Probably another Edge 800 question

E113BMX
E113BMX Posts: 13
edited August 2012 in Road general
I've done a bit of a google search and also on here and cant seem to find the exact answer to my question. So. Edge 800. If i've understood the difference between the enduro and performance bundles is that unduro comes with OS maps and the performance comes with european wide road mapping (more akin to a car based sat nav). Now A. am i correct and B. which is the cheapest way to buy if one later wanted to add the other type of mapping. Should i buy enduro then add road maps or performance then add OS.

Has anyone any direct experience of this? I understand there are open source map options which are free, but for now i just want to understand the different product options!!

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  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    Been there...! The maps are very expensive on their own, so you want to get a bundle including the map you want. Adding HR monitor or some other option afterwards won't cost you so much.

    Since I'm in the UK, I wanted the 1:50,000 OS map, and the PREMIUM HR monitor. So I went for the Garmin Edge 800 Enduro Pack With Discoverer 1:50k Maps. The European map is not as detailed, so more suited if you're doing cycling around Europe. So yes, you're right on the difference between Enduro and Performance packs.

    If you want both UK and European maps, not sure what I'd do. Probably look into the availability of free maps, and/or get the bundle that includes the most expensive map on its own.
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  • E113BMX
    E113BMX Posts: 13
    right. so the OS and Road mapping are sperate entities. I cant seem to find the individual costs for either os or european road maps, on the garmin site
  • E113BMX
    E113BMX Posts: 13
    I've just been having a quick net search for the mapping stuff, and the OS stuff looks horrendously expensive for relatviely small areas, like hundreds and hundreds of pounds expensive, where if i've read things right, the road maps are less than 100 notes wherever i see them. Is this right
  • Ka12
    Ka12 Posts: 216
    European road maps are around £50 where as the OS Map has an RRP of £200 but can be found for around £120 on various sites.
  • Gizmodo
    Gizmodo Posts: 1,928
    edited August 2012
    What sort of riding are you doing? If you are sticking to the roads then save your money, buy the unit with no maps, buy a memory card for £4 and put the free Open Street Maps on it. They are as good as the Garmin Street Maps and all the updates are free.

    If you want detailed hiking type maps for off road stuff then you're stuck with Ordnance Survey maps and paying for it.
  • Been using the (free) open source mapping on my 800 and had no problems on a 5 day 400 mile route I planned.

    See: http://talkytoaster.info/ukmaps.htm

    HTH
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Gizmodo wrote:
    What sort of riding are you doing? If you are sticking to the roads then save your money, buy the unit with no maps, buy a memory card for £4 and put the free Open Street Maps on it. They are as good as the Garmin Street Maps and all the updates are free.
    +1
  • Having used the open source maps from Talkytoaster, I cannot see why anyone would rush to spend lots of money on either of the two Garmin offerings. Buy the 800 sans maps and spend the savings on a HR/cadence sensor (if you like the toys), or put the savings towards your next bike.
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  • So with these Open Source Maps, can you plot a route on the pc then upload it to the Edge 800 to then follow on your bike?? Can you also plot a route straight on the edge 800 itself?

    Thanks
    Arnie
  • Gizmodo
    Gizmodo Posts: 1,928
    Yes, you can use one of many web sites such as ridewithgps.com, bikeroutetoaster.com etc, export that to a file then put that file in the "newfiles" folder on the Garmin. When you switch on the unit it becomes a route. Select the route, click on the spanner icon and turn on "turn guidance" - it will now navigate you to the start of the route then display the turns you need to make and beep to get you to look.

    No you can't plot a route on the unit. You can ask it to navigate to somewhere (including back to start) but it will pick the fastest route just like a car sat nav. Great for, "boy I'm knackered, get me home now!"
  • Not only *can* you plot a route, I found it a darned sight easier to use something like ridewithgps than Garmin's own Basecamp software (which is an unfriendly piece of garbage IMHO).
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