Caerus Posted July 15, 2013 Share joberg to c next year is nav only...hence my questions IS this a new thing? As far as I knew the trail was all marked out for you, well at least it was on the first one. IS this now completely off the beaten track, surely there are trails but they just not marked? I doubt you will have to be checking constantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted July 15, 2013 Share Just don't get it trails were marked clearly, and it worked,I would rather be checking out the awesome views than watching GPS, but who knows they seem to know what they doing maybe it will be DIPSLICK and WAYNE PROOF Edited July 15, 2013 by dipslick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted July 15, 2013 Share been watching this thread, reading the Facebook posts, not keen on this idea. if I end doing this race/adventure, and I do hope to do it, it will be with my wife, we'll be there to enjoy the ride, not an exercise in navigation, and the upset... disasters of having to figure out where it went wrong when we got lost. With this race, it will most probably be couple of hundred people following each other. hope the guys in front will know what they doing. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted July 15, 2013 Share We did Sani2C Nonstop a few years ago and you had the option of following a GPX route on a GPS or use 'route card' type things. It was a 4 man team (4th man was the support driver) and 3 of us riding had GPS of various types (301 with just waypoints, 305 with the full route and a 705 with alles). We just saw it as part of the fun (the navigating that is). Effectively it was on roads/jeep tracks/singletrack and the GPS warns if there is a 'turn' with a beep and you just follow the route. As someone mentioned it also tells you if you're off course. We got lost once just for a short way but quickly back on course. As it was not such a big event you couldn't just follow the teams in front. Maybe that will be easier in a big event like Jobeg2C. We did quite a few rides before following routes just to get used to it. Also we got the course before the time and went down to Scottburgh for a weekend (my boet has a flat there) and rode the last 20k's or so ... We didn't exactly dawdle along despite following a 'line' Wayne Potgieter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brogue Posted July 15, 2013 Share Also, whaaat eef the file corrupts mid stage or the screen cracks spontaneously or you drop it in a stream whilst taking a leak? Do the organisers lay down bread crumbs as an alternative to technology? So many what if's! DIPSLICK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted July 15, 2013 Share Also, whaaat eef the file corrupts mid stage or the screen cracks spontaneously or you drop it in a stream whilst taking a leak? Do the organisers lay down bread crumbs as an alternative to technology? So many what if's! Isn't it a team event? If it's solo riders as well that could be a problem .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko35s Posted July 15, 2013 Share joberg to c next year is nav only...hence my questionsThere was one this year that was gps route only, cant remember which one it was but it was on supercycling recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmytrap Posted July 15, 2013 Share There was one this year that was gps route only, cant remember which one it was but it was on supercycling recently.About 2 months back was Trans Portugal, it was nav only. 9 days, 1150km. A couple of my mates did it, lots of climbing gates and so on. I've used the nav function on my 705 before at Holla Trails. You had a huge arrow to follow, it looked like a compass, so it pointed you in the correct direction. And it also told you the distance to the next turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bin Laden Posted July 15, 2013 Share dusi2C was gps only.. maybe guys that did it can give better feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reteid Posted July 16, 2013 Share is your 910 xt perhaps for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibruegge Posted July 16, 2013 Share yeah, often it is a "why change what's working well" matter - personally, I do manage to get lost on a trail marked by bright red things dangling of a tree, so I can't see myself being more successful trying to use my little gps 2 inch screen on my rattling handlebar.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBc Posted July 16, 2013 Share would love to tell you, but my edge 500 freezes up every time i try do a course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted July 16, 2013 Share is your 910 xt perhaps for sale?Not at this point, i still will use it for running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted July 16, 2013 Share What happened to the good old map and compass.........amazing.We never got lost doing ops.I like that new Suunto watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shangri la Posted July 16, 2013 Share This SHOULD reduce the entry cost - no manpower needed to sticker each tern and then remove them after the race. Sill ride in areas where the last race was 9 months ago with dayglo stickers on every other bush - just about as bad as all the plastic bags blowing in the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted July 16, 2013 Share SHOULD,,,HA HA YOUR A FUNNY GUY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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