Canmore GP-101 Multifunction GPS Device - Sport Tracker / GPS data logger with 200,000 way point record / wayfinder / position finder / digital compass / speedometer/ altimeter / G-mouse and more

It is just more complicated than I need - I think it probably works pretty well, but I don't need all the functions which it has. It also was a little complicated to use right out of the box - probably would be OK with experience but not for me and my use - basically I just wanted a compass and altimeter. Only tried it because the Celestron unit I wanted was not available

Am unable to use this item, as I purchased it not understanding what it was. I thought wayfinder/position finder would mean it was capable of navigation purposes and unfortunately this is not the case. The seller has informed me that this is only a logger device. In that regard, the device seems to work as advertised and is a great price compared to other logger devices. Since I don't know how to use a logger device, nor have a need for one, I don't feel qualified to declare this a 5 star quality item.Be sure you review what you are looking for in a device before making a purchase. My understanding of the English language was not enough and I (and my bank account) would have benefited from researching the proper terminology before making a purchase.

I use it on the Harley and my Buel. It would be nice if there where some directions, but I figured it out.

Absolutely totally crap

It is easy to operate. It is not as accurate as my other GPS for cycling, but it will be fine.

The first device develeped a fault within 1 hour of use! Kept switching itself on and off. I'm just glad I chose to take a journey I already knew to test it. I've received a replacement (see below).Assuming that you still want to try it out:I was pleased that the backlight had a constantly on setting (as well as options from 0 to 120 seconds after you press a button).I found that the screen is easy to read even with polarising glasses on.Canway Planner:1.The device can only read the routes in one Canway Planner file at a time. If you sync a new file to the device, all previous routes are lost from the device. However, you can have multiple routes in one Planner File (but that may make your screen a little messy when using the planner). You can only select one route at a time when using the device.2.The Canway Planner uses Google Maps as its source of information and, even though it's clear that it's downloaded the 2015 version (still only January), there are cycle paths missing. I would strongly recommend using the Cyclestreets.net website to help plan your route and then use the Planner to map that out in a form the device can read.I know that it's hinted that you should lay the device flat but I found that the light from my front light made the screen hard to read (even with the backlight on), so I had to orientate it to point the screen towards me. ****See below for update on this.****It's small enough to fit into most pockets.****{edit 14th February 2015}****I received a replacement device a week ago. One of the things I like product is that the buttons are big enough to be operated whilst wearing thick cycling gloves.I've used it to try and find my way to an unfamiliar location. The fact that it does not have a street map makes it hard to know if you're slightly off-course. Your location is represented by an isosceles triangle, the centre of which is your location. Trying to compute whether the centre of the triangle is on the jagged line whilst cycling safely is not easy! To complicate things, if you turn a corner, the map does not always rotate and, even when it does, does not always rotate by same angle that you have (even if you are moving faster than 10 km/h). However, if you get as far as, say, 0.5 km off course, you can't miss the fact that you're off course so you won't be totally lost and, if you're alert, you won't end up miles out of your way. Every time I've used it I have found my way to my destination but I have, on every trip, made a false turn or two.The lack of streets can also be an advantage: You are not tied to riding only on streets and the device easily accepts circular routes.One of the things that I don't like is the lag. If you're going through a menu it can take a few seconds for the cursor to catch up with your key presses. I've overshot the item I've want several times because of that and I've also ended up selecting an item I didn't want once.The Planner can be annoying to use. I looked at the file that contained my old routes. When I tried to delete them, it deleted the wrong route, gave error messages etc. It was hard to edit routes as well. In the end I created a new file and created the routes I wanted in there.The journey logger is useful:The default is to record your journey every 5 seconds. It can be set to every second or to a longer time period.When you log a journey, you can, if you want, see how far you've travelled, what your speed is, etc. However they are on different screens. I tend to use it to view my speed. On the speed screen it shows your current speed, your average speed and the maximum speed you've made on the journey. One of the downsides of the logger is that it sometimes takes a couple of minutes to tune into the satellites and, even when it has, the figures tend to be iffy near the start of a journey (e.g. I've seen it display an average speed larger than the maximum speed -- a mathematical impossibility).One of the things I like is that you can have it log a journey and, at the same time, view a map to guide you. You can't see your speed if you do that but the details are stored on the device for later use.One of the useful features is that you can log a journey and then you can use that journey to guide you along that route again (even if you have not connected it to a computer). That's great if you want to backtrack.All the logs are filed under the date and time that they were started.The first time I used it to navigate I found a better route on the way back. I imported that log file to the logger on the computer and then saved it. Using the Planner, I tried create a route that reflected what I think I should have done (e.g. eliminated all the times I doubled back on myself, etc). It told me that it had created the new route but I could only see the log file on the screen. However, when looked in greater detail I could see that the log file had changed to the route that I wanted to use as my guide. It's up to you if you think that's good or bad.Two things that have impressed me about the device are the backlight and the battery. As it's still winter and the days are still short, I've set the backlight to constant. Although, I have not charged it since Monday (usage is about an hour a day), the battery meter still shows about 3/4 charge. Another sign that the first device was faulty is the fact that the screen is legible when it's nearly flat (meaning the backlight on the replacement device is brighter).In short it is a useful device but, as it's a bottom of the range navigator, it can be frustrating at times.NB: The disk provided is too small for a normal DVD drive. The manual available on the product page for the GP-101 on the Canmore website is different from the one given in the URL in the operating instructions. The one in the URL given appears to be for an older version of the firmware. For all the others, you'll have to go to the front page and navigate your way to the relevant section.NB2: If you're moving above 10km/h the device uses satellites to work out what direction you are travelling in and which direction is "North". If you're moving below 10km/h the device uses the internal magnetic compass. Given that it's attached to a handlebar, and most handlebars are metal, the problem with a magnetic compass is obvious.

