Basic / Cheap Sat Nav options
Hi all, I have an older R1200RT. I'm not doing any epic life-affirming adventures, just a few trips around Europe.
I am not up to speed with the latest sat navs, so I wanted to pick your brains.
I usually navigate on the bike using my phone with Tom Tom / Waze / Google, connected to a Bluetooth headset.
In the past I've had a Garmin Zumo 595 and Tom Tom Rider 550.
However I'd like to know if there's a cheap sat nav that I can mount on the bike, as a visual aid. As when I'm touring I like to be able to see a map to confirm any direction instructions, plus I can choose to take a detour by glancing at the screen and choosing a road that looks promising.
However I:
- Don't want to mount my phone (I like to keep it in my pocket, not have to remember to remove it from the bike)
- Don't want an all singing £300 sat nav unit.
- Don't really want to house the phone / unit in a case as the glare on the screen means you can never see it properly.
- Would love to know if there's something like the Tom Tom Vio with a basic display.
- Would ideally like a unit that could work with the apps on my phone to display the route as it's so much easier to set a route on the phone than on the GPS system (at least, I find).
- It would be a bonus to have something that displays speed limits and speed camera warnings.
Sorry for the somewhat basic questions. I have tried to scour Google for reviews but I haven't had much luck.
Thank you.
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