Motorcyclists have more navigation technology than ever before, but how much do we really need? With the right smartphone, GPS app and some accessories, we c...
I actually bought the Beeline a few weeks ago on a whim and have been using it on and off.
I like the idea, I don’t always want a big bright busy display in my eye line and it gets enough info across and I love how it looks during the day. But for $200-$250 it’s way too little for way too much and it’s till entirely dependent on your phone, so if the company goes out of business and you get a new phone, it will probably become just another piece of e-waste. I dig it, but I’ll be the first one to admit that it’s not all that necessary if you have a phone and a mount and it’s gimmicky.
I do see the point about it sometimes being a little laggy, but the biggest issue I have with it is while you can set a “fun” route, if you do happen to miss a turn or decide to go another route because there’s traffic, I really wish it would just find another fun detour instead of doing the typical GPS thing and trying to get me back on my old one with U-turns or turning onto some random quiet residential roads only to get me back to the same traffic. I don’t mind going the long way around, I’m on a bike and it takes going way out of the way for it to catch on and finally completely reroute. It’s a little annoying.
I actually bought the Beeline a few weeks ago on a whim and have been using it on and off.
I like the idea, I don’t always want a big bright busy display in my eye line and it gets enough info across and I love how it looks during the day. But for $200-$250 it’s way too little for way too much and it’s till entirely dependent on your phone, so if the company goes out of business and you get a new phone, it will probably become just another piece of e-waste. I dig it, but I’ll be the first one to admit that it’s not all that necessary if you have a phone and a mount and it’s gimmicky.
I do see the point about it sometimes being a little laggy, but the biggest issue I have with it is while you can set a “fun” route, if you do happen to miss a turn or decide to go another route because there’s traffic, I really wish it would just find another fun detour instead of doing the typical GPS thing and trying to get me back on my old one with U-turns or turning onto some random quiet residential roads only to get me back to the same traffic. I don’t mind going the long way around, I’m on a bike and it takes going way out of the way for it to catch on and finally completely reroute. It’s a little annoying.
I thought I wanted a Beeline until I saw the video and now your comment
Yeah the price is tough to justify.