Europe on a Garmin Edge 705??
09-12-08, 03:44 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 403
Bikes: '06 Litespeed Siena
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Europe on a Garmin Edge 705??
Hello All,
I am going on an overseas trip next month and I have a dilemma.
Option 1: Use my Garmin Nuvi 200W to navigate through Wales, London, and Paris......Notes: Screen is nice and big, but only 5 hours of battery life.
Option 2: Use my Garmin Edge 705, with a small but readable screen, and have a smaller, lighter weight (maybe about the same) option with a 15 hour battery life.
Question, have any of you used the 705 on a trip overseas? I would probably load all of the destinations beforehand, and I would only use it in the event we got lost or something.
Any feedback on this?
Also, if the moderators would like to move this, I would understand. Isn't FOO the place you put things that don't belong??
Edit: If I do any biking, it will only be for one day in Wales. So, don't factor biking into the answer. It's just sight seeing.
I am going on an overseas trip next month and I have a dilemma.
Option 1: Use my Garmin Nuvi 200W to navigate through Wales, London, and Paris......Notes: Screen is nice and big, but only 5 hours of battery life.
Option 2: Use my Garmin Edge 705, with a small but readable screen, and have a smaller, lighter weight (maybe about the same) option with a 15 hour battery life.
Question, have any of you used the 705 on a trip overseas? I would probably load all of the destinations beforehand, and I would only use it in the event we got lost or something.
Any feedback on this?
Also, if the moderators would like to move this, I would understand. Isn't FOO the place you put things that don't belong??
Edit: If I do any biking, it will only be for one day in Wales. So, don't factor biking into the answer. It's just sight seeing.
09-12-08, 07:04 PM
#2
Opus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North of City
Posts: 223
Bikes: Bianchi Cross Concept, Bianchi Axis, Specialized Crosstrail, Specialized Roubaix, Miyata Sportsrunner, Trek T1 Track Bike, Specialized CrossTrail Expert, Specialized Tricross Comp Triple
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Tough call....
__________________
Go raibh an chóir ghaoithe i gcónaí liom!
2007 Specialized Tricross Comp Triple, 2007 Trek T1, 2006 Specialized Roubaix
2006 Bianchi Cross Concept, 1989 Miyata Sportrunner, 2006 Bianchi Axis, 2008 Specialized Crosstrail Expert
Lullaby Of Foo
Now I lay me down to sleep
Keep my bike safe from the bicycle thief
Keep my tootsies toasty warm
keep my carbon from any harm
Good Night Road Bike
Good Night Moutain Bike
Good night all you Foosters
And good night Moon
Go raibh an chóir ghaoithe i gcónaí liom!
2007 Specialized Tricross Comp Triple, 2007 Trek T1, 2006 Specialized Roubaix
2006 Bianchi Cross Concept, 1989 Miyata Sportrunner, 2006 Bianchi Axis, 2008 Specialized Crosstrail Expert
Lullaby Of Foo
Now I lay me down to sleep
Keep my bike safe from the bicycle thief
Keep my tootsies toasty warm
keep my carbon from any harm
Good Night Road Bike
Good Night Moutain Bike
Good night all you Foosters
And good night Moon
09-12-08, 07:28 PM
#3
phony collective progress
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: San Hoosey
Posts: 2,973
Bikes: https://velospace.org/user/36663
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 4 Times
in
3 Posts
I'd go for longer battery life. And bring maps. 
__________________
09-13-08, 09:59 AM
#4
Destroyer of Wheels
I"m going to move this to Electronics, probably get more responses over there.
__________________
The Almighty Clyde FAQ || Northeast Index
eTrex Vista References || Road Reference
It's the year of the enema!
The Almighty Clyde FAQ || Northeast Index
eTrex Vista References || Road Reference
It's the year of the enema!
09-15-08, 09:20 AM
#6
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 403
Bikes: '06 Litespeed Siena
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Good thought, but I am going with a backpack for two weeks (so I can carry my wife's two suitcases, you know).
So, I am trying to be as light weight as possible for my trip. Althought the 200W is bigger, they both weight about the same. I do like the size of the 705, but I am wondering if anyone has actually travelled with it off of the bike and used it to navigate streets.
I will have a charger to charge either of them at night. I think the sd/micro sd Europe card will work for either of them.
So, I am trying to be as light weight as possible for my trip. Althought the 200W is bigger, they both weight about the same. I do like the size of the 705, but I am wondering if anyone has actually travelled with it off of the bike and used it to navigate streets.
I will have a charger to charge either of them at night. I think the sd/micro sd Europe card will work for either of them.
