Yes you need to have some basemaps installed, good guide here:
http://ridewithgps.com/help/edge-810.
You need to be aware though that there have been numerous complaints about the 810's turn by turn guidance. Started a long while ago:
https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?142292-Turn-By-Turn-Routing-Problems-On-Garmin-Edge-810 but you can see current activity and things don't seem to have improved.
Thanks for that mate, got it sorted on fri/sat morning (once I'd scratched around for my smaller microSD cards, still can't find an 8gb I'm sure I have several of so settled for a 16gb... Bit of overkill!
Went out for a ride to try it out and was quite impressed with it for 3/4 of the ride (more below).
Given how time crunched i am this year compared to last, decided to start doing some commuting as a means of getting some miles in.
Commuting is an 'easy' way of racking up the miles - you just have to be prepared to compromise on speed (traffic/rucksack) as well as the weather (if you're a fair weather cyclist!)... The main 'shock' will be a number of gear aspects: using day-to-day/cheap clothing; wearing out & replacing said clothing; clothing for every weather and even carrying clothing for changeable weather. There's nothing worse than leaving home in the cold and only having thermals for the ride home in the warm or leaving home in the dry and commuting home in torrential rain with no jacket/waterproofs.
Great ride this morning (early!!) with Vonhelmet.
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Super ride von, up for doing that again in hopefully warmer conditions! 80km and 1200m of climbing.
Sounds like you guys had a great ride and sounds like a good route
Stunning if slightly chilly day today, so lots of best bikes on show.
Good crowd out for the bunch ride:
https://app.strava.com/activities/271617645
Made it a bit further before i got dropped this week. Off the back on the run in to Lesmahagow. Felt reasonably good though.
Damn fast ride there mate, average over 20mph until Lesmahagow!
The screws on the front rings, spray some WD40 on them and it will fix it. Had the same thing happen to me a few times.
Defo front rings are the first thing to check - I found one of mine was slightly loose, but wasn't the main click I had which was coming from my spokes!
Sportive complete, by far the hardest ride I've done to date.
Congrats and glad you enjoyed it!
Still not decided on the bike to replace the road bike, since the LBS suggested a cyclocross "adventure " bike.
defy 0 or the TCX SLR 1 which wasnt in stock today
They may have gone the 'adventure' or 'gravel' bike route for mudguard mounts as the Giant road bikes really struggle for clearance (I'm a Defy 1 owner).
First club ride today for me, went with the advice of their website and did a Medium-Short ride, which was 33miles with a target pace of 13-15mph average.
I think I am fitter than I thought from lack of cycling, and will probably try the faster group or a longer ride next week. Good ride though, if a bit slow.
That's the sort of group ride I need around here! The others all seem to be 16mph+!
The group ride for saturday (link to a guy who rode it) I actually skipped as I had commuted all week and didn't think my legs were up for it... I'm glad I did as the average speed again was high! Had such a lazy day watching all the rugby (fantastic!) I really had a rest day instead!
As the group ride was in a similar area as many of their other rides I decided to head there myself on sunday.
I did a similar reverse route to test out my 810's navigation and get to know some of the roads/area. My average speed was a much more reasonable 15.5mph as I took my time and enjoyed myself in the sunshine! Cold breeze to start with but fantastic sun for the end 1/4
Quite impressed by the 810 turn by turn navigation (lets not forget I was very disappointed by it before without maps loaded) but it has it's own 'quirks'. It got me 'lost' at one point (crossroads in Sutton - every route I took it said 'off course') and resorted to riding back the route I had come rather than tackling a busy A road and cycling through the city to get back home. Fantastic ride, further and longer than I had intended but really made me think I could do some of these 40+ mile sportives if I wanted...
My longest route to date, longest solo ride by far!