Any of you guys with the Zumo 550 have the sofware lockup problem? The one where you have to reboot the device or the device goes dead?

 

garmin 340 ram mount,2 years old, still working great.

 

I picked-up a Mio C220 at PepBoys on black Friday for $79.00 after rebate. Small and has all the features you need.

 

Guess any gps will do the job, just look for waterproof and ease of use with gloves also does it come with a m/c mount. Buying extra parts will quickly add up.

 

i have a garmin 2610 that is a great unit. although out of production, you can still get refurbished ones on the net for around $200. If all you want is a GPS, this is a great buy/system. Waterproof and runs on a SD card rather than a hard drive that may be affected by vibration. I use mine all the time, both on the bike and in the car when traveling on business. great GPS for the $.

 

Another vote for the Zumo 550. I reasearched and researched for about a month almost every day trying to decide on what to buy. It came down to 2 choices, Tom Tom Rider and Zumo 550 mainly due to the fact that these are the only 2 out there (that I'm aware of) specifically designed for bike riders. The Tom Tom got some really good reviews but lacked a positive review for ease of viewing the screen in daylight. I chose the Zumo 550 for several reasons, #1 being I could opt for the XM Radio piece, #2 I could do away with my IPOD mount (i'm on a roadking with J&M amplified handlebar mounts speakers) because of the built in SD card reader where I could simply insert an 8GB SD card loaded with MP3s as well. #3 being the subscriptions for XM being USEFUL AS HELL. Weather and traffic in addition to the XM Radio subscription. The weather piece saved my *** big time in Ruidoso NMby avoiding a hail storm. Garmin hit a home-run in my book with this device. It comes with auto and bike mounts in the box, nothing else to buy. A little pricey but hey, the 1 time it saved my butt in the hail storm made it well worth the investment.

Todd

 

Zumo 550. Wonderful and no issues!

 

Just ordered a Zumo 550 from pcnation. 639 with free 3day ship.
Scott

 

Enjoy the unit Reefrider. at $639.00 you better! Did you buy an extended warranty?

 

No I didn't get ext warrenty. Is that advisable? I havn't heard of probs with the zumo here on the forums so I didn't consider it.