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  • Nick Carthewundefined Online
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    Nick Carthew
    RouteXpert
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    Am I the only member of this forum that doesn鈥檛 have problems with their satnav (cough cough XT 馃槉 ). I plan a route, send it in the cloud via MyDrive as a .gpx track or upload it as an .itn route to my TomTom Rider 500 and I ride it. No messing around with shaping points or via points, if I want to highlight a stop 馃洃 I just add a POI. The TomTom follows my planned route faithfully.

    Just thought I鈥檇 mention it 馃榾

    Always willing to help if I can.
    Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT called Tina.
    MRA Navigation Next and SilverFox BJ8

    Hans van de Ven MR.MRAundefined Drabslabundefined Steve Lynchundefined 3 Replies Last reply
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    • Nick Carthewundefined Nick Carthew

      Am I the only member of this forum that doesn鈥檛 have problems with their satnav (cough cough XT 馃槉 ). I plan a route, send it in the cloud via MyDrive as a .gpx track or upload it as an .itn route to my TomTom Rider 500 and I ride it. No messing around with shaping points or via points, if I want to highlight a stop 馃洃 I just add a POI. The TomTom follows my planned route faithfully.

      Just thought I鈥檇 mention it 馃榾

      Hans van de Ven MR.MRAundefined Offline
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      Hans van de Ven MR.MRA
      Valued contributor
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      @Nick-Carthew

      Yes you are wwwhhhooaaaa馃槈馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ馃か

      Garmin Zumo XT3/XT2/XT/BMW Connected Ride Navigator/MyRouteapp (The App)/...
      Een dag niet gelachen is een dag niet geleefd / Een route is net zo goed als deze uitgezet is.

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      • Nick Carthewundefined Nick Carthew

        Am I the only member of this forum that doesn鈥檛 have problems with their satnav (cough cough XT 馃槉 ). I plan a route, send it in the cloud via MyDrive as a .gpx track or upload it as an .itn route to my TomTom Rider 500 and I ride it. No messing around with shaping points or via points, if I want to highlight a stop 馃洃 I just add a POI. The TomTom follows my planned route faithfully.

        Just thought I鈥檇 mention it 馃榾

        Drabslabundefined Offline
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        @Nick-Carthew i do it even simpler, I skip using mydrive and never have problems either

        It is not difficult, it is easy, it's a hobby

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        • Nick Carthewundefined Nick Carthew

          Am I the only member of this forum that doesn鈥檛 have problems with their satnav (cough cough XT 馃槉 ). I plan a route, send it in the cloud via MyDrive as a .gpx track or upload it as an .itn route to my TomTom Rider 500 and I ride it. No messing around with shaping points or via points, if I want to highlight a stop 馃洃 I just add a POI. The TomTom follows my planned route faithfully.

          Just thought I鈥檇 mention it 馃榾

          Steve Lynchundefined Offline
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          @Nick-Carthew

          No issues with the XT here Nick.
          GPX1.1 Shaping Points only apart from the First and Last points.
          Plot at least 1 Shaping Point on every road I travel on.

          You don鈥檛 stop riding when you get old, you get old when you stop riding.

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          • Steve Lynchundefined Steve Lynch

            @Nick-Carthew

            No issues with the XT here Nick.
            GPX1.1 Shaping Points only apart from the First and Last points.
            Plot at least 1 Shaping Point on every road I travel on.

            Drabslabundefined Offline
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            @Steve-Lynch

            but i am still very convinced that a complete eco system routeplanner- navigator is the way forward.

            Imagine all the settings/preferences/POI information/traffic info (and reaction)/etc... one could pass from the planner to the navigator without being constrained by how foreign nav devices understand GPX.

            It is not difficult, it is easy, it's a hobby

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            • Drabslabundefined Drabslab

              @Nick-Carthew i do it even simpler, I skip using mydrive and never have problems either

              Nick Carthewundefined Online
              Nick Carthewundefined Online
              Nick Carthew
              RouteXpert
              wrote on last edited by
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              @Drabslab said in TomTom Rider series:

              @Nick-Carthew i do it even simpler, I skip using mydrive and never have problems either

              MyDrive is very simple if you want to send a .gpx file. I can do it from my phone as long as I have 4g or wi-fi.

              Always willing to help if I can.
              Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT called Tina.
              MRA Navigation Next and SilverFox BJ8

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              • Steve Lynchundefined Steve Lynch

                @Nick-Carthew

                No issues with the XT here Nick.
                GPX1.1 Shaping Points only apart from the First and Last points.
                Plot at least 1 Shaping Point on every road I travel on.

                Nick Carthewundefined Online
                Nick Carthewundefined Online
                Nick Carthew
                RouteXpert
                wrote on last edited by
                #7

                @Steve-Lynch said in TomTom Rider series:

                @Nick-Carthew

                No issues with the XT here Nick.
                Plot at least 1 Shaping Point on every road I travel on.

                That's kinda my point (no pun intended 馃榿 ) The TomTom works perfectly with the minimum of route points.

                Always willing to help if I can.
                Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT called Tina.
                MRA Navigation Next and SilverFox BJ8

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                • Drabslabundefined Drabslab

                  @Steve-Lynch

                  but i am still very convinced that a complete eco system routeplanner- navigator is the way forward.

                  Imagine all the settings/preferences/POI information/traffic info (and reaction)/etc... one could pass from the planner to the navigator without being constrained by how foreign nav devices understand GPX.

                  Nick Carthewundefined Online
                  Nick Carthewundefined Online
                  Nick Carthew
                  RouteXpert
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  @Drabslab said in TomTom Rider series:

                  @Steve-Lynch

                  but i am still very convinced that a complete eco system routeplanner- navigator is the way forward.

                  Imagine all the settings/preferences/POI information/traffic info (and reaction)/etc... one could pass from the planner to the navigator without being constrained by how foreign nav devices understand GPX.

                  Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of MRA Navigation and always use it alongside my TomTom. I'm very much looking forward to the release of Next, but all the time I have a very capable and functioning TomTom, I will use it. My TT 500 will be out of date soon, TT will stop issuing updates for it like they did with my last TT device. One thing is for sure, I won't be buying another TT nor will I cross over to the dark side and purchase a Garmin. Smart phone navigation with MRA is definately the future.

                  Always willing to help if I can.
                  Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT called Tina.
                  MRA Navigation Next and SilverFox BJ8

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                  • Nick Carthewundefined Nick Carthew

                    @Drabslab said in TomTom Rider series:

                    @Steve-Lynch

                    but i am still very convinced that a complete eco system routeplanner- navigator is the way forward.

                    Imagine all the settings/preferences/POI information/traffic info (and reaction)/etc... one could pass from the planner to the navigator without being constrained by how foreign nav devices understand GPX.

                    Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of MRA Navigation and always use it alongside my TomTom. I'm very much looking forward to the release of Next, but all the time I have a very capable and functioning TomTom, I will use it. My TT 500 will be out of date soon, TT will stop issuing updates for it like they did with my last TT device. One thing is for sure, I won't be buying another TT nor will I cross over to the dark side and purchase a Garmin. Smart phone navigation with MRA is definately the future.

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                    Jose Pinheiro 0
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                    @Nick-Carthew I'm fan of the "smart phone" solution, but last summer I've experience a little issue in a very hot weather (about 39潞C / 40潞C) and the phone was so hot that do not charge very well (in wireless charging). I've never had a dedicated GPS device, but have you ever experience any difficult in using TT in very hot weather?

                    "So many roads, so little time"

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                    • Jose Pinheiro 0undefined Jose Pinheiro 0

                      @Nick-Carthew I'm fan of the "smart phone" solution, but last summer I've experience a little issue in a very hot weather (about 39潞C / 40潞C) and the phone was so hot that do not charge very well (in wireless charging). I've never had a dedicated GPS device, but have you ever experience any difficult in using TT in very hot weather?

                      Nick Carthewundefined Online
                      Nick Carthewundefined Online
                      Nick Carthew
                      RouteXpert
                      wrote on last edited by
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                      @Jose-Pinheiro-0 No, and I have ridden in temperatures of 40掳c in Andalusia. I have my phone mounted on my mirror so that it has a good airflow over it.

                      E697730B-0F65-4F10-ABA7-6A9919A6E231.jpeg

                      Always willing to help if I can.
                      Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT called Tina.
                      MRA Navigation Next and SilverFox BJ8

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                      • Nick Carthewundefined Nick Carthew

                        @Jose-Pinheiro-0 No, and I have ridden in temperatures of 40掳c in Andalusia. I have my phone mounted on my mirror so that it has a good airflow over it.

                        E697730B-0F65-4F10-ABA7-6A9919A6E231.jpeg

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                        @Nick-Carthew I'll tried it next summer, hope my phone don't fly with the wind 馃檪

                        P.S. nice ride companion, the little sheep 馃憤

                        "So many roads, so little time"

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                        • Jose Pinheiro 0undefined Jose Pinheiro 0

                          @Nick-Carthew I'll tried it next summer, hope my phone don't fly with the wind 馃檪

                          P.S. nice ride companion, the little sheep 馃憤

                          Nick Carthewundefined Online
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                          Nick Carthew
                          RouteXpert
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                          @Jose-Pinheiro-0 It鈥檚 a donkey 馃惔 馃榾

                          Always willing to help if I can.
                          Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT called Tina.
                          MRA Navigation Next and SilverFox BJ8

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                          • Drabslabundefined Drabslab

                            @Steve-Lynch

                            but i am still very convinced that a complete eco system routeplanner- navigator is the way forward.

                            Imagine all the settings/preferences/POI information/traffic info (and reaction)/etc... one could pass from the planner to the navigator without being constrained by how foreign nav devices understand GPX.

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                            @Drabslab
                            I agree that MRA Next is an option I would be interested in.
                            However thats a long way off so the XT will be my device of choice at the moment.
                            When the Next beta's are available I will test them but the XT will stay on the bike as well.

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                            You don鈥檛 stop riding when you get old, you get old when you stop riding.

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