Build or buy? If so what?
Purpose is leading groups off road.
Bike has a very short stem.
Ta.
A mate of mine makes these: http://mapdec.com/products/mapdec-map-board
(not what I have - mine is http://www.nordenmark.com/products-mtb.html but not sure where you get one of those now - but what I'd buy if I was getting one now)
Oh, and a list of other options http://www.stodgell.co.uk/?page_id=2067
ta
how about the audax method - I know I'm not entirely following the brief here but....
map folded to area - in a clear plastic wallet folder taped at end to make waterproof - bungee/elastic band to attach to forearm
always visible
lol for guiding off road? nah.
aracer's options look good.
Personally for MTB orienteering I just have an A4-sized plastic chopping board with holes poked into it to allow it to be zip-tied to the bars and stem. 6 x bulldog clips hold the map in place.
Total cost less than £2, although it looks rather out of place on a £3k carbon XC race bike. Which is part of the appeal for me 🙂
I used to wander around until I found a For Sale sign that had been (ahem) 'thrown away'. Chop a piece to A5 size, punch a couple of holes for bit of elastic and some zip ties and you're good to go.
Obviously it won't rotate or anything, but it's cheap, light and isn't massive so you can still see your front wheel.
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Just go wherever the person in front is going!
jonba has it. A mapping GPS has made mounting a map redundant for me too.
nah, following arrows on a widget is not navigating
Hi, thanks for the mention racer.
I bet a map and compass will beat a GPS in a race any time. Seriously though, I use both, and for guiding in unfamiliar country I use a paper map because I can see a bigger picture and alter routes to suit speed, weather etc. The mapdec is a solid product for mountain bikes, and just £35 shipped. Make do and bodge are ok. its how we all start, but one you go elevated and rotating.... there is no going back 😉
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I'm with jonba.
It's up to you whether or not you want to load a GPX track onto the GPS. It's otherwise just a digital representation of the same lines and words printed on to paper.
Working out where you are going by looking at the stars and the sun? That's navigating.
It's up to you whether or not you want to load a GPX track onto the GPS. It's otherwise just a digital representation of the same lines and words printed on to paper.
actually it's more a question of do I want to spend hundreds of pounds on a widget
happy to try maps for now
Working out where you are going by looking at the stars and the sun? That's navigating.
fair point
follow up: I bought a Mapdec, delivery was prompt, fitting is easy, and it survived a very short beasting around my back garden. Short stem clearance is no problem.
Will FU again once I've got some trail miles in with it.
