Garmin GPS

[DrJohn]

On my previous bike, I had the Garmin Zumo 390, which costs $600. Recently I purchased the Garmin 2597 automative gps from Amazon for $138. It doesn't need to be waterproof and I don't care about the brightness of the screen because I mainly use the voice directions.

I need a gps that I can program a specific route using Basecamp on a mac.

The Garmin 2597 works fine with basecamp and the mac. Outdoors, the brightness is not bad. However, it is NOT compatible with the SENA SMH-10 Bluetooth Headset.

John

 

[DrJohn]

On my previous bike, I had the Garmin Zumo 390, which costs $600. Recently I purchased the Garmin 2597 automative gps from Amazon for $138. It doesn't need to be waterproof and I don't care about the brightness of the screen because I mainly use the voice directions.

I need a gps that I can program a specific route using Basecamp on a mac.

The Garmin 2597 works fine with basecamp and the mac. Outdoors, the brightness is not bad. However, it is NOT compatible with the SENA SMH-10 Bluetooth Headset.

John

Update: I just tested Map Quest. I can program the route on www.mapquest.com. Then, send it to my iPhone via email. Then, open it in the Map Quest app. I can keep the iPhone in my pocket and get voice directions via the SMH-10 headset.

John