bryanus

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@PHeller: Yes that's what I got it for. Unfortunately even in that scenario it was very difficult to use (for me). It does beep at you as turns come up, but unless you are under 5mph you will often miss the direction change. At least that was my experience. I ultimately had to use my phone and the trailforks app on it in order to to get back on course, which is exactly what I was hoping to avoid! I would be surprised if Rude was using the garmin for actual navigation of the race course. I just don't see how he could do it light speed.

@PHeller:I have a 520+ with trail forks and found it to be pretty much impossible to navigate with it. Picture trying to ride the trail as fast as possible, then having to look down for several seconds to determine where the next turn is. Oops, you hit a tree...

I'd love to see Rude (or Any rider for that matter) try to change out a flat with a tire that has cushcore inserts in them trailside. Good luck with that!

Late to the discussion here, but I'm trying to decide between a used (cheaper) 520 and the 520 plus. Once I have a trailforks map on the 520, will the 520 give 'turn-by-turn' by way of beeps or speech? Does the Plus do that? Or do neither do turn-by-turn with a trailforks map and it's just a visual map? TIA!