GPS in the woods

defride
defride Posts: 277
edited August 2013 in Road buying advice
Lots of woods where I ride, both on and offroad. Are modern GPS based computers, Garmin, Bryton, Cateye, Strava via phone still effective or are signal problems an issue?

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  • e999sam
    e999sam Posts: 426
    I've got a Garmin and it looses it's position in heavily wood arrears on the road.
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    Ditto, you'll often find your speed gets halved first, then you'll get dropout. its rare though....
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    If you're moving then it won't be too bad, but if you're searching for a static location - like a geocache - then it can be a problem.
  • defride
    defride Posts: 277
    Ok, thats good to know, thanks for the replies.

    On the more basic models, Garmin 200 for example, do dropouts affect the accuracy of total distance on a completed ride or is there some sort of mechanism by which they catch up?

    Debating whether to get a basic GPS, I like the fact you just fit and go or a cordless computer. Just after speed and distance at this stage.
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    They will catch up, the main thing is that they miss out some tracking points or get them in the wrong place.

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