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In retrospect, maybe scheduling National Ride to Work Day in mid-July during a 100-degree-plus heat wave wasn’t such a good idea after all.  But despite the oven-like temperatures, a number of hardy souls rode their motorcycles to Garmin today anyway.  Many were eager to see our newly-announced zumo.  If you’re attending the MotoGP U.S. Grand [...] The post Ride to Garmin Day appeared first...

Garmin already has a number of great units that can be used on a motorcycle, but today we introduced our first offering designed specifically for the two-wheeled crowd — the zūmo.  The unit has left-handed controls and oversized touchscreen buttons (for gloved riders) on a high-bright display as well as Bluetooth “hands-free-to-helmet” wireless technology capability.  [...] The post zūm, zūm, zūm appeared first on...

Did you know that you can now create a route directly to a set of map coordinates on nüvi units?  This feature was added in a software update and it is great if you know the EXACT location of your destination – and it also turns the device into a high-class geocaching device.  Just put [...] The post Chet’s Corner: Lat/Lon with nüvi appeared...