Bumping this thread.
I got an Edge 520+ to replace my trusty Edge 500 for this upcoming randonneuring season and the road to Paris-Brest-Paris. I'm also experiencing a lot of woe in getting the 520+ to behave like my old 500.
What I used to do with the 500:
- Create routes in RWGPS. Generally i'd do it by controle or maybe every 100k.... never would make long routes. Also helped the unit load routes faster.
- The mapping page was excellent. A breadcrumb trail with the next cue and distance to turn. All I needed!
- Stop and save files every 200k or so. I'd generally experience freezing and corruption with 300km+ rides, so I got into the habit of resetting every 200 and then stitching files together later.
- Charge on the go with a Gomadic charger.
Issues with/questions about the 520+:
- It takes FOREVER to load routes, even if they're short. DC Rainmaker pointed this out in his review of the pre-production 520+, and it doesn't seem to have gotten fixed. Would turning off all mapping help with this issue? A breadcrumb is totally fine with me.
- Using .tcx from RWGPS, sometimes I get a full cue sheet as one of the main pages, and sometimes I do not. It will just have "Start" and "Finish" cues. I have to dig into the menus to find the cue sheet, which is not helpful.
- Related to the above bullet, on the mapping page, during navigation it will show me the route highlighted, but sometimes will give me no cue or distance to turn.
- Does the 520+ suffer the same issues with long files? Saved routes / recording data with too many waypoints?
- Can I charge on the go with any regular USB stick and cable, or do I need a specific pinned one like Gomadic?
Because I am riding brevets that have a fixed course, I do not necessarily need actual maps on the unit or rerouting on the fly. I want to be able to perfectly navigate the course I plotted. I have tried things like stopping/reloading courses while I am riding, tweaking settings such as Turn Guidance, Course Points, etc. but haven't figured out exactly what I need to do to get it like my 500.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!