I'm trying to find a specific device for my dad who does a lot of riding by himself, some if it in tight singletrack and other times long adventure type rides.
The computer needs to have live tracking so that someone can see where he is incase he has an issue, but ideally also be used as his cycle computer. He has mentioned a SPOT Tracker but I understand that there is a subscription cost for this and is overkill for most of his riding. There are also cellphone apps, but some of his ridding is our of cellphone coverage. I was thinking something like the Garmin 510, then I see the smaller and cheaper Garmin 25's have come out with live tracking also. Would he need to be in cellphone reception for the live tracking option to work? I don't suppose there is an option on the devices to let people tracking you know that there has been an issue?
If he used the speed sensor with the 510/25, would that override the GPS measurements for his ride, and then give him a more accurate distance ridden?
The computer needs to have live tracking so that someone can see where he is incase he has an issue, but ideally also be used as his cycle computer. He has mentioned a SPOT Tracker but I understand that there is a subscription cost for this and is overkill for most of his riding. There are also cellphone apps, but some of his ridding is our of cellphone coverage. I was thinking something like the Garmin 510, then I see the smaller and cheaper Garmin 25's have come out with live tracking also. Would he need to be in cellphone reception for the live tracking option to work? I don't suppose there is an option on the devices to let people tracking you know that there has been an issue?
If he used the speed sensor with the 510/25, would that override the GPS measurements for his ride, and then give him a more accurate distance ridden?
