Originally Posted by
Abe_Froman
This might be a dumb question...but I've never had GPS and I'm sort of considering getting one.
When you load up a route, will it recalculate when you go off course like a car or phone GPS will? Or are you just sort of screwed?
The Garmin 830 does, and I believe the new 530 does as well. The 520 did not I believe.
The Wahoo Elmnt and Element Bolt do NOT do this. They just say you are "off course" and show the general direction to get back to the pre-mapped course. The new Wahoo elemnt Roam DOES recalculate.
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/...th-review.html
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/...th-review.html
Be aware that when compared to a phone or car GPS, there are all kinds of weird caveats to the navigation on these units. On the Garmin 530 and Wahoo elemnt roam, you cannot input an address, just select a point on the map, and then go there, or select from presaved locations and route there. The Element Bolt relies purely on your smartphone to get a new route, and then syncs with your phone. It does not calculate routes on the unit itself at all.
The only units that do all the things you would normally expect from them in terms of proper navigation are the Garmin 830 and 1030.
I would suggest you seriously read through the detailed reviews from DCRainmaker on any of these units before buying. Enough things on there were dealbreakers for me in terms of navigation.
I opted to go for a smartphone + mount instead for navigation. Not as good in terms of battery life or screen readability, but works for me.