Comments for DC Rainmaker http://www.dcrainmaker.com Tue, 21 May 2013 09:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on What I learned after getting hit by a car while cycling by Querfeldein http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/05/what-i-learned-about-getting-hit-by-car.html#comment-130399 Querfeldein Tue, 21 May 2013 09:28:45 +0000 http://localhost/dcrm/?p=488#comment-130399 After a similar (but slightly serious) accident at an intersection, where I narrowly avoided a car but still crashed, I’ve made it a rule to always call the police, and not make a “spur of the moment” decision that everything will be alright. You won’t know how much you’re hurting (I didn’t even realise I was bleeding from my knee and elbow, nor did I realise the damage to my bike and clothes), and you won’t make rational decisions when you’re full of adrenaline. Make a plan of what you will do (call the police) and absolutely stick to it. I sent the driver away, and ended up paying for everything either myself or through my own insurance. I won’t make that mistake again.

]]> Comment on Incredible deals: Garmin FR910XT for $299, FR310XT for $169, Edge 800 for $229, Ambit for $349 by stephan http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/incredible-fr910xt-fr310xt.html#comment-130396 stephan Tue, 21 May 2013 08:58:08 +0000 http://www.dcrainmaker.com/?p=13333#comment-130396 is the 100$ trade in, possible in germany too?

]]> Comment on How to download free maps to your Garmin Edge 705/800/810 by RV http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/download-garmin-705800810.html#comment-130393 RV Tue, 21 May 2013 07:37:03 +0000 http://www.dcrainmaker.com/?p=13516#comment-130393 Very nice write-up, very useful for many.
I have never tried the Openfietsmap Lite, only the full one, on this website you can download the pre-compiled files (link to openfietsmap.nl). There is also a hiking layer for people who would like to walk with their GPS.
In combination with the free to download Garmin Basecamp you can make nice routes (use automobile autorouting, trust me this works best, as highways are forbidden) on your PC and transfer those to your garmin GPS. I’ve been using this for the last 3 years. The good thing is that these maps also have a DEM (digital elevation map) which enables to calculate the altitude profile of the route on forehand on the pc (or in GPS with the 62s, I do not know for the higher edge series).

]]> Comment on Garmin Forerunner 310XT In Depth Review by Stijn http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/09/garmin-forerunner-310xt-in-depth-review.html#comment-130391 Stijn Tue, 21 May 2013 07:18:53 +0000 http://localhost/dcrm/?p=916#comment-130391 Dear Ray,

First of all, thank you for your awesome reviews!

I’ve just started doing triathlons and I’m looking to buy either a 310XT of 910XT. I’m still a student, so tempted to go with the 310XT. However, this review is already from september 2009. This seems kind of old, so is there a new version coming soon which I can better wait for?

Sincerely,
Stijn

]]> Comment on The Saint-Malo Fort Swimaround by Fraser http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/saint-fort-swimaround.html#comment-130387 Fraser Tue, 21 May 2013 06:57:47 +0000 http://www.dcrainmaker.com/?p=12429#comment-130387 Hi Ray, Bryton use the u-blox gGPS technology. link to u-blox.com

]]> Comment on How to download free maps to your Garmin Edge 705/800/810 by Flemming Mahler http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/download-garmin-705800810.html#comment-130386 Flemming Mahler Tue, 21 May 2013 06:56:52 +0000 http://www.dcrainmaker.com/?p=13516#comment-130386 I came acrosss the site link to raumbezug.eu a few years ago. They also produce free maps based on OpenStreetMap. They have the files rebuild by country it might be easier to get the maps from here (replacing the Part I of the article). The install procedure is the same.

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