Beeline Moto II

I’ve never seen one in the wild. From a quick search, it uses Google Maps data, but won’t take anything else.

It’s customary when asking about a product to offer a link to it so there isn’t any confusion about what you’re specifying.
Beeline Moto II

A little google translate offers some insightful reviews HERE. Pairs to your phone. Limited data compared to a dedicated GPS unit, but if it meets your needs, it meets your needs.
 
EricV said:
I’ve never seen one in the wild. From a quick search, it uses Google Maps data, but won’t take anything else.

It’s customary when asking about a product to offer a link to it so there isn’t any confusion about what you’re specifying.
Beeline Moto II

A little google translate offers some insightful reviews HERE. Pairs to your phone. Limited data compared to a dedicated GPS unit, but if it meets your needs, it meets your needs.
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Have edited my post to include a link....
 
A 14 hour battery life would not be sufficient for a 1000 mile run, or a BritButt Rally.
I read the blurb from the link, but couldn't find how you input locations. In the IBA we tend to use lat/long coordinates and gpx files. If it couldn't take those it wouldn't be fit for purpose from my point of view.

For the same money I would go for a second hand Zumo XT.
 
owl* said:
A 14 hour battery life would not be sufficient for a 1000 mile run, or a BritButt Rally.
I read the blurb from the link, but couldn't find how you input locations. In the IBA we tend to use lat/long coordinates and gpx files. If it couldn't take those it wouldn't be fit for purpose from my point of view.

For the same money I would go for a second hand Zumo XT.
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You can buy a fitting that allows you to permantly run the beeline straight from the bike, this would need to be connected to the battery though, you link it via a phone apt, I will need to check on the lat/long though im sure i read it could use gpx files. I will take a look at the zumo xt.
 
sat navs need to be fairly robust on a bike, mine have failed in the past but get quite a few years out of them before that currently using garmin but have had tomtoms in the past. tom tom has lost a lot of its appeal to me
its down to preference some people are happy with phones etc how anything survives for prolonged periods in horrible conditions is a good question to ask
 
stig of the dump said:
sat navs need to be fairly robust on a bike, mine have failed in the past but get quite a few years out of them before that currently using garmin but have had tomtoms in the past. tom tom has lost a lot of its appeal to me
its down to preference some people are happy with phones etc how anything survives for prolonged periods in horrible conditions is a good question to ask
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I had intended to use my phone, but then thought better of it, so thought id invest in a sat nav, I'm used to a tomtom as thats what i use in my truck. the beeline has caught my eye though but never heard of it before, hence why i started this thread, see if any of you guys already have experience of it, before investing in a few hundred quid........
My biggest concern with it is how it operates when you are out of phone signal.......

A couple of youtube reviews are here.....


 
You need to choose between a Garmin Zumo or a TomTom Rider. Virtually all IBA UK riders use one or the other of those two dedicated, stand alone Sat Navs.

I use a Tomtom Rider for no other reason than they were my first choice of Sat Nav many years ago, I'm not brand loyal it's just that TomToms have always met my Sat Nav needs.

The Garmin Zumo appears to be the more popular choice by IBA UK riders, and the included BaseCamp route planner looks particularly good for planning rallys.
 
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