1200 Pikes Peak Xt Zumo Fitted

Tell me if the mount wobbles

 

Great bit of kit, so much clearer

 

On my 1260 I find the XT bounces around less, a fair bit lighter than the 590/595 so I'm pretty sure that's why.

 

The XT is a great bit of kit, but it’s hardly the most positive click when you put it into its cradle, I am spending half my time hoping it’s on properly and won’t fall off.

 

MC, they ALL wobble, no matter what you do!

 

I'm thinking about getting one to replace my old 550. But can't decide if I will get to use it this year or if they will go cheaper if I wait a bit.

 

I noticed the same, but bought a lock for mine from zumolocks.

 

My reason for getting the Zumo XT; eyesight is good for distance but close up vision not as good as it used to be, screen is far better than the 590 in this regard.

Transfer of routes planned on my PC but then accessible via MRA app on my phone with easy Bluetooth transfer to the XT.

Though yet to seriously use it in the real world, apart from a quick route last year.

 

My only issue was when I was using it in (really) heavy rain and the screen kept switching. Garmin replaced the unit for me FOC

 

I have an XT mounted on an Ionic Parts printed mount. Its a really good unit, like others have noted the unit doesn't positively snap into the cradle. Basecamp is good for planning routes, once you have got to grips with how it works!

 

You must have the patience of an Angel to be using Basecamp, it might be worth having a look at MRA My Route App. Quite a few of us have converted to it. Very much easier to use and send /make/install routes.

 

Different learning styles make for a different experience. Had a lot of help getting my head round MRA which actually pushed me back to Basecamp which I can now use successfully. I will own up to using GM to influence broadly where I want to go but I find that does help me understand where Basecamp needs a little guidance. Andy

 

MRA all the way now. They've introduced the ability to add via points mid route which is a game changer for me. You can even add a delay for an en route via point which will add to the full journey time (in MRA at least, Basecamp even failed to transfer that to the GPS).

Via points are points that the GPS is obliged to take you to whereas shaping points just influence the route and can be removed by a recalculation of the current route. Via points don't get deleted by a recalc.

 

Is a via point the same as a waypoint?
I used to add waypoints to force a route after recalculations

 

I'd like to know this as well, I signed up for MRA a couple of months back after my wife got me the XT and a Evo tech mount for my 1260. I've not toyed with it at all in the real world. But the last time I used a garmin, I SLOWLY plotted a long trip over Europe and manually adjusted the route to suit roads I wanted to go on.

I might log into MRA tomorrow and have a proper tinker around with it and plan a route for this weekend.

Back when I planned a longer route, I uploaded a bunch of smaller rides from here: https://www.bestbikingroads.com/ and stitched them all together, I couldn't find a way of doing that in MRA last time I checked.

 

Yes it is, sorry was using the MRA terminology.

I've yet to test this in the real world but it does seem to work and opening routes in Basecamp show them as way points. Just built a new PC and not bothering installing Basecamp and all that mapping. Just this evening been forced to install Garmin Express which is currently installing updates onto my XT. The direct WiFi method failed for some reason and the screen stated that I'd need to update using GE.