GPS for car and cycle

PaulSB · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 11, 2004 Posts: 2

As someone who drives 35000 + each year for work I find Autoroute and its maps/directions invaluable. I rarely get lost using this method of planning my trips. However I would like to move on and obtain a GPS unit of some sort but have no idea where or how to start. I nearly purchased the Aldi Medion system today after reading Darren's review but ducked out at the last moment - I had the last one in the store in my hands!! I am also a keen long dsiatnce cyclist and want to use GPS for this as well.

Help please, my needs are:

1. I have a large number of car and cycle routes completed in Autoroute and would like to be able to continue to use these somehow.

2. I am really only interested in GPS and route planning and guidance though would probably use Safety Camera software etc. if it did not significantly add to the cost.

3. For business I need street level mapping

4. For cycling I need truely minor road mapping

5. The unit must be small enough to mount on handle bars - the Medion would have been OK in this aspect.

6. Europe is important - I'm currently planning a ride from Cherbourg to Nice!

7. I am prepared to spend a reasonable budget but do not have to have the very best. I would like to be sure any system is "updatable" as reagrds maps etc.

Sorry to ask so many questions but I have spent hours reading the site since finding it just three days ago. I'm much wiser but still very unsure how to start.

Thanks in advance.

gripp · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 11:08 pm Post subject:

Why not consider the Mitac 168 with Co Pilot? I've recently bought one and find it great in the car and also out walking.
I don't cycle but it would work fine on a bike too as it's truly protable.
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cfw · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 19, 2004 Posts: 13

Autoroute 2004, has GPS capabilities, I've not tried it out on the move but I have got autoroute to pickup where I am with my BT reciever. I've crossed referenced POI's from TT with Pushpins and they match up exactly. I may put it on my laptop and try it out as a GPS system, if I do I'll post my results here.

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