Garmin Etrex Venture HC (help)
nurglespuss
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Hi there,
I'm very new to mountain biking (or biking in general) and am starting to explore as I go for longer rides. I got pretty lost recently, and started to wonder about GPS/SatNav sytems for bikes. These seem a bit out of my price range at the moment (as I progress it may be an option) but for now, I've dug out my old Etrex Venture HC, which I used to have for mappping water courses.
Now its pretty old, and none too fancy, but I wondered could it be used as a GPS for a bike?
If so, how? and has anyone already done this?
I'm very new to mountain biking (or biking in general) and am starting to explore as I go for longer rides. I got pretty lost recently, and started to wonder about GPS/SatNav sytems for bikes. These seem a bit out of my price range at the moment (as I progress it may be an option) but for now, I've dug out my old Etrex Venture HC, which I used to have for mappping water courses.
Now its pretty old, and none too fancy, but I wondered could it be used as a GPS for a bike?
If so, how? and has anyone already done this?
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Sure, I use mine all the time for this.
You can buy the handlebar mount. Set a way point at the start of the ride then use the "Goto waypoint" feature to navigate back.
You can use Mapsource Topo or Memory Map to upload a route and the follow it.
You can just go get lost, then pull out the GPS and a map and use the grid ref to find where you are.
Have fun!
Mick0
