GPS/Maptrap mount

[Manotea]

I rather miss using a routesheet and enjoying the route 'as written' by the routemeister (in good weather, anyway), so I had the genius idea of phoning up Garmin to get one of those pesky mount clips which screw onto the back of an eTrex Legend/Vista (available gratis on request). Plan is to screw it onto the back of an old perspex maptrap* so I can clip it onto the GPS bar mount, and leave the GPS in my saddle bag for when I get seriously lost (as if). An old chain ring bolt will be perfect for mounting Maptrap onto the clip. Sorted.

* A piece of plywood with bulldog clip would do just as well.

[nuttycyclist]

I still ride with a maptrap with the routesheet on.  It is mounted on a spacebar on the bars.


The GPS is on the stem.


I ride to the routesheet and enjoy the satisfaction of seeing the purple line on the screen being accurate.  The GPS is a helpful backup, plus logs the route for later analysis.

[Manotea]

Yeah, the obvious thing is to ride to the routesheet with the GPS in computer mode, but I'd rather not clutter the bars up / use a space bar.

[saturn]

A clubmate has combined the two thus....

[AlanW]

A clubmate has combined the two thus....

It was me......

And having now used this in anger on several occasions now, I can report that it is 100% successful.   

As good as the Etrex is, no way can I trust it to follow a route exactly to my requirements.  Hence the reason why I opted to keep the route card function.  Its just a case then of cross referancing the two when in doubt of the correct route.