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@Dirt 15533 wrote:
Strava is definitely a lot of fun. Heaven for me, in fact. Finally a GPS-enabled Social Network.
The 500 doesn’t do turn by turn Nav like the 705 or 800 do, but it does allow you to enter a course and follow it. Basically it puts a purple line on the map for you to follow. It is pretty good. It is possible to set up the course so that it gives you indicators on when and what the next turn is too. Most of the people I ride with use that instead of the turn by turn nav.
Either way I’ll try and post something up about how to nav with the 500 and 800.
Did you get the 500 with the Garmin Maps? I’ve been using the open street maps and have been very happy with them.
Have a good day. I’ll catch up with you soon.
The segment stuff on strava is a really good idea, and it’s definitely better social networking since you don’t have to look at updates about people complaining about their day, politics, etc. – just rides.
Thanks for those tips! I found this which shows how to use the basic map thingy, as you described.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAEM26w0bgg
I’ll have a play around with it tomorrow. I’m slacking today.
(Oh, I don’t think I got any maps with the 500 – I thought only the 800 could use maps?)@Tim Kelley 15536 wrote:
One of my favorite past times this winter has been KOM Hunting in Arlington! Isn’t that right, americancyclo?
Yeah I had a look at your KOM Sniping ride, impressive. I don’t think I’ll be trying for any KOMs but it is fun to see the average times on major segments in the area.
@jrenaut 15538 wrote:
I’m interested in riding up to College Park. Coming from DC.
Great. Looks like we may have a bona fide group then.
@Dirt 15516 wrote:
Well you’ve got one of them fancy-pants Garmin bike computers, right?
I am picking up a new one tomorrow. My old one is about to die and I’ll need one for this ride.If you haven’t used the nav features before, they’re really pretty dang good.
Haha well yes I finally caved, spent the $ and got a Garmin 500 and took it on my first ride today. I don’t think it has nav features though, that’s the 800 right? I think Strava is going to be a lot more fun now I won’t be relying on a car GPS for my ride logs.
@eminva 15519 wrote:
Vvill, I might be interested. Would be coming through Roslyn and DC. I could navigate through DC well enough. I will study the map very carefully and possibly a Greenbelt video a couple of times and I could attempt the trail portions of the route. I don’t have any fancy navigational devices, unless a smartphone counts.
Liz
Cool, let me know. A smartphone counts! My cellphone is an old school flip phone. I’m happy to ride whatever pace suits. If we’re just going to College Park then I would probably leave from work sometime in the late morning, I’m near 19th + K St NW.
@slowtriguy 15250 wrote:
Ice or active lightning for me. I rode home through the rain just now, and it wasn’t bad. Well, except for the big truck that blasted through a puddle beside me and soaked me from head to toe. I admit to cursing fluently, and then grinning later when I rode by the same truck — it was stuck in I66 traffic, and I was cruising along the Custis. Heh heh heh.
Yeah it was fine, I left around 3:10 and took the CCT/C&O and crossed Chain Bridge. The C&O does not appear to drain that well heh. I also forgot to attach my rear fender this morning so a bit of cleaning up to do now. I remembered after I left home but it may well be worth it to turn around to put it on next time.
