Creating a course for Garmin 705 GPS

18 Responses to “Creating a course for Garmin 705 GPS”

1. newportcycling says:

   March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

   TY… do you know …
   TY… do you know if the file/program is compatible with other Garmin’s…?… ie: oregon 550, etc…?
2. techno2b says:

   March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

   @bheiland when i …
   @bheiland when i open mine garmin i dnt see courses workouts
3. helmivach says:

   March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

   Great video, …
   Great video, planning to get one for sure now. Thanks
4. bheiland says:

   March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

   I have never tried …
   I have never tried the back to start function within the GPS before. I recently had my GPS start routing me with the commands northwest at …or sourth at.. and felt something was really wrong. I proceeded to power off my 705, reseat my memory card that contains my mapset and power it back on and then restart my ride. The turn names then came up as I expected them to.
   Out and back I would draw the course back on itself even if I had to make a second course that was a reverse of the first.
5. peteandtess says:

   March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

   I have followed a …
   I have followed a one way course out about 20 miles and then hit back to start. i found that the back to start directions were far more vague like “south at turn 9″ instead of the street name. If i missed a street it was very hard to get back on course. Would you recommend creating an out and back course?
6. peteandtess says:

   March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

   Excellent video! …
   Excellent video! Can you offer advice as to how to edit/modify the route after you have created it to change streets etc. i have tried dragging the points but it will create a triangle to that point and not re-route the course. Can you delete a section and re-route that section? Many thanks.
7. BrendanJones1989 says:

   March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

   i barely ever write …
   i barely ever write comments, but this site is easy to use, and you clarified everything for me, thank you
8. MrLozatron says:

   March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

   This is utterly …
   This is utterly superb – thank you. Now all I need to do is figure out how to follow the route on my garmin…
9. Fit4life8 says:

   March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

   Do NOT buy the Edge …
   Do NOT buy the Edge 705, while it has many features the unit is critically flawed with bugs galore! I have one, I ride the same route yet each ride the distance varies substantially due to GPS inaccuracy. The unit goes into auto-pause, records false max-speeds, inconsistent total ascent, etc. They never got the bugs out; DO NOT BUY THIS THING. Instead buy a separate odo/speed with integrated calories and then a separate GPS. Even with the latest software version the 705 is a costly piece of junk
10. kinhellfa says:

    March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    If that could be …
    If that could be described as “Creating a Course for Garmin Edge 705 for Dummies” then, as a dummy, I am very impressed as I found it so intuitive and easy to follow.
    I will set up my garmin on my laptop, follow your instructions and let you know how it went.
    Many, many thanks. Do you have more Edge 705 tutorials?
11. thathatt says:

    March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    I just created a …
    I just created a folder and named it courses.
12. peterahughes says:

    March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    Superb!! Many …
    Superb!! Many thanks in sharing this, very, very, helpful & clear.
13. squidoo100 says:

    March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    Great video, really …
    Great video, really clear and helpful.
    Thanks!!!
14. baljeetd says:

    March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    Helpful guide – …
    Helpful guide – thanks.
15. Yusufmasron says:

    March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    That certainly …
    That certainly helps. Justifies paying for the edge 705…. TQ
16. JOBSAMUSHROOM says:

    March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    when i access the …
    when i access the 705 to copy the map over to courses there is no courses in the folder only history.
17. 1stPlaceDirector says:

    March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    Thanks for posting …
    Thanks for posting this video that shows more than just the basics.
18. baccus58ins says:

    March 30, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    i had no idea i …
    i had no idea i could do this. this was very hepful.thank you very much!