Tom Tom Rider GPS

Neil E. · 06-08-2005, 02:48 PM

Has any of our UK or Euro friends got one of these yet?

rallybug · 06-08-2005, 04:34 PM

According to Mike Werner (Daily Motorcycle News), the release date has been put back to September - he's hoping to get a press unit shortly for testing and review, so keep an eye on his site above.

jas_ · 06-09-2005, 06:31 AM

I have been holding out for one of these.
Just noticed the other day that they changed the release date from 'Summer '05' to 'Autumn '05'

Oh well. Maybe Garmin will come out with their new unit by then.

BurnieM · 06-09-2005, 02:59 PM

Before anybody creams themselves on this new model you might want to check out the specs when they become available.

Garmins competitor for the Tomtom in-car units is the SP c320.
Ignoring the fact that is not waterproof, the other specs show that this unit is not useful offroad.
If you look at the specs you will find that there is no way to display a position (latitude/longitude) on the unit.
Also, it does not have 500 waypoints but it does have 500 'favorites'.
It only stores addresses as favorites. There is effectively only one true waypoint, the HOME favorite. Apart from this you cannot mark a spot that does not have a street address. Useful, NOT!

bmwhd · 06-10-2005, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BurnieM

Before anybody creams themselves on this new model you might want to check out the specs when they become available.

Garmins competitor for the Tomtom in-car units is the SP c320.
Ignoring the fact that is not waterproof, the other specs show that this unit is not useful offroad.
If you look at the specs you will find that there is no way to display a position (latitude/longitude) on the unit.
Also, it does not have 500 waypoints but it does have 500 'favorites'.
It only stores addresses as favorites. There is effectively only one true waypoint, the HOME favorite. Apart from this you cannot mark a spot that does not have a street address. Useful, NOT!

Those are important points but not what drives my GPS buying decisions. Superior street routing is number 1, 2, and 3 on my priority list. I've got an eMap for offroad work.

autorotate · 06-11-2005, 12:36 PM

http://www.lordpercy.com/tomtom_rider.htm

azabeemerboy · 06-12-2005, 07:35 AM

Comp USA had a Tom Tom on display yesterday in Atlanta. I didn't spend any time with it but I assumed they are in stock?

jas_ · 06-13-2005, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azabeemerboy

Comp USA had a Tom Tom on display yesterday in Atlanta. I didn't spend any time with it but I assumed they are in stock?

The TomTom and TomTom Rider are two separate units. The 'Rider' is built specifically for motorcycle use.

jdiaz · 06-13-2005, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azabeemerboy

Comp USA had a Tom Tom on display yesterday in Atlanta. I didn't spend any time with it but I assumed they are in stock?

The email I got from miotti.it (local TomTom source in Milano) yesterday said the Rider would be out in July.

Jon

JZH · 06-14-2005, 10:37 AM

...but then I just got an email from www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk imforming me that the tomtom Rider is in stock now: http://www.globalpositioningsystems....a121b75f7dcb37

Only one actually in stock that I can see, and price is still tbc, but this is still better news than "Autumn 2005".

Hello, btw. I'm just here for the Equipment forum--I like the way you guys think!

Ciao,

rallybug · 06-14-2005, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JZH

...but then I just got an email from www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk imforming me that the tomtom Rider is in stock now: http://www.globalpositioningsystems....a121b75f7dcb37

Only one actually in stock that I can see, and price is still tbc, but this is still better news than "Autumn 2005".

Ditto on the email

JZH · 06-17-2005, 07:13 AM

By the way, I later got another email from them telling me that the first email was a mistake, and no, they don't have it after all...

Ciao,

06-08-2005, 02:48 PM	#1
Neil E. ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Gormley, Ontario, Canada Oddometer: 220	Tom Tom Rider GPS Has any of our UK or Euro friends got one of these yet?

06-08-2005, 04:34 PM	#2
rallybug Local Yokel Joined: Apr 2002 Location: North Salt Lake, UT Oddometer: 8,099	According to Mike Werner (Daily Motorcycle News), the release date has been put back to September - he's hoping to get a press unit shortly for testing and review, so keep an eye on his site above. __________________ Ben My Ride Reports

06-11-2005, 12:36 PM	#6
autorotate Adventurer Joined: Mar 2005 Location: El Paso Oddometer: 64	TomTom article http://www.lordpercy.com/tomtom_rider.htm

06-12-2005, 07:35 AM	#7
azabeemerboy Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Fairhope, Alabama Oddometer: 1,577	Comp USA had a Tom Tom on display yesterday in Atlanta. I didn't spend any time with it but I assumed they are in stock? __________________ Barry

06-14-2005, 10:37 AM	#10
JZH Global Bodger Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Hong Kong SAR, PRC/So.Cal., USA Oddometer: 41	...but then I just got an email from www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk imforming me that the tomtom Rider is in stock now: http://www.globalpositioningsystems....a121b75f7dcb37 Only one actually in stock that I can see, and price is still tbc, but this is still better news than "Autumn 2005". Hello, btw. I'm just here for the Equipment forum--I like the way you guys think! Ciao, __________________ JZH Hong Kong SAR, PRC/So.Cal., USA http://www.vsource.org RS250; CBR400RRN; VFR400RL; VFR444RN; RVF400RT; VFR750FL; VFR837FP; VFR800FiY-SC; ST1300A4...

06-09-2005, 06:31 AM	#3
jas_ Adventurer Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Louisville, KY USA Oddometer: 69	I have been holding out for one of these. Just noticed the other day that they changed the release date from 'Summer '05' to 'Autumn '05' Oh well. Maybe Garmin will come out with their new unit by then.

06-09-2005, 02:59 PM	#4
BurnieM Nipple boy Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Oddometer: 4,101	Before anybody creams themselves on this new model you might want to check out the specs when they become available. Garmins competitor for the Tomtom in-car units is the SP c320. Ignoring the fact that is not waterproof, the other specs show that this unit is not useful offroad. If you look at the specs you will find that there is no way to display a position (latitude/longitude) on the unit. Also, it does not have 500 waypoints but it does have 500 'favorites'. It only stores addresses as favorites. There is effectively only one true waypoint, the HOME favorite. Apart from this you cannot mark a spot that does not have a street address. Useful, NOT!

06-17-2005, 07:13 AM	#12
JZH Global Bodger Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Hong Kong SAR, PRC/So.Cal., USA Oddometer: 41	By the way, I later got another email from them telling me that the first email was a mistake, and no, they don't have it after all... Ciao, __________________ JZH Hong Kong SAR, PRC/So.Cal., USA http://www.vsource.org RS250; CBR400RRN; VFR400RL; VFR444RN; RVF400RT; VFR750FL; VFR837FP; VFR800FiY-SC; ST1300A4... JZH screwed with this post 06-17-2005 at 07:14 AM Reason: none, really

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