Report - First Route Planned Entirely on Tread App for XT2
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:52 am
The setup.
I have my phone paired with the Zumo XT2 and the Tread app installed.
I have big fingers - so the phone is rather hit-and-miss using the route planner on there - although it is much more usable than others that I have tried.
I usually have my ipad with me and that is also set up for planning and linked to my Garmin Account.
I've found out how to do this without disturbing the phone's BT connection every time - Basically the Ipad talks to the Garmin Explore database, not to the XT. So the ipad creates the route and once synched, the phone can pick it up and pass it to the XT2.
I created Waypoints first of all. Using the map and the cross hairs, zoomed all the way in to ensure that they were correctly placed on the road.
Once these were created and were clearly visible on the map, I tapped on the first and from the pop-up menu selected to start a route from that point.
Then each waypoint in turn - no need to remember the names - the order is obvious on the map - tap on the flag, choose add to route from the options. Repeat until all points have been added.
Then choose the cross to close the route - and the option to save it. Select the collection to add it to (which I realised I should have done for each waypoint - but never mind - I did that later.
A bit of final tweaking. One segment needed to be changed to shorter distance. All of the route points are listed in a scrollable popup, and it is possible to change the route calculation method here. Select the segment, choose faster time or any of 4 different adventurous routing modes thta give the plot that you want. If not, then select the segment and choose to add a shaping point or via point at the selected point. Unlike any other zumo before the XT2, that routing preference for that segment is preserved and is sent to the Zumo. If the XT2 needs to recalculate that particular segement - it will use Shorter Distance.
The ipad synched to the database. The XT2 synched and downloaded the route and waypoints.
It behaved impeccably. I could not create a track of my route to display, so I turned off traffic info on the Zumo -this prevents it from suddenly annoucing a road closure and recalculating. MY experience is that the roads are sometimes just under traffic light control.
But we came across 4 road closures on the roads I was wanting to ride in the first 2 hours - no warning, of course ! One invloved having to skip a route point. Recacculation came within a few request to go back. Usually 2. And the routes were spot on.
ETA was a tad off. but it hasn't had chance to build aprofile of my riding behaviour yet.
I have my phone paired with the Zumo XT2 and the Tread app installed.
I have big fingers - so the phone is rather hit-and-miss using the route planner on there - although it is much more usable than others that I have tried.
I usually have my ipad with me and that is also set up for planning and linked to my Garmin Account.
I've found out how to do this without disturbing the phone's BT connection every time - Basically the Ipad talks to the Garmin Explore database, not to the XT. So the ipad creates the route and once synched, the phone can pick it up and pass it to the XT2.
I created Waypoints first of all. Using the map and the cross hairs, zoomed all the way in to ensure that they were correctly placed on the road.
Once these were created and were clearly visible on the map, I tapped on the first and from the pop-up menu selected to start a route from that point.
Then each waypoint in turn - no need to remember the names - the order is obvious on the map - tap on the flag, choose add to route from the options. Repeat until all points have been added.
Then choose the cross to close the route - and the option to save it. Select the collection to add it to (which I realised I should have done for each waypoint - but never mind - I did that later.
A bit of final tweaking. One segment needed to be changed to shorter distance. All of the route points are listed in a scrollable popup, and it is possible to change the route calculation method here. Select the segment, choose faster time or any of 4 different adventurous routing modes thta give the plot that you want. If not, then select the segment and choose to add a shaping point or via point at the selected point. Unlike any other zumo before the XT2, that routing preference for that segment is preserved and is sent to the Zumo. If the XT2 needs to recalculate that particular segement - it will use Shorter Distance.
The ipad synched to the database. The XT2 synched and downloaded the route and waypoints.
It behaved impeccably. I could not create a track of my route to display, so I turned off traffic info on the Zumo -this prevents it from suddenly annoucing a road closure and recalculating. MY experience is that the roads are sometimes just under traffic light control.
But we came across 4 road closures on the roads I was wanting to ride in the first 2 hours - no warning, of course ! One invloved having to skip a route point. Recacculation came within a few request to go back. Usually 2. And the routes were spot on.
ETA was a tad off. but it hasn't had chance to build aprofile of my riding behaviour yet.