Richard Fairhurst wrote:Smiles wrote:The bugs on the bike hub app are a pain but I prefer the routes it finds to those I get with cycle streets or google.
I think the Bike Hub app actually uses CycleStreets routing:
http://www.cyclestreets.net/mobile/
Hi Richard, thanks for your observation. As far as I can see the routes they show are different. For instance the route for my commute Angel to Dartford using the bike hub app uses the Grand Union canal. By contrast the cycle streets map has found me a road route ignoring the canal which is much slower and more dangerous even if I select the "quietest" setting for the route plannning - I only tried it "off canal" once! It is BikeHub's use of the canal and of permitted routes through parks which I prefer.
Also, correct me if I am wrong but the cycle streets app is a route finder which is different. Going somewhere I am unfamiliar with in London during the rush hour I want real-time turn-by-turn navigation and this is the reason I recommended the handlebar mount.
To the OP's original enquiry - a bullet-proof Nav system with good route planning, clear instructions, bug free turn by turn operation and a reasonable battery performance headlined my letter to Santa last Christmas. In central London route selection is key in my opinion and all the advice about reconnaissance is well founded.
I should also say, I have not used a Garmin but observing the experiences of a bunch of users on a cycle ride to Paris was an eye opener. I am not particularly proficient with IT so if anyone has a better solution please suggest it.