cheap gps with route directions

Sprool

A few weeks ago I was browsing the internet and found a German company selling bike gps units, I had not come across them before but for about £80 you got a very compact LCD screen gps-enabled bike computer that allowed you to program in route directions via usb.
Anyone know the company so I can go back and order one, or anyone able to recommend them?
This is not much help I know but they had a small £80 unit and a larger one like the Garmin 800 with map display for about £250.
I just want a cost-effective small unit able to give arrow directions for a pre-programmed route, plus directions back home.

freezing77

etrex 10 or h

http://www.handtec.co.uk/garmin-etrex-h.html

http://www.handtec.co.uk/garmin-etrex-10-010-00970-00.html

Sprool

nope it wasnt a garmin i came across, mind you£46 is a keen price

antfly

What about a Garmin 200 they aren't much more than 80 quid and do what you need.

smidsy

No idea if it is German but was it Bryton.

The do a rider 30, 35, 50 etc.

50 is like an Edge 800, 35 is like an edge 500

raymond82

Sounds like Bryton indeed, that company is in Taiwan I think.

Maybe you meant o-synce, a new German company? They make a cheap GPS unit for following routes and a more expensive trainer, comparable to Bryton 40 and Garmin 500.

Here's the website: http://www.o-synce.com/en/products/bike/navi2coach.html

Sprool

Thank you! Yes - O-Synce was the company. They looked like an interesting product range. Anyone have any experience with them?

Note: Garmin 200's - I didn't think you could download a map route into them to follow? Just a previously ridden route to match your time against?

raymond82

I have no experience with them but I'm also on the verge of buying a new computer, doubting between Garmin 500, Bryton 40 and the o-synce...

A review of the O-synce is in the making by DC rainmaker, he has some short comments here:
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/euro ... hat_3.html
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/o-sy ... g-gps.html

I also found a dutch review, maybe you can translate it with google:
http://www.mountainbike.nl/forum/viewto ... 27&t=98317

Sprool

I was particularly interested in this little unit...
http://www.o-synce.com/en/products/navi ... 2move.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wt2r4bzCFQ

http://www.youtube.com/user/osynce - head-up display in a hat for runners/cyclists!

willy b

Sprool wrote:

Note: Garmin 200's - I didn't think you could download a map route into them to follow? Just a previously ridden route to match your time against?

You can export a route from Garmin Connect onto the 200 and then follow the route. Having said that I haven't tried it so not sure how good it would be.

W12_Lad

willy b wrote:

Sprool wrote:

Note: Garmin 200's - I didn't think you could download a map route into them to follow? Just a previously ridden route to match your time against?

You can export a route from Garmin Connect onto the 200 and then follow the route. Having said that I haven't tried it so not sure how good it would be.

I use it a lot. It works great for me.
I've plotted a few routes using Map my Ride on completely unknown (to me) roads that I got the train to.
Worked flawlessly on the 200 and I haven't got lost yet (on 35-45 mile loops back to the train station).

willy b

That's good to hear. This also might be a stupid question, but as well as you following the route and I assume the Garmin will track you as well? So you can upload you ride at the end?