Well I used the cradle and app proper for the first time today. Set it to fastest to get to a local watering hole/bikestop took me there exactly the way I would have gone “just to get there” On the way back I selected winding roads set on the middle setting and it found a route home with some roads I know and use and some I haven’t but was a really good road with no “stupid silly routing” so for road use and get me there directions I think it works really really well.
I’ve resided to the fact it can’t hold a candle to a garmin for off road use and have to decide whether I’m happy using phone apps for off road exploration, honestly I don’t think so, the screen just isn’t bright enough when wearing dark visor or goggles and wanting to see the detail of the trail. I will keep the cradle and use it to power the phone when using the ico apps when rallying and the connect app for road use. For off road discovery I think it will be a Montana 700 on another mount somewhere.
I’ve resided to the fact it can’t hold a candle to a garmin for off road use and have to decide whether I’m happy using phone apps for off road exploration, honestly I don’t think so, the screen just isn’t bright enough when wearing dark visor or goggles and wanting to see the detail of the trail. I will keep the cradle and use it to power the phone when using the ico apps when rallying and the connect app for road use. For off road discovery I think it will be a Montana 700 on another mount somewhere.