Slow Rides For Unfit People - Rutland ROAD Ride Sun 9th Sept

kangaroo

yes, i gps tracked them

rottitera02

kangaroo wrote:

yes, i gps tracked them

Good man..... these gps's are a handy piece of kit even though a tad expensive, i've got a garmin 605, what's you got ??

kangaroo

mines on my phone, its a samsun i8910 hd, so i use viewranger software with it

rottitera02

The viewranger software is better than the topographic supplied with garmins as regards detail, i'm due to get some tracklogs / memorymap mapping for mine than i can put onto the external micro sd card.

The grumble i have is that the mapping software is cheaper for gps fones than for gps's like garmin, wether it be the 705,605 oregon etc; how much do you pay for a specific area ??

kangaroo

i paid £15 and it gave me so many square km in a tile format to download whenever i want,
so far i have downloaded 4 tiles at cannock and another 4 at ladybower, and i still have credits for more, plus now you can get that cycle map as in route toaster for free, just have to download it and store it in the cache

kangaroo

the downside is that it sucks battery life, i think i can get about 2-3 hours with vewranger in full tracking mode

rottitera02

When i got my 605, the GB topographic was included as a bundle package, for the mapping i paid around £60 for the whole uk, the basemap that is initially installed is very basic and doesn't show any paths or tracks so you have to get the GB topo, on it's own the GB topo is around £116 !!!!!!

I can get tracklogs mapping which is proper OS mapping like the viewranger for £29 = per 40 square km roughly, tiled areas.

I found the GB topo adequate enough as i can add trails/ paths to it as i track them or upload from BRToaster.

But you have to have a good sense of orienteering to understand / workout the topo mapping to utilise it's full potential.

sparrowlegs78

*backs out of technical talking thread*
Caz xx

rottitera02

kangaroo wrote:

the downside is that it sucks battery life, i think i can get about 2-3 hours with vewranger in full tracking mode

I get 12 hours on a single charge, and i found out that it's totally waterproof when i fell into that big puddle on the roman road, the bike ended upside down with the gps fully submerged in the shite!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kangaroo

if i could get a spare battery for the phone that might be the asnwer, but the times i need it for longer rides only crop up once every so often.

there also releasing viewranger for the iphone

and at the moment i cant get a handlbar mount for mine

rottitera02

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

*backs out of technical talking thread*
Caz xx

Don't go Caz you can have a good giggle over me in that bloody puddle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sparrowlegs78

I didn't laugh then, and I still haven't.....honest
Caz x

rottitera02

Isn't it quiet 2nite, where is everyone ??

sparrowlegs78

I'm going soon, once me baths ready.....going to have a loooong soak and sooth my broken bum
Caz xx

rottitera02

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

I'm going soon, once me baths ready.....going to have a loooong soak and sooth my broken bum
Caz xx

Good idea considering you're goin' gisburn at w/end or you won't be able to sit down for a week afterwards....':shock:'

sparrowlegs78

I think it was riding the horse that broke me lol.....lets just say he is a senile delinquent who doesn't know he's 25
Caz xx

rottitera02

Hey Roo, i found a handlebar mount for a samsung, apparently there are a few for different samsungs...........

http://www.fommy.co.uk/view-full-page.a ... kuno=83818

kangaroo

thanks for that i've bookmarked it

rottitera02

am going now guys........

SPEAKS TO YOU ALL 2MOZ.............

maloo

anyone been out on the bikes tonight ? Just got back from a night ride at llandegla Was ace but a little cold.

Cheshley

maloo wrote:

anyone been out on the bikes tonight ? Just got back from a night ride at llandegla Was ace but a little cold.

A mate suggested we get good lights before Xmas so we could get some riding in mid-week. I got a 900 lumens MTE light, he got a tax bill to pay and never got around to buying lights so I've never used it!!! Was thinking about getting another so one is on the bars and one is helmet mounted but there's no point if they aren't getting used.

kangaroo

i got some lights september ish last year hope 4, but once the weather went cold it was really miserable out there at night, so i don't really like it, every so often the club persuade me to go on a night ride with them, and it just reminds me how much i don't like night riding in winter

maloo

night riding in winter is the best ! Wish it was dark and wet all year round !

phoebian

Got the go ahead to enter the south downs way bike challenge from my superiors
Better get training !

sparrowlegs78

Hiya peeps,
How is everyone tonight?
Caz xx

kangaroo

not to bad thank you, are you ok

so far i think the ignitor 3.5 lust 60a is my favorite front tyre

sparrowlegs78

I'm fine ta, just trying to avoid swapping my tyes over, but I gotta do it for Sat or I'll be worn out just pedalling from the car park lol
Caz xx

kangaroo

the new trail at cannock chase opens on the 17th of april

sparrowlegs78

Tiz quiet tonight.


Llandeglaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Caz xx

kangaroo

sorry what was that, i couldnt quite here you