Originally Posted by
mschwett
now that I think about it, for utility rides, if I discover I need to go somewhere I don’t go often within the city, I often follow google’s route advice for cycling. it gives decent choices with regard to hills and rarely picks a terrible route. checking a few full crosstown routes, it picks exactly what I’d do and knows about slow streets, car free streets, and MUPs.
so it’s getting there - can’t speak for garmin but I imagine it’s far worse.
Google is using a room full of computers plugged into a power station.
Garmin is using a tiny computer on your handlebar that people want to run for hours on a battery.
They are exactly the same thing. /s
As I said, planning routes elsewhere (especially for cycling) is generally going to be the better choice (if it’s an available option).