Joining the techno revolution..A Garmin 800

[OakLeaf]

Yay! I love my 705. Enjoy yours.

[crazycanuck]

I received confirmation today that the 800's arrived in Syddddennney today, shop tomorrow and will be in my hot little hands on Friday!!!

I won't be able to really read the instruction manual til the following tues though...my exam is wayyyyy more important!

[kacie tri-ing]

Sounds wonderful. I have a 705 that I love! Can't wait to hear your review

[Pedal Wench]

REI has the 800's. LOVE the smaller size, lighter weight. I have a 705, so it's gonna take a lot to convince me to upgrade, but it's just so thin and light and easy to use that I just might have no choice!

[crazycanuck]

I used this for the first time on saturday & thought it was quite the thing . There are a few things that drove me nuts & will have to figure out before I use it again:
You can't see your estimated time of arrival if you don't download a trail/route (Rather important for an Audax or Mtb event)
The screen keeps moving to a new page every few seconds

I also can't figure out why a trail we've downloaded from bikely & put on google earth won't upload (download?) to the Garmin.

I'm new to all this....

So far so good.

[hebe]

Have fun with your new toy!

My Garmin is a Dakota and I've found that it does generally do everything I want it to do, but it can be a bit of a faff working out how to set it right.