I have a very old Garmin that has served me well for many years. I use it to get from Point A to Point B when the route is unimportant. I also use it with Honda Trip Planner when I want to create specific routes for rides. I'll export the GPX file from Honda (via PC) to my GPS, and I have the exact route I want. It's worked flawlessly for me for many years. My biggest gripe with my GPS is that it is not a bluetooth unit, so I must rely on visual cues from it. At times, that's a challenge when I'm in direct sunlight and the glare makes it virtually impossible to see.
So I want to start using Google Maps on my iphone, which is paired to my headset. I was able to create a route on my PC, send a link of the route via text to my phone, then pull it up to follow. Seems like it will do the trick.
It looks like this will fill my need without shelling out $600 for a bluetooth GPS. Any drawbacks to what I've outlined above? Do the text links to the routes expire? I'm thinking I could just send a text to my phone for each daily ride for a trip I'm planning.
Someone tell me this will work.
So I want to start using Google Maps on my iphone, which is paired to my headset. I was able to create a route on my PC, send a link of the route via text to my phone, then pull it up to follow. Seems like it will do the trick.
It looks like this will fill my need without shelling out $600 for a bluetooth GPS. Any drawbacks to what I've outlined above? Do the text links to the routes expire? I'm thinking I could just send a text to my phone for each daily ride for a trip I'm planning.
Someone tell me this will work.