Bought this as a GPS track logger for my kitesurfing sessions. It has an accurate chipset, nice screen and long lasting replacable battery all in a water resistant case which I put in an aquapac. The software programming is a bit complicated but, getting around this I am happy with the instrument for my purposes. Sure more expensive units can do the same but price does matter.

This could be a really useful item but for two major flaws: it keeps failing to record an activity and the Canway software consistently fails to download the trips. This occurs using both Windows XP and Windows 7. The failure to record an activity is most galling, particularly after a long and arduous run! The failure to download, I finally solved by using GPSBabel to convert a .fix file into a .gpx and then importing that into Canway. There does not appear to be any good reason why the manufacturer could not fix both these flaws. It would then be a good product.

Very useful to all walkers. Could have had instructions for use, but it seemed easy to set up without

Got this for an upcoming trip to Europe to find way back to hotel when wandering along curved streets. Have tested it here in the open and in forest, and it works reasonably well. Don't know about urban canyons yet. Have to be moving for it to get a fix and provide an accurate direction, which it does, but with a slight counterclockwise bias of 5-10 degrees,as the distance from the target increases. Menu buttons have little tactile feel to them, and feel cheap, but I didn't expect a lot for this price. The menu is easily learned, and the directional arrow on the screen is easy to see. However, because points of interest are identified only by a symbol and a date and time stamp, I can see that they will build up in the list of locations. If you go to different hotels in different cities, you would have to remember which date and time stamp went with which hotel symbol, in order to get the direction back to the hotel (or other POI) you were now staying in. It would be fine if you could delete individual locations that you don't want, but I've found no way to do this other than to do a complete Factory Reset, which gets rid of all locations saved to that point in time. It doesn't take long to do that however. The software provided installed on my Win8 computer, but started giving error messages when the program opened, and basically won't do anything. As stated, I didn't expect a lot for this price, and probably would have rated it 4 stars, since the unit does it's job, but the package included with this unit included only 1 (unpackaged) battery instead of the 2 promised, and the female USB socket in the wall charger was badly rusted, making me wonder whether moisture has gotten into this GPS unit, and how long it will last. Don't have time to get another one prior to my trip.