If you're GPS uses AA bats, you could run a dyno with an Ixon IQ and the ride and charge... charge up those batteries during the day when you are riding, use your light sparingly, and swap out the GPS batteries as needed....
But that would be an unapproved secret use of the Ixon IQ, as it is only supposed to be used to charge the batteries to run the light... ;) And there are other homebrew dyno chargers out there... and when you get to camp you plug into the shower or bathroom or maybe even the outlet outside your tent. But if I'm riding a relatively easy route and I plan ahead... agreed - a GPS might be overkill. But for exploring back roads in order to get from A to B - it might add a nice dimension to the ride. -Mike On Sep 24, 2:47 pm, "Anthony Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been using paper maps exclusively for a long time. But I confess I have > wondered about the Garmin Edges. > The biggest reason I've been resisting one of these units is the worry over > battery life. I like multi day tours and I don't like carrying along lots of > batteries and bulky chargers. I mean what if you camp? How do you recharge > the unit? > > While I'm asking, how resistant are these units to bad weather? > > Still skeptical in Kentucky, > > --Tony > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 3:55 AM, Piaw Na(蓝俊彪) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There's been a few discussions about using GPS units on tour on these > > lists, and on my recent Tour Across France, I found a little-mentioned > > setting on the Garmin MapSource software which turned the GPS unit > > from being a nice toy/substitute computer to an almost-essential > > touring tool: > > >http://piaw.blogspot.com/2008/09/introducing-piaw-routing.html > > > It's obviously most useful for people who do dynamic routing on their > > GPS units (as described in: > >http://piaw.blogspot.com/2008/05/tips-on-using-garmin-76csx.html), and > > do self-support multi-day tours. It does have interesting quirks (as > > described in the article), but with this tool, I found roads that I > > never would have found otherwise, so I'm publishing how to use it in > > the hopes of seeing others use it (and refine it). > > > -- > > Piaw Na > >http://piaw.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
