Gadget : GPS device on bikes

[scoobydoo]

tomtom6 map for Sg sent liow

[NC30]

looks like prices are getting worse and worse,

this afternoon quoted Hoan SLT

Zumo 550 S$ 1200

Nuvi 500 S$ 700

loaded europe, and comes with malsing (whole Malaysia) and warranty..

any cheaper deals somewhere??

I think i wait for the Zumo 660, S$1500 bring it back from Europe in August...

[Salomon]

east gear $569 nuvi 550 loaded with nrth amercan roads , sing , malaysia

[scoobydoo]

best deal for nuvi 550 is from amazon.com... i was at the point of ordering but my old gps "failed" and i needed a replacement urgently

 

if buy from amazon.com

... gps set nuvi 550 US$255.87 @1.54 +1.5% fee = approx. S$400

... trek bike mount include shipping = US13 @1.54 +1.5% = approx. S$13.20

(same type as the one given by eastgear)

 

then ship to vpostusa (your vpost a/c shipping address)

... postage to singapore estimated at S$35

 

maps

... preinstalled with US map

... download malfree or malsing maps free

 

total cost estimated at S$448, much is pending on exchange rates charged by visa. cost add S$50 if you choose to buy the jerome map i.e. savings could range from about S$120 to $70 depending on whether you use free maps.

 

just sharing my pre-purchase estimates... you could get it cheaper with better exchange rates

Edited May 2, 2009 by scoobydoo

[gusz]

tomtom6 map for Sg sent liow

 

Thanks bro!

[CMYRS]

Please keep me updated. Am interested in getting a RAM mount for my Oregon 300.

 

count me in if theres 1..

 

Any one interested to buy RAM mount? We can order together to share shipping cost.

 

is this mass order still on?

[CMYRS]

I know that you can get these ram mount for bicycle from mustafa. Cost about 6.90. But that is for phone. Hope that help!

 

 

this cant be the geniune Ram Mounts right??

 

anyone checked this out?

[redname]

this cant be the geniune Ram Mounts right??

 

anyone checked this out?

 

nope. i've tried both this and the ram mount. world of a diff

[IvikaRazI]

True true, With RAM Mount, much much much more stable.

[Demon]

this cant be the geniune Ram Mounts right??

 

anyone checked this out?

 

Mustafa doesn't carry Ram-Mount. He could have mistaken those phone holder with sucker selling at Mustafa are generically known as ram-mount.

 

Ram-Mount is a registered trade mark.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/udaloy/News/captured-1.jpg

 

Ram-mount is not cheap, but it's the best in the market.

 

[gusz]

Hi, sorry I jump in with different subject... Anyone own and uses a TomTom Rider?

[RT]

True true, With RAM Mount, much much much more stable.

 

ya. dun be like me. My Nuvi 550 fell off my scooter onto the PIE over the weekend ..better be safe than sorry

[oozzzzzz]

Mustafa doesn't carry Ram-Mount. He could have mistaken those phone holder with sucker selling at Mustafa are generically known as ram-mount.

 

Ram-Mount is a registered trade mark.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/udaloy/News/captured-1.jpg

 

Ram-mount is not cheap, but it's the best in the market.

 

 

yeah, i second that. Btw its available in spore now. Price pretty reasonable too. Just got some RAM stuffs from them today.

Check it out! http://www.jkcommercial.com.sg/

[cynic]

ya. dun be like me. My Nuvi 550 fell off my scooter onto the PIE over the weekend ..better be safe than sorry

Alamak! Then how, is the nuvi 550 tested by you to be shockproof?

[RT]

Alamak! Then how, is the nuvi 550 tested by you to be shockproof?

 

Maybe shock proof to a certain degree when you drop it. but not from a scooter on the expressway and then gets run over by cars.. dun think any commercial GPS unit in the market could have survived that.

 

I was more concerned that those vehicles trying to avoid the GPS might cause an accident as a result

[redname]

yeah, i second that. Btw its available in spore now. Price pretty reasonable too. Just got some RAM stuffs from them today.

Check it out! http://www.jkcommercial.com.sg/

 

reasonable? i beg to diff

[IvikaRazI]

If can wait...order from US lor. If cannot wait then its them. Now US$ dropping heheh.

[scoobydoo]

ya. dun be like me. My Nuvi 550 fell off my scooter onto the PIE over the weekend ..better be safe than sorry

i'm also worried about that happening... especially along dark stretches of NS when touring up north.

 

very tempted to use resin glue to stick a secure/strong point on the unit's plastic body (won't damage waterproofing) so that i can hook a lanyard to the GPS unit. if it comes off the mount (or together with mount), at least it'll be dangling by the lanyard and not straight onto the roads.

looks aside, i'm worried about voiding the warranty... need to check

currently securing a lanyard to the mount but the worry is where lanyard holds the mount, but unit comes off the mount

[Demon]

i'm also worried about that happening... especially along dark stretches of NS when touring up north.

 

very tempted to use resin glue to stick a secure/strong point on the unit's plastic body (won't damage waterproofing) so that i can hook a lanyard to the GPS unit. if it comes off the mount (or together with mount), at least it'll be dangling by the lanyard and not straight onto the roads.

looks aside, i'm worried about voiding the warranty... need to check

currently securing a lanyard to the mount but the worry is where lanyard holds the mount, but unit comes off the mount

 

If you are using the Ram-Mount with the Nuvi550 holder, there is no way the GPS is going to fly off.

 

[RT]

i'm also worried about that happening... especially along dark stretches of NS when touring up north.

 

very tempted to use resin glue to stick a secure/strong point on the unit's plastic body (won't damage waterproofing) so that i can hook a lanyard to the GPS unit. if it comes off the mount (or together with mount), at least it'll be dangling by the lanyard and not straight onto the roads.

looks aside, i'm worried about voiding the warranty... need to check

currently securing a lanyard to the mount but the worry is where lanyard holds the mount, but unit comes off the mount

 

I had wanted to secure a lanyard to the mount and I think that would have prevented it from falling off onto the road but I was too lazy to get down to it and finally paid the price . I had to learn the hard way.

On hindsight, I should have used the dashboard disc that came with it. It would have made it a better platform to secure the unit than rely the wind screen which is not completely flat. Still the best option is to get a proper mount for it.

[RT]

The few days I did not have my GPS it was kinda weird. Not that I rely on it all the time but it sort of provided me with some form of 'entertainment and company' , as though there is someone with you and you are not travelling alone.. you may call it HTC or 'High Tech Companion'

 

However it may become an annoyance if its in the car when you have the stereo for 'company' instead.. ha ha

[CMYRS]

yeah, i second that. Btw its available in spore now. Price pretty reasonable too. Just got some RAM stuffs from them today.

Check it out! http://www.jkcommercial.com.sg/

 

 

cool.

finally.

a ramount dealer in spore!!!

hope the price is cheaper than ordering online and w/o the hassle of waiting.

[huairen]

can someone advise for the type of ram mount use for the oregon set?

[NC30]

yeah, i second that. Btw its available in spore now. Price pretty reasonable too. Just got some RAM stuffs from them today.

Check it out! http://www.jkcommercial.com.sg/

 

do they have ready stock GPS devices also there??

and if so, any idea about the price??

thanks.

[Demon]

can someone advise for the type of ram mount use for the oregon set?

 

Take your pick.

 

http://www.ram-mount.com/mount/garmin_oregon_mount.htm

 

The most common configuration would be : RAM-B-149Z-GA31U