Originally Posted by gpsblake
The Vista Cx is a great unit for cycling. My unit is a Legend Cx which is exactly like the Vista Cx except it doesn't have a barometric altimeter and a magnetic compass. The Vista also has a elevation profile right in the unit of your ride or of the route you plan to take.
You'll love the number of stats it is able to hold.
Are you planning on buying maps for the unit?
Maps? Dont know yet. I dont know if I will need them or not. Im still unsure just how good the maps are thats already in it. I will use it just for fun on trips on the road in a car, but I can usually get around pretty good with a paper map or Google Earth directions. I mainly want it for wandering around in the woods and fire roads (bike or hiking) and be able to look at the screen and see a plotted trail that shows exactly where Ive been and also way points are good to. I want speed, and altitude also. I also like the idea of seeing my altitude in a profile type graph. Storing all of this data on my computer is what I need to do to. So unless anyone sees anything I may be overlooking or confused about please let me know very soon as I plan to order the Vista CX in the next 24 hours. I really thank you all for the help so far. Theres just to many GPS units out there and they all seem to do different things.