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Thanks, April.  I like the wrist-worn units... will have a closer look.


Mike
--- April <endurancerider@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi, Mike,
>
> For trail mapping and being able to have maps on the unit, you're
> looking at $325 + the cost of your maps. The Garmin GPSMap 60Cx is a
> good unit that takes a card and load Topo or Street maps on. If you
> get street maps, you can also use this unit to auto-route to ride
> camps in your truck! This unit has the new SiRF GPS chip in it that
> gives very good satellite reception in wooded areas that older
> receivers would choke in. I wouldn't buy a unit these days that didn't
> have that chip in it.
>
> If you're ok with just seeing a bread crumb trail of where you've
> been, the Garmin Forerunner 305 and 205 units are nice wrist units.
> These are also fitness units and have lots of good features for
> training purposes in addition to being useful for mapping trails and
> getting back to your truck if you get lost. The Forerunner units have
> a $50 rebate on them right now, which means you can pick up a 205 for
> around $140-$150 after rebate. The 305s run about $80 - $100 more and
> have a heart rate monitor as well as the ability to have a cadence
> unit for a bike and soon a foot pod unit for track or treadmill
> running. The Forerunner 305 and 205 units both have the new good SiRF
> reception chips in them.
>
> Good luck in your search,
> April
> Nashville, TN
> http://www.tracetribute.com
> http://endurancerider.blogspot.com
>
> On 2/14/07, Mike Lewis <mlewis73@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'm thinking of starting to explore my "local" state parks and other
> > places to ride, and would like a GPS to take with me so that I won't
> get
> > too lost.  I'm close to Camden Hunt Country and know it would be
> fairly
> > easy to get lost out there since there aren't maps or marked trails.
> >
> > The ability to see where I've been and where I started would be nice
> > options to have.
> >
> > A "nice to have" option would be maps of state park trails built into
> the
> > unit, or the ability to add them with memory cards.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest possible GPS units that satisfy these needs? 
> Cheaper
> > is better.

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