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March weekends are filling up with riding plans fast for me! (And I like that. Gotta get all the riding in I can...wife is 7 months pregnant with our first!)

I want to join you at Milford. I'll have to see how it goes between now and then.

If the weather is that nice, it sounds like a great day to ride. I may be game. I'll keep an eye on this topic.

Yeah, too bad you can only see his boot in the photo. Just from the boot, though, you can tell he must be an amazing guy. I like that photo showing the snow packed in your spokes from where you blazed the channel through the drift for the rest of us. We definitely need to do at least one group snow ...

It's the classic issue that we programmers call "feature creep". "Yes, but for just $50 more we could have this and that!" Truth is, if I ever want to do a big Baja ride or ride the Rockies from Mexico to Canada or ride the TAT, I'll be wishing I had the "x" -- that is, the 60Cx or 60CSx. The larger...

I can verify that $275, at least when I bought mine, is a VERY good deal. I bought mine like new but used on ebay and paid $270.00. Darrel at TVNAV.com sounds like a good source. As has been mentioned previously, remember that the 60 series is basically useless without also purchasing a Garmin MapSo...

I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho this weekend. It came highly recommended in an AdvRider.com thread. It is a fable about following your dream, listening to your heart, and living your destiny. It's easy to read this book in a weekend, and I really enjoyed it. You can check it out on Amazon.com h...

As Mike said, he and I use the Garmin GPSMap 60 series. I find it to be ideal. More of our detailed replies on this subject are in this thread: http://www.rideforum.net/viewtopic.php?t=96 Also see the GPS related info in these threads: http://www.rideforum.net/viewtopic.php?t=18&highlight=gps http:/...

I LOVE it, Mike! This is the kind of creativity I've been talking about!

Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to make it since I live up in KC, but if I'm able to make a Wichita weekend out of it, I'll try to take your challenge.

I did an all day white-water rafting trip on either the upper or lower Gauley--don't remember which. I just remember it was quite scary in many places but was also an experience in my top 3 most exciting and fun experiences of my life. The guide kept explaining different sections as we'd pass where ...

At least with Garmin MapSource, you (or at least I) cannot get the name of the WAYPOINT to not show on the map printout. Mike, last night while trying to checkout the features Eddie has been talking about, I noticed under Edit, Preferences a checkbox option to turn on or off Waypoint names. I'll lo...

At least with Garmin MapSource, you (or at least I) cannot get the name of the WAYPOINT to not show on the map printout. Mike, last night while trying to checkout the features Eddie has been talking about, I noticed under Edit, Preferences a checkbox option to turn on or off Waypoint names. I'll lo...

Our offices are not far apart. Lets get together for lunch soon and I'll bring my laptop and show you how it works. I am fairly flexible with lunch, but rather than be rushed, would you be open to doing an afterwork get together? If so, tell me what time works for you. We could meet at the Latte La...

I definitely think a color unit would be nice. How do you like the 60cs? unit? It looked like the screen may be a little larger. This is a personal choice and also depends on EXACTLY how you like to use a GPS unit. Also, I do not actually have experience with any other GPS units other than 30 secon...

Kware wrote:I hope we don't have to start meeting in Belton.............

Hey, there might be some good roads to explore down that way. I hope he makes it to the forum. Park Rangers usually know the backroads pretty well.

Thanks for the info Troy. When we do the Arkansas ride we invariably have someone with a magellan GPS. Hopefully with the GPX format I can offer a download into their units. I browsed the Marengo site last night. I'll have to give it a try. I scrolled to Arkansas and found out the detail was not as...

That area NE of 152 & 35 has a lot of appeal for my wife & I. Texas Roadhouse---consistently great food, but always very crowded. Red Robin--the best burgers and best burger variety (I highly recommend the Salmon burger on whole wheat and the Pot Roast burger!) And they've got the Starbucks there, t...

Ok, so it's my fault! :twisted: It's pretty much ALL your fault! You forced me to buy the same GPS (60CS). You forced me to buy the TOPO maps. You forced me to ride over to your house so you could custom manufacture the power cable to wire my GPS to my bike. You demonstrated how to use the software...

ajayhawkfan, I was trying to checkout some of your tips, but apparently I don't have the same software you do. You mention "City Navigator" and a Routing tab. I don't have a product named City Navigator. The installed product I have calls itself simply "MapSource" although I swear the CD is titled "...

I have the City Nav 8. I'm curious, does the City Nav product have all the backroads in it? It is my understanding that it has, of course, great coverage of cities and highways, but did not have the dirt roads. At safiri's recommendation, I purchased Garmin's US TOPO product when I got my 60CS. It ...

1) Will the Garmin software accept a Marengo .gpx file? 2) If I convert a Garmin route file to .gpx, can persons with software other than Garmin Mapsource (Magellan?) download my file into their software? 1. I suppose that depends on your Garmin software. I can only speak to the version I use (MapS...