I use my phone, which is ok until you loose your signal. I too like maps, I remember the big yellow AA road atlas, no car was complete without one of these back in the day, I wonder if you can still get them.
It was also useful in the twisties to be prepared for any bends that really tightened up, thus minimising any surprises.
Used GPS for the first time abroad this year. Only relied on it to take the stress out of navigating through any large towns that were encountered. Found it handy to set the speed to be read in kph, bearing in mind the number of speed cameras in France now. It was also useful in the twisties to be prepared for any bends that really tightened up, thus minimising any surprises.
It's daft Pat. If you're riding roads you're unfamiliar with, you'll presumably keep the speed down a bit anyway, and use the "slow in, fast out" philosophy. And if you're pushing on, I don't know about others, but my eyes will be looking for all the clues that are imminent. And most of the canyon/mountain roads I've ridden would mean glancing down at the screen almost constantly, as the bends come up one after another - that's why we like to ride them, isn't it?I turn most of the features off, otherwise I get warning beeps and boops every few seconds. Animal crossing?! Do I really need that? What about in Wales, where every bit of road is regarded by sheep as fair game?