Originally Posted by
rousseau
Forgive me for being slow on the uptake, but...
Unless I'm not getting it, these two assertions are contradictory. I currently do the first, i.e. make up a route on my laptop and then upload it to my Garmin 800. It's there waiting for me under "Routes" if I want to use it. No pressing "go" on a cell phone is involved in the process.
So with the Lezyne Mega XI, do you have to press "go" on your cell phone to use an uploaded route when you go on a ride? Or not?
Yes, you have to press "go" on your cell phone to start navigation. You can't store routes on the GPS, and you can't start navigating by pressing a button on the GPS. It's silly.
First I download the route and maps on my computer, then I upload it to the Lezyne Root website (which makes it available in the phone app), and then I press "go" on my phone to get the GPS to start navigating. 3 devices.
Once the GPS starts navigating, you can turn your phone off and it'll still navigate. But if your GPS crashes and your phone isn't with you, or it runs out of batteries, there's no way to restart navigation.