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  • NWLondoner
    NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    From what i have seen the GPS devices with base maps seem to have ordinance survey maps or similar.

    If i were to upgrade from my Garmin 205 i would require maps with the detail of the London A-Z.

    Does this exist???
  • Kafka\'s Doll
    Kafka\'s Doll Posts: 208
    Cunobelin wrote:
    a_n_t wrote:
    Cunobelin wrote:
    Garmin have two map systems in house... I believe that the map using GPS usie "Topo"

    Info here:



    http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/garmin-mapsource-topo-great-britain-v2-description.html?PHPSESSID=99fed7f910312d9079704ae3b88b928f


    so thats built in to the 705? no need to buy any other maps of GB?


    Note - I believe......

    These things change so check the specs...
    The base map built into the 705 is said to be poor. You will need to buy one to cover the area in which you intend to cycle. For UK this means either the Topo GB or the City Navigator. Both have London roads as per the A-Z, and will navigate you accordingly.
  • Mark_K
    Mark_K Posts: 666
    i paid £360 for my 705 with full uk topo and full uk city navigator maps included in the pack ohh and heart rate monitor !
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  • The emu
    The emu Posts: 347
    Doesn't the HR come BOG standard with the 705, and speed/cadence is the extra?

    I have one on back order from BT, with speed/cadence for 250 quid. Maps to follow once I suss it out.

    PS, by speed I mean speed in addition to satellite. Would be peeved to find my GPS speed fails in a black spot halfway up a climb in the Dolomites. :wink:
    The long grazed legged one
  • Mark_K
    Mark_K Posts: 666
    Yep your right the 705 does have the H/R monitor as standerd
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  • willbevan
    willbevan Posts: 1,241
    Mark_K wrote:
    i paid £360 for my 705 with full uk topo and full uk city navigator maps included in the pack ohh and heart rate monitor !

    Oh where did you get that from, as very tempted myself
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  • The emu
    The emu Posts: 347
    By the way, do you mean paid or paying :?:

    I thought there are still delays in this being released, last I heard mid April.

    Whilst I have one on backorder, I'm closely monitoring prices and prepared to cancel at a better price, as they are slowly coming down now in the lead up to release.
    The long grazed legged one
  • Kafka\'s Doll
    Kafka\'s Doll Posts: 208
    The emu wrote:
    By the way, do you mean paid or paying :?:

    I thought there are still delays in this being released, last I heard mid April.

    Whilst I have one on backorder, I'm closely monitoring prices and prepared to cancel at a better price, as they are slowly coming down now in the lead up to release.
    I have mine, so they're definitely out there.
  • Mark_K
    Mark_K Posts: 666
    bought mine last weekend from Buckingham bikes they had 2 in stock when i went in store ?

    http://www.buckinghambikes.co.uk/
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Just been for a run (thats right I'm one of those odd tri people) with my Nokia 95 and the free sportstracker app.

    Turn it on, bung it in a pocket, and when you're finished you can upload to Google Earth or whatever. Fantastic stuff - gives speed and altitude - ok maybe not so hot if you want to know where to go, but as a record - its brilliant.
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,715
    cougie - Have you got the map display working in SportTracker? I downloaded the UK map and loaded it onto the phone, it shows up fine in the Maps application, but in SportTracker it just gives a blank screen. Any ideas?
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Sorry not been able to get the maps showing on sports tracker. Altho I think you can just turn on the maps facility and tracker runs in the background ? Not tried it tho.

    Did use it on the bike yesterday - first session crashed, but then turned it on for the way back from the cafe. (honestly - I dont normally stop, but it was snowing).

    Tracks the route pretty well - you can see that its cut corners a few times when the signal hasnt been recorded 100% - but its pretty good stuff. Very gadgety.
  • Tarquin
    Tarquin Posts: 1,706
    Everyone buy Memory-Map - it's ace and you wont be disappointed - I wasn't.
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  • FSR_XC
    FSR_XC Posts: 2,258
    The emu wrote:
    By the way, do you mean paid or paying :?:

    I thought there are still delays in this being released, last I heard mid April.

    Whilst I have one on backorder, I'm closely monitoring prices and prepared to cancel at a better price, as they are slowly coming down now in the lead up to release.

    Certini in Saltash (nr Plymouth) had a 705 in last weekend. . . . . . and they have been known to pricematch
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  • eh
    eh Posts: 4,854
    Garmin 305 seems to be OK, from the small time I've played with one.

    How much of a nightmare is the nokia N95 to run or cycle with as the thing looks like a early 90's brick?

    Aside for the original poster routes from Oxford can be found here:

    http://www.oucycling.co.uk/rr-routes.htm
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    eh - the N95 is slightly larger than my old n73 - but its no bother to put into a pocket.

    Its narrower than a credit card, about a cm longer than it and prob about 15mm thick ?
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,715
    cougie wrote:
    Altho I think you can just turn on the maps facility and tracker runs in the background ? Not tried it tho.
    That's what I was planning to do if I can't get it working. Just a shame that that feature doesn't work (you can tell it's supposed to because the map screen has zoom options), as it would make a really great integrated system. Hopefully it will be fixed in a future update.

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