa w |
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Garmin Edge 305
Centurian_Ooo'yabass wrote:
Anybody got / use one ... Just one word of caution, a friend bought one and isn't that happy because..... Unlike just about every other GPS on sale for over a decade, the Edge appears to be unable to give you your current position in British OS grid. This might be a serious problem if you plan to use the GPS device to relate your position to a map. It can give distances to waypoints pre-programmed, but that's not as flexible if you are off the patch where you usually ride and know the routes. You can put in waypoints, but only as Long-Lat (which you won't get from a UK road map...). ( If you doubt the above, please point to place in manual where it can be done, and I'll tell my friend.). 1. How "waterproof" are they? Can't answer for the Edge, but the Vista-C is waterproof to the extent of hours in rain on handlebars of bike, or hours on shoulder in rain whilst walking. -- Nigel Cliffe, Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/ |
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Garmin Edge 305
Nigel Cliffe wrote:
Unlike just about every other GPS on sale for over a decade, the Edge appears to be unable to give you your current position in British OS grid. This might be a serious problem if you plan to use the GPS device to relate your position to a map. I'm pretty sure my Garmin Geko 201 can give location as OS grid reference. And that's hardly a high-end model either, I'd be surprised if most others didn't as well. Anthony |
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Garmin Edge 305
Anthony Jones wrote:
Unlike just about every other GPS on sale for over a decade, the Edge appears to be unable to give you your current position in British OS grid. This might be a serious problem if you plan to use the GPS device to relate your position to a map. I'm pretty sure my Garmin Geko 201 can give location as OS grid reference. And that's hardly a high-end model either, I'd be surprised if most others didn't as well. Sorry, I misread your message and missed the 'unlike'. Anthony |
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