Fri, 1 May 1998 09:59:08 +0100
- Message No. 2777
From: Chris Longhurst
Subject: RE: Hand held GPS units
I've got a Garmin GPSII with a handlebar mount. The mount will actually
only work on the thicker of the two crossbars on the @ handlebar (ie.
the lower one). This means the smaller brace between the handlebars
obscures some of the data on the screen, but it's easy enough to read. I
used mine to calibrate my speedo because GPS-derived speeds are
extremely accurate. My @ is an RD04 (1990) and the speedo readings are
all roughly 5mph out. So when I'm doing an indicated 30mph, I'm actuall
only doing 25mph. I cut out some tiny little white triangles of white
plastic from a sheet of sticky-backed plastic and put one at each of the
10mph points on the speedo, where the GPS told me I was doing the
correct speed.
Roughly (in mph):
Indicated Actual
33 30
44 40
55 50
65 60
74 70
84 80
"Aaalrighty then" - Ace Ventura.
Chris Longhurst, Flight Simulator Graphics Modeller.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2195/
Work:clonghur@es.com
Home:chrisl@audicoupe.demon.co.uk
----Original Message-----
From: Pete [SMTP:philz@netcomuk.co.uk]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 1998 3:46 PM
To: xrv@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de
Subject: (XRV) Hand held GPS units
Hi Y'all
Im interested in getting a small GPS unit such as the
GarminGPS38...GPS12 or
the Magellan 2000 all less than £150ukp and come with a little
handlebar mount,
any of you able to tell me the advantages and disadvantages of
this type of
unit and if you know the cheapest place in the UK, and indeed
are they worth
having instead of just an ordinary map with a compass ???
thanks
Pete

dipper@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de