Road Cycling - A Garmin 705 question

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RoboCheme
03-22-09, 12:32 AM
How do you transfer a route from Bikely.com to the 705?

I downloaded a .gpx file from Bikely and I tried to open it in MapSource, but I got an error message saying that it wasn't a valid Mapsource file.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Cliff

sstorkel
03-22-09, 03:31 AM
When I attach my Garmin to my computer, it shows up as a couple of removable hard drives. One drive is for the SD Map card and the other is for routes and training data. The drive you want is the one with a Garmin folder that contains a Courses folder. I drop GPX files in the Courses folder and they then show up under the "Saved Rides" menu under the "Where To?" menu.
Tapeworm21
03-22-09, 07:08 AM
I save the .gpx to my desktop. Then I'll put it into my Garmin/history file. Works everytime. Make sure though, that when you create a ride that you click "follow road" when mapping it out. If your line misses the road, your Garmin doesn't know wtf is going on. I never download someone elses route. I will copy it myself.

RoboCheme
03-22-09, 08:26 AM
Thanks, guys.