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Yet again pondering jumping the Garmin ship... A couple of questions for Wahoo and (mapping enabled) Lezyne users:
Last time I used a Wahoo there were two things in particular that I didn’t like; does anyone know if the most recent firmware changes these?
1. When following a route, “north up” mode couldn’t be used; it was always “track up”, with the position marker righ at the bottom of the screen.
2. When zooming out, the map detail vanished very quickly.
I can’t see any entries in the Wahoo release notes relating to these, but you never know... Any change?
And for the Lezyne folks (BTW it’s the new Mega XL I’m considering):
1. The navigation screenshots I’ve seen show the same approach as the Wahoo: track up, with the position marker at the bottom. Is there a north up mode while navigating?
2. How is it for zooming out?
3. To get routes onto the device, is it a case of downloading, then uploading to Lezyne’s site, then syncing? Or are there any integrated third party services?
Thanks
I can check my Elemnt a bit later, but pretty sure it's still track up only when following a route and yeah, the detail rapidly disappears when you zoom out.
But I'll double check later.
My Element does both those things still.
(Doesn't bother me, but different strokes for different folks and all that)
I can answer the lezyne route question
you need to upload routes to lezyne’s gps root site and then sync to the mobile app
Exporting files as .tcx from ridewithgps is straightforward even on a mobile device
I have the super enhanced gps and I think it defaults to north up
i use it on road only though so I am usually following turn by turn directions
https://photos.app.goo.gl/UAPDSfhV6v69GxMz8
Yep, just checked my Elemnt Bolt....
Same as IHN - track up and detail disappears when zoomed out.
Thing is, I only use it to generally follow a pre-defined route and it's fine for that.
If i get stuck enough that the detail on the screen isn't enough, I'll just get my phone out. You don't even need a data signal with offline maps on Google Maps.
Why would you need North up? When walking the map is always aligned with the direction of travel.
North is indicated on the map display page of the Bolt.
When walking the map is always aligned with the direction of travel.
Yours may be. Mine isn't. HTH. I was mostly curious about the options available on the devices, not about why someone else's way is the only way 😉
So, it's just about being cussed for the sake of it. 😉