I am confused :
- More than normal today. ;D
I have organised quite a few rides over the last years, and if it is a route I know or have ridden before I always try and publish the track in the planning thread in the hope that the people will download and use it on the day.
Yesterday I published a track for the twisty, turny and many-dead-end "Chase the Train" to Magalies ride, and although there were many GPSs on the ride, I think only two of us had the track loaded.
If someone publishes an invite, and the invite has a track, then I download like a shot so I don't get lost, and I am wondering why the other people don't.
Is it 'cos they don't know how to?
Am I publishing the track in an unusual way?
Is it human nature just to follow the crowd ?
Too much admin?
Decided too late?
I do know that someone who always does is Jules, and he never gets lost on my rides, but he has the same GPS as me (eTrex Legend hCX) so maybe I am doing something wrong for the other GPSs, and especially the Zumo guys ?
I also have a Foretrex, which is probably the "Lowest Common Denominator" GPS, and I always create my tracks to fit into that unit and do a test download.
In fact I cannot ever remember a Zumo user who has successfully downloaded one of my tracks and has ridden it.
So a favour please, and especially the Zumo guys.
There is a track on the "header post" of the ride at:-
https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=26572.0
Please try and load and tell me if I am doing something wrong in the way I publish.
Do we need a basic HowTo on using published tracks?
Thanks
- More than normal today. ;DI have organised quite a few rides over the last years, and if it is a route I know or have ridden before I always try and publish the track in the planning thread in the hope that the people will download and use it on the day.
Yesterday I published a track for the twisty, turny and many-dead-end "Chase the Train" to Magalies ride, and although there were many GPSs on the ride, I think only two of us had the track loaded.
If someone publishes an invite, and the invite has a track, then I download like a shot so I don't get lost, and I am wondering why the other people don't.
Is it 'cos they don't know how to?
Am I publishing the track in an unusual way?
Is it human nature just to follow the crowd ?
Too much admin?
Decided too late?
I do know that someone who always does is Jules, and he never gets lost on my rides, but he has the same GPS as me (eTrex Legend hCX) so maybe I am doing something wrong for the other GPSs, and especially the Zumo guys ?
I also have a Foretrex, which is probably the "Lowest Common Denominator" GPS, and I always create my tracks to fit into that unit and do a test download.
In fact I cannot ever remember a Zumo user who has successfully downloaded one of my tracks and has ridden it.
So a favour please, and especially the Zumo guys.
There is a track on the "header post" of the ride at:-
https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=26572.0
Please try and load and tell me if I am doing something wrong in the way I publish.
Do we need a basic HowTo on using published tracks?
Thanks
