Sat nav recommendations?

Originally Posted by Bibio

from all accounts these are good. if you loose it no worries as its cheep as chips. just stick it in a sandwich bag if it rains.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/188955

you cant hear voice prompt on the bike anyhoo so its next turn and road direction that's most important. i use one of the now outdated cheepies ebuyer done a few years ago and still works great.

I have a Garmin sat nav and it's great and I would use it on the bike except I and turn by turn instructions so I now use Skobbler on the iphone, alows you to listen to music while getting navigation instructions and it's free.

How is your iPhone's battery life with Skobbler. Was looking at it last night, it's now gone up to £1.19!

It'll be worth it if my battery lasts for more than a few hours with it. Sell it to me.

Try this, it supposed to be very good, seen it recommended on a trumpet forum.

http://www.tyre.tk/

Uses google maps as well.

Basically, I want a cheap 'turn by turn' app with audio. Google maps is great for route planning, but on the bike and needing to get my phone out and remember say 6/7 insturctions at a time is pretty useless.

link for littleoldman or anyone else interested in planning routes on googlemaps then exporting them to a satnav...

http://www.elsewhere.org/journal/gmaptogpx/

Thats bloody brilliant,thanks Phil

Originally Posted by BaP

How is your iPhone's battery life with Skobbler. Was looking at it last night, it's now gone up to £1.19!

It'll be worth it if my battery lasts for more than a few hours with it. Sell it to me.

There is still a free version, I have an iphone 4 so battery is a little better, skobbler is less battery intensive than say tomtom and should last as long as ur phone would using 3G so about 6hrs or so? Although I think u can lock it, so that will save a lot of battery probably say 10hrs or so, it is pretty accurate and upto date, really simple to use and for free is worth a go.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by specialone

Try this, it supposed to be very good, seen it recommended on a trumpet forum.

http://www.tyre.tk/

Uses google maps as well.

I use Tyre on my Garmin, its great, plan your map on Googlemaps and then export to the device.

I've got a Garmin 400, which is fine, but the later Garmins ones have bluetooth to link to a headset. Mine has a headphone jack in the cradle

Either way you get spoken directions and you can also listen to music in between directions.

If you can find a car sat nat with bluetooth, then there are plenty of waterproof Sat Nav holders to attach to the bars, which would be cheaper than a dedicated bike sat nav.

http://www.busters-accessories.co.uk...e-other/Tech-7

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http://forums.sv650.org/showpost.php...05&postcount=4

Originally Posted by maviczap

I use Tyre on my Garmin, its great, plan your map on Googlemaps and then export to the device.

I've got a Garmin 400, which is fine, but the later Garmins ones have bluetooth to link to a headset. Mine has a headphone jack in the cradle

Either way you get spoken directions and you can also listen to music in between directions.

If you can find a car sat nat with bluetooth, then there are plenty of waterproof Sat Nav holders to attach to the bars, which would be cheaper than a dedicated bike sat nav.

http://www.busters-accessories.co.uk...e-other/Tech-7

I have a tom tom 710 car sat nag and i have another dock which i leave on the bike all the time, its cable tied at present though because the sprint has not round bar to clamp to.
Plus my tom tom pc software dont work for some reason, bought off ebay dealer.

What would i need to hear the bluetooth in my lid? i have tried a bluetooth headset and that dont work but it does say output to bluetooth speaker on settings.