Many MTB Orienteers don't use a compass, or they use one that clips onto their map-board - saw a few
of these at the Oz champs this weekend. I might even get one, just for those vague-outs when you hit
a 5-way junction and lose concentration.
Have a look at:
http://www.ozmtbo.com/miry_compass.html
Of course then you need a mapboard (if you are going to buy a Miry (the best), its usually cheaper
to get them from New Zealand - www.mapsport.co.nz).
Anyone who is into bikes, maps and all that stuff should have a look at the infoasis tool where you
can plot your GPS'd mountain bike rides (or anything else for that matter) on the map. They
currently have the route of the winner of the men's race at the NSW mountain bike orienteering
champs running, its very neat.
http://www.infoasis.com.au/singletrek/singletrek.html
Andy
"Andrew Morris" <
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> Bzzzzzzzzzzt, he's 5 years old, but obsessed with numbers, and directions, and times and stuff...
>
> have found another one on the web, but again in the US...
>
> waiting for a response from the MTB Orienteering Association... hoping
they
> can help for sourcing one locally....
>
> "Arpit" <
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> > get the nephew a cheap gps system
> >
> > On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 18:56:11 +1100, "Andrew Morris" <
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> >
> > >Hmmm... given it's for a gift, that's one of our last resorts...
> > >
> > >
> > >"Deep Freud Moors" <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote in message
> > >
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> > >> On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 12:44:03 +1100, "Andrew Morris" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >Hi Guys,
> > >> >
> > >> >My partner is looking for a bike compass for her nephew for
Christmas.
> > >I've
> > >> >seen them on REI, but haven't seen them anywhere in Australia...
> > >> >
> > >> >Is anyone aware of who would sell them? My LBS drew a blank...
> > >>
> > >> A mate of mine got a tiny one from a Chinese store and glued it onto his handlebars. He
> > >> reckons it was invaluable for navigating around cities he was unfamiliar with.
> > >> ---
> > >> DFM
> > >
>