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Old 07-26-2020, 01:42 PM
gdw gdw is offline
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Originally Posted by NoMoreParagon View Post
not sure about that...with Garmin Connect down, if you have to do a hard reboot, you can't load any route. Say you are in the middle of a bike packing trip, unit freezes, and by rebooting you lose all your routes. Only way to load routes wirelessly is strava or komoot apps. and w/o GC, you can't load apps.
So its kinda of a big deal. This is the high season of bike packing and many, including me, rely on Garmin Navigation to find the right route, often on solo trips and potentially on remote areas.

If people choose to travel in remote areas and don't carry backup maps and a compass they should stay closer to home and avoid unfamiliar routes. Too many folks dabbling in backcountry/bikepacking adventures aren't prepared to deal with the malfunctioning of their tech toys or equipment these days.
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