Dear all,
So I spend my days mostly commuting around town, occassionally Portsmouth way and around to Kent , so I am not a long distance tourer but enjoy the adventure and intend to do further journeys…
It is often the case that when I get confused or nolonger trust my judgement, I cross reference the map application on my iPhone…or a real map…
This became tiresome when in a hurry,etc and so after many hours of researching, I chose to download co pilot from iTunes for £25 pounds or so.
At present I place it in my tank bag, which carried my bare essentials that I also use to angle the screen so it is more visible. I also use my earphones to hear the main turn by turn instructions to stop me looking down when riding for safety…and I have to say it works very well. I have travelled in the backstreets of London, changing my route and seeing it catch up and re plan at an acceptable speed… It has a variety of settings and options to tailor to your needs, and lastly it is all in my iPhone so I can use it even when I am lost on foot…(it does happen and my previous efforts of leaving a trail of crumbs feel apart via trafalgar square!).
So I have a good turn by gps for £25 pounds…except the only problem is the battery dies after about an hour and a half…
Accemate battery connects, an accemate external cigarrette lighter fitting (about £14 including postage) and an iPhone car charger (with additional USB docks to charge another phone or camera etc cost £14)
solved this problem so I now have full power for directions (aswell as mp3 that gets turned down for directions if need be automatically)…
So after wiring it up, deciding the best location for the fitting, my last choice is wether to get the dahon weather proof iPhone bike holder for the handle bars (£40) which means I don’t need my tank bag…we will see about that one in near future…
So cost break downat present :
Co pilot £25
Wiring and cig lighter fitting £14
iPhone car charge £14
Total £53 for full uk n ireland turn by turn gps
At some point once I have worked out how to get photos on these links I shall drop them in if anyone is still interested…
Thanks for Reading
Phil