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Old 09-15-11 | 10:55 AM
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Vicelord
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Bikes: BMC RoadRacer SL01, Kona Kula FrankensteinDeluxe, Schwinn Powerglide.

Originally Posted by dorkypants
Edge 800 devices can accept either TCX (course) or GPX (route) files. Among others, the websites BikeRouteToaster and RideWithGPS let you draw a route on a map (Google or OSM) and then either save a GPX file to your local drive or download directly to a connected Garmin GPS if your web browser has Garmin's Communicator plug-in installed. You don't need an account to use BikeRouteToaster. RideWithGPS requires a (free) account to create new routes.

Similarly, you can install the GoogleMaps CueSheet bookmarklet in your browser, which lets you generate cue sheets and elevation profiles from a route you draw on Google Maps, as well as download the route to a connected Garmin GPS or save as a GPX file.

Garmin's Basecamp app (free from garmin.com), allows you to import GPX and TCX files, and download them to a connected Garmin GPS. Basecamp can be finicky about the format of the files it's willing to import, even if they're syntactically perfectly valid.

I don't know what's available on Windows, but on Mac you can use the freeware apps LoadMyTracks or HoudahGPS to upload/download routes and tracks from/to a Garmin GPS if you don't want to use Basecamp.
Sounds great! So the route I make on ridewithgps.com can go on the Garmin 800, and will give my guest turn by turn directions as he rides?
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