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uk_nick
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I will take another look at the 550, but I know there were a lot of issues with the cradles failing and units not charging.
I wouldn't even consider Tom Tom. I use one in the car to simply locate an address, but they are totally unsuitable for planning and sharing routes (Mapsource is a huge advantage for Garmin), no use for off-road routes, and no track-log.
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I have done 12k km with the Garmin mounted on a antishock craddle from TT... no issues... the way i have it set is with a ball mount on the bar under the windshield, than on that the TT antishock cradle and inside that the original Garmin thing... it works ok'ish although the rubbers on the TT thingie seem a bit too loose and it rattles sometimes... i solved this with a folded plastic.
The setup looks like this:
I like the location, is very easy to look compared to the handlebar option, you can twist it so you can take a quick look while standing up, the only thing is that if I leave the ball joint a little loose it tends to bend downwards due to weight while riding on bumpy terrain.