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any good bicycle GPS apps for Droid X?

Does anyone know a good app that can serve as a bicycle GPS for the Droid X? I want to be able to import a gpx file of a route and have the app guide me around it, tell me when turns are coming up, etc. (It would act similar to Navigation, but on Navigation you can't import a gpx route file.)

ViewRanger doesn't cut it -- it's more of an off-road walking/hiking app.

thanks!

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crb79

Check out AllSport GPS.

wulf1C

Cardio trainer is another. It does biking, walking etc.

TheGreatOne

I love cardio trainer! There is also an app caleld MyTracks you may want to check out

curtterp

lgudema wrote:
Does anyone know a good app that can serve as a bicycle GPS for the Droid X? I want to be able to import a gpx file of a route and have the app guide me around it, tell me when turns are coming up, etc. (It would act similar to Navigation, but on Navigation you can't import a gpx route file.)

ViewRanger doesn't cut it -- it's more of an off-road walking/hiking app.

thanks!

I just looked up information about mapmyride.

Follow these steps to download
Open up the "Market" app on your Android device.
Search for "iMapMyRUN or iMapMyRIDE"
Download, install, and have a great workout!

lgudema

I looked into AllSport GPS and asked them directly. Close, but not quite. Here's the reply:

>>The most you can do in AllSportGPS is to race against a trip that you will be able to import. When you are racing, you will be able to see your track vs the other track(in green) and follow it. Unfortunately we don't have the feature you are looking for.<<

lgudema

Cardio Trainer is also a recording app -- it's good if you already know where you're going and want to track the training benefits, etc -- but I want something I can import a GPX file of a new route into and then it'll guide me around the route.

http://www.worksmartlabs.com/cardiotrainer/about.php

Same for iMapMyRide

http://www.appstorehq.com/imapmyride-android-260145/app

All of these record/track, but don't guide along an imported route.

Garmin charges $400 for their 705 which does this. You'd think someone would want to sell a $10-20 app with this feature.

Thanks for all your thoughts. Let me know if you think of any others.

curtterp

lgudema wrote:
Cardio Trainer is also a recording app -- it's good if you already know where you're going and want to track the training benefits, etc -- but I want something I can import a GPX file of a new route into and then it'll guide me around the route.

http://www.worksmartlabs.com/cardiotrainer/about.php

Same for iMapMyRide

http://www.appstorehq.com/imapmyride-android-260145/app

All of these record/track, but don't guide along an imported route.

Garmin charges $400 for their 705 which does this. You'd think someone would want to sell a $10-20 app with this feature.

Thanks for all your thoughts. Let me know if you think of any others.

You might want to check this blog out..... this might do what you want for no cost.

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[Edited to add]

I just checked and this only works on Froyo Android devices...... so when we get the update hopefully this month, this will work for you I think

lgudema

Curtterp -

Thanks, but uploading the GPX file isn't the issue. I have that working (I send it to myself as an email attachment and Blackmoon AttachSave can detach it; something Android can't do natively since it doesn't handle all types of attachments), so Chrome-to-Phone isn't needed.

The problem is the lack of a turn-by-turn GPS app to use that file.

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