What upgrades are available?

[jrisch]

I'm looking to get a TomTom Rider, probably second hand. What possibilities are there for upgrading diffferent models? I've read that there's a V2 2nd edition. What does that give over the V2 and is it possible to upgrade between them?

TIA

 

[rcacs]

There are only the two Riders, the Rider 