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[Paul-Kent]

What are people using these days?

I stil have co pilot on my phone and plan to use that but just wondered if anyone knew of anything else.

Apologies if in wrong bit

[Stu]

Garmin zumo 590

[raesewell]

I have the Tomtom Rider 550 and the Tomtom Android app on my phone as a back up.

[Copycat73]

garmin zumo .. & a paper map reserve or for an overview .. phone apps are crap .. people always manage wit this "waterproof" case or that extension lead .. when you get sick of them buy a dedicated sat-nav ...

[Tankbag]

Garmin Zumo 350 for work & TomTom Rider ( older model) on my bike, Google maps on Android phone aswell

[mikestrivens]

I use Waze and Scenic on my iPhone. I don’t see the point of a dedicated sat nav.

[Paul-Kent]

I used to use waze but its only good when you have signal. It let me down when in Cornwall

[Gerontious]

I use Waze and Scenic on my iPhone. I don’t see the point of a dedicated sat nav.

 

i can.

[Muttly]

I use google maps with headphones for when I need. The phone is in a bumbag with a charging block. Does me ‘rite.

[Snod Blatter]

BMW Navigator II

Otherwise I mark it on the map on my phone and take a look if/when my memory fails en route. I do try and memorise as much as I can beforehand though, I'm a bit old skool (stuck in my ways) like that..

[fullscreenaging]

TomTom Rider 410

[gogs01]

Navigator V (BMW).

Had a Nav IV before, the latest version is the Navigator VI. They're all good, but BMW expensive.

[Bender]

Google maps

Or

A map

Tried waze but found its calculations to be mental.

[JRH]

Garmin 590.

[Stu]

I use Waze and Scenic on my iPhone. I don’t see the point of a dedicated sat nav.

 

once you use one you will realise its the way to go

Ask [mention]Hoggs[/mention] she has been converted

[mikestrivens]

I use Waze and Scenic on my iPhone. I don’t see the point of a dedicated sat nav.

 

once you use one you will realise its the way to go

Ask @Hoggs she has been converted

 

I had a sat nav in the car but Waze does everything better so gave the sat nav to a friend. Also the iPhone is with me anyway so it is easier to use it for navigation.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

I’ve used a Garmin and Waze, my only gripe with Waze is there’s a dialogue box that blocks part of the map. There’s probably a setting I’ve got wrong. But Waze seems to pick better routes than the Garmin.

Most of the time I don’t use either, it’s more exciting when you’re not sure where you’re going.

[mikestrivens]

Certainly getting lost is a good way to explore new places.

[Bender]

I use Waze and Scenic on my iPhone. I don’t see the point of a dedicated sat nav.

 

once you use one you will realise its the way to go

Ask @Hoggs she has been converted

 

O rieley, aviemore to Braemar 25min? That was what it told me sat on the bike in aviemore, I'm sure that's possible but only if you can do a straight line on a road that don't exist, after 15min it still said 25min, I switched back to Google which had a more realistic 1hr10

[Stu]

I use Waze and Scenic on my iPhone. I don’t see the point of a dedicated sat nav.

 

once you use one you will realise its the way to go

Ask @Hoggs she has been converted

 

I had a sat nav in the car but Waze does everything better so gave the sat nav to a friend. Also the iPhone is with me anyway so it is easier to use it for navigation.

 

As a general rule a car sat nav is used to get from point A to point B usually via the fastest route

A bike sat nav is so much more than this .....compare waze to a bike sat nav on say a 10 day tour of Europe

[Hoggs]

I use Waze and Scenic on my iPhone. I don’t see the point of a dedicated sat nav.

 

once you use one you will realise its the way to go

Ask @Hoggs she has been converted

 

Yup. Liked copilot but it became unreliable whereas my Garmin Zumo is great. Easier to use with gloves on, better screen.

[Fleck]

Google maps for me hands down. I've had a couple of tomtom's in the motorhome through mainland Europe, very slow processors stupid routes through housing estates etc, never again. The tomtom is now demoted to speedometer.

Don't use anything on the bike but I used Google maps once on a trip to Sheffield. Phone (samsung s8) stuck on the tank in a magnetic case

[Guest]

Zumo 660 on the bike. Waze in the car. The garmin is ok but it's so clunky to use and the displayed image just looks like a 1980's computer game.

[Gerontious]

Zumo 660 on the bike. The garmin is ok but it's so clunky to use and the displayed image just looks like a 1980's computer game.

 

There's a cure for that. Buy one that wasn't designed more than 10 years ago.

You should see snodblatters antique... It looks like it's running DOS.

[Guest]

Zumo 660 on the bike. The garmin is ok but it's so clunky to use and the displayed image just looks like a 1980's computer game.

 

There's a cure for that. Buy one that wasn't designed more than 10 years ago.

You should see snodblatters antique... It looks like it's running DOS.

 

Have tried a newer one as well, still horrible particularly given the cost and their software like express and basecamp is also horrible.