Originally Posted by
J.Higgins
Question to you, Stu: What GPS should I get now? I have a Wahoo Element, which is satisfactory for normal riding, but its map features kinda suck. Should I just break down and buy a nice handheld GPS?
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I used to have an Elemnt (now a Roam) but paired with Osmand (an app) it has all the maps I need.
Basically, I use Osmand for the maps, plot a route, save as a gpx file and send it to the gps unit.
Osmand has many advantages such as being able to mark off my own favourites as well as displaying a range of POIs. Best of all it works completely offline.
The disadvantages are that it's a bit clunky to learn and it depends on users to update the base info that comes from OpenStreetMaps.
Wahoo used to be set up that any new route loaded into their app had to "ping" off their server (requiring being online) but that has changed now so it works totally offline.
Being able to use an "outside" app like Osmand has really boosted the usability and usefulness of the Elemnt or Bolt.
Good luck