To answer your question I find that a gps device is invaluable in large urban areas where I may not want to stop and check notes or my phone.įor someone navigationally challenged it gave me a lot of confidence. (I don't recommend using a phone in such a way in such a long tour just as a method for becoming familiar with a bike satnav. It has been my emergency back up for years. It has a lot of very handy features for a bike tourist and works completely offline. You can create or import gpx files and follow them on your phone with voice prompts and turn by turn directions. Strava, RideWithGps, Komoot are popular ones, I prefer .Ī good app to learn about gps for a bike is Osmand. You'll need to get familiar with some route planning sites or apps. Personally, if I had the maps I'd sit down and create my own gps files from the maps. You have lots of time to discover what method(s) work for you. It's no good depending on maps if you can't read the darn things and it's no good depending on gps if you struggle to understand the unit. The important thing is to be comfortable in whatever method you choose. Some people use maps, some gps some both.

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