Re: Trail Milage - GPS

Truman Prevatt (truman.prevatt@netsrq.com)
Fri, 17 Jan 1997 12:45:49 -0400

Geeze - just one more gadget to carry. I am not sure I have enough rings
on my saddle as is. BTW most of my ride is going to be GPS measured.
Actually the forest service has already survey most of the trails. The
down side to accurately measured trails is you are taking away one thing
the riders can whine about and we all know that whining is a
constitutionally guaranteed right of endurance riders. If the trails are
all accurate and marked well what will we talk about around the campfire?

Truman

>Ah, I should have known Truman would have beat me to it (mentioning
>GPS). However I noticed that there was a very cheap GPS now on the
>market for PC's. I know that commercial GPS's have some fuzziness built
>into them and they aren't allowed to be as accurate as Mil Spec stuff,
>but one of these GPS's in a lap top, sampling every thirty seconds or so
>should be accurate enough do the job. Stick one of those in along with
>the HRM and ride the trail. If the GPS gives elevation as well then you
>will even have the hills accounted for.
>
>What you say Truman?
>
>Nicco

Truman Prevatt
Sarasota, FL