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Old 01-05-12 | 08:32 AM
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From: NE Tx

Bikes: Tour Easy, Linear USS, Lightening Thunderbolt, custom DF, Raleigh hybrid, Felt time trial

The Edge 800, expensive, supposedly will handle route downloads from RWGPS without corrupting them. The eTrex will not. I use it with downloaded track files when touring. If I want turn-by-turn thru a city, I plot it within the gps.

I've recently discovered that with Garmin's Basecamp, displaying CNNA, one can create a snap-to-road route that will not be corrupted by the eTrex. This has only been tested once on a 12 mile local ride with several intersection turns. Seems to be a relatively new update for Basecamp, but may be that it is only new to me.

The eTrex 20 cost about $200 and is apparently the latest version of this very solid line. Nothing much about it's ability to manage downloaded turn-by-turn routes. Probably won't, least from online mapping services. CNNA detailed street map is another $100.

I'd order any gps I thought might meet my needs from Amazon. If it didn't measure up, I'd return it for another. Repeat until satisfied. Cost to evaluate would be about $10/return, if Prime eligible.
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