Originally Posted by
Stevie47
I can't help you much there except to say I'm not sure it CAN'T be done. There is a "course" feature which might do what you want except the 'net is full of reports that this function does not work well, so I have never tried to use it.
The 500 is a great piece of equipment, but if you want maps/courses go with the 705.
Thanks for your input. Thanks to Garmin's pathetic documentation and mixed messages from their service reps a person doesn't know what the things will do until either you try it or get info from those who own one.
Mostly I ride familiar routes so have no need for navigation. But, several times a year I go to other places where it would be nice to be able to load up routes to ride instead of just blundering around getting in trouble. Plus, it promised to work in both car and bike.
As a straight navigation tool I don't think the 705 is very good. A poster on this forum said he used it in his car. I just tried that for the first time yesterday. At best a two person job and even then it picked routes that were obtuse. So, I've written off the car navigation function.
Has anyone tried to download a route/course from something like mapmyride using a 500? Seems to me that is the key to the decision.