Where to buy a Garmin Edge 305 - Page 2

scotty72 · #16 08-02.-2006

Does this unit let you download course data into something like google maps or google earth to produce a course that others can follow (with profiles)?

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Originally Posted by peterlip

Got it in one, that's exactly how the altitude is calculated. Riding to work the other day, the altitude matched google earth's value pretty well spot on, 25m. The unit was off all day, and when switching it on, it read 75m below sea level. I assume that means a high pressure system came in during the day. I think it didn't help that I turned it on indoors, and as soon as it was outside searching for satellites, I was off and riding. It took half the ride, 45 min, before it was back on track. I suspect that if I had turned it on outside, and was stationary for a few minutes, it would've calibrated much quicker. More experimentation required.
I got mine from Johnny Appleseed, who are on St Kilda Rd in Melbourne (St Kilda actually). A bit more expensive than Aussiedeals, but GPS is what they do, so could answer any question I had. And if I have any problems, they're not far away. They also cut me a bit of a deal with map software, which is not for the unit, but is useful for downloading rides onto the computer, and uploading waypoints & courses to the unit.

peterlip · #17 08-02.-2006

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Originally Posted by scotty72

Does this unit let you download course data into something like google maps or google earth to produce a course that others can follow (with profiles)?

It was a bit of fiddling, but I've done it.
When I bought the unit, I also bought "MapSource", a map of Australia which links into the training software. Using this, I exported a .gpx file, which Google Earth can read.
I've attempted to attach it to this message...

peterlip · #18 08-02.-2006

Can't believe that worked!!
Anyway, the .gpx file seems to be an XML file that contains almost 1000 points, each with the latitude, longitude, elevation and time I was at that point. From this, you could (or what ever software you're using) should be able to work out speed, gradient, etc.
The training software that the unit comes with it doesn't seem to be able to export the course to another format, so you'll need MapSource or some other piece of software to do it. I read somewhere that someone has created some freeware software for this unit. I'm not sure if it focuses on the training aspect or the mapping aspect, but what it does mean is that people are out there writing software for this unit.

scotty72 · #19 08-02.-2006

Worked

Thanks for that, that looks really cool

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by peterlip

Can't believe that worked!!
Anyway, the .gpx file seems to be an XML file that contains almost 1000 points, each with the latitude, longitude, elevation and time I was at that point. From this, you could (or what ever software you're using) should be able to work out speed, gradient, etc.
The training software that the unit comes with it doesn't seem to be able to export the course to another format, so you'll need MapSource or some other piece of software to do it. I read somewhere that someone has created some freeware software for this unit. I'm not sure if it focuses on the training aspect or the mapping aspect, but what it does mean is that people are out there writing software for this unit.

scotty72 · #20 08-02.-2006

Joe,

Is that the Geo.Man on Ebay

he claims to only ship to the USA, or will he if you ask nicely?

Scotty

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Originally Posted by joelireland

Hi,

I'm from Melbourne (presently living in Taswegia) but I looked at johnny appleseed and almost bought one from him - great unit - but i held off because i wanted to be able to use it not only for cycling (its main purpose) but for navigation also (i.e. get coordintes off the unit) and with the firmware that came on it you couldn't do this. But i kept looking into it and found that the upgraded firmware you could do this.

I think Johnny Appleseed was asking around $570 AUD but i decided to get it from Geo.Man in america. Around $430 AUD and it arrived exactly 1 week after i bought it - no duty import taxes or anything. It did come with an american plug for the charger however, but as i plug it into the usb cable of the computer it charges from there anyway. The plug is also 100-240V input so all it needs is an adapter (i.e. no transformer required).

So all good.

joelireland · #21 08-02.-2006

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Originally Posted by scotty72

Joe,

Is that the Geo.Man on Ebay

he claims to only ship to the USA, or will he if you ask nicely?

Scotty

Scotty,

Go direct from this website: http://geoman.xrayaudio.com/

He is good. Good delivery times. Be aware though that it won't have an ozzie power point on the charger (but will take 240V). You will just have to get a cheap universal (or USA-AUS) plug adapter from a hardware store. Although I haven't actually needed my charger as I have just charged it off USB.

Tell him I sent ya!

Cheers

Joel

geo.man · #22 08-02.-2006

Hi,

I'm the "Geo.Man" you are talking about (thanks Joel!). I noticed traffic from this thread to our site and I just wanted to personally thank all of you and say that we are thrilled to ship to Australia. In fact, we shipped several so far this week and that seems to be the trend.

Most folks are receiving theirs in about 5 days. As mentioned, they come with US power adapters but I've never used mine anyway. I always charge off the USB port of my computer.

Once more, thank you very much for your recognition. If you have ANY questions at all, just let me know.

Best regards,

Geo.Man

miyata610 · #23 08-03.-2006

geo.man is $us295 + $us17 postage = $us312.

at 0.75 that is $A416.

Not bad.

I'll wait for sub $400.

ozbiker2 · #24 08-03.-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by peterlip

Can't believe that worked!!
Anyway, the .gpx file seems to be an XML file that contains almost 1000 points, each with the latitude, longitude, elevation and time I was at that point. From this, you could (or what ever software you're using) should be able to work out speed, gradient, etc.
The training software that the unit comes with it doesn't seem to be able to export the course to another format, so you'll need MapSource or some other piece of software to do it. I read somewhere that someone has created some freeware software for this unit. I'm not sure if it focuses on the training aspect or the mapping aspect, but what it does mean is that people are out there writing software for this unit.

The freeware is called SportTracks
I just loaded peter's gpx file into it and it worked flawlessly. Very cool!! Street map of Melbourne and his cycle route plus satellite image of the route too. Complicated

Is that an escape route

miyata610 · #25 08-03.-2006

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Originally Posted by ozbiker2

The freeware is called SportTracks
I just loaded peter's gpx file into it and it worked flawlessly. Very cool!! Street map of Melbourne and his cycle route plus satellite image of the route too. Complicated

Is that an escape route

I just tried that too... I'm impressed!

Great satellite images and the street maps are good too.

So was this a trip from home to work?

It finishes just near Swinburne right?

WrxAnt · #26 08-03.-2006

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the file!

You work within 100m of my office it seems!!!

Definitely sounds like this edge 305 is what I want

Cheers
WrxAnt

Outdoorgaz · #27 08-04.-2006

"I'm from Melbourne (presently living in Taswegia) but I looked at johnny appleseed and almost bought one from him - great unit - but i held off because i wanted to be able to use it not only for cycling (its main purpose) but for navigation also (i.e. get coordintes off the unit) and with the firmware that came on it you couldn't do this. But i kept looking into it and found that the upgraded firmware you could do this. "

Where did you find the firmware update? Not being able to obtain a coordinate off the unit has stopped me getting one.
Thanks

peterlip · #28 08-04.-2006

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Originally Posted by miyata610

I just tried that too... I'm impressed!

Great satellite images and the street maps are good too.

So was this a trip from home to work?

It finishes just near Swinburne right?

Yes, from home to work. I work just down the road from Swinburne.

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Originally Posted by Outdoorgaz

Where did you find the firmware update? Not being able to obtain a coordinate off the unit has stopped me getting one.
Thanks

The firmware can be downloaded from the Garmin website, http://www.garmin.com/support/downlo...ls.jsp?id=1243.
You can get the coordinates of your current position, but its a hidden in one of the menus.

scotty72 · #29 08-05.-2006

I ended up ordering one for myself too

On it's way.

I'll let you know when it arrives and how I find it...

Scotty

peterlip · #30 08-09.-2006

For those of you(s) who have one, what's your battery life like?

I've only have mine for a couple of weeks, and I know that lithium-ion batteries take a few charges before they settle, but I'm a little concerned that my 90 minute commute seems to be using almost half the charge. Maybe I shouldn't charge it after every ride? Is the battery monitor accurate?
The manual/website claims 10-12 hours. ATB last year was around 7 hours riding time, which equated to around close to 10 hours elapsed time, that puts me right on the limit.

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