I was contacted by a rider looking to plan a long distance charity ride in memory of the 96 victims…
Category: gps
Corrupted Garmin fit files
Further to my post last year about retrieving GPS data from corrupted Garmin fit files, when it happened to me…
Planning an Audax DIY by GPS route
January’s another month where I can’t make a proper AUK event, so I’m relying on another 200km DIY by GPS…
Recovering gps data from a corrupt Garmin FIT file
There must be a word for that feeling the day after a great 400km DIY audax when you start uploading…
Starting heart rate training
After getting over the Nottingham to Edinburgh bike ride (here and here), which didn’t take as long as I thought…
Getting GPX from google maps
Using bikehike and bikeroutetoaster for laying out bike routes is pretty good if you have a pretty good idea of…
Getting Garmin Mapsource without the original CD
Rebuilding my windows machine and I needed to get Mapsource back on to it so I could work on cleaning…
Bikeroutetoaster route onto Garmin Edge 800 without Mapsource
Well I managed to get this working yesterday. I’ve had to rebuild my work PC thanks to a nasty little…
Audax DIY by GPS attempt 1
As I want to do an Super Randoneur (SR) series this year (that’s a 200km, 300km,400km and 600km ride) but…
Everybody rides to Skegness – 2 days later
A late report, though not due to anything catastrophic, just wanting to enjoy a day out with my fiancee to…
Converting GPS tracks (gpx) to routes for Garmin Edge
Garmin’s basecamp software isn’t as nice as some of the online course creation software (bikeroutetoaster, bikehike, etc). And if you…
Successful route on Garmin Edge 800 with Open Street Maps
woohoo, finally rode a 95% successful route following the Edge 800’s navigation using Open Street Maps last night. why 95%?…
Garmin Edge 800 – 2 weeks in
I eventually gave in and decided that more technology was a good thing and treated myself to the Garmin Edge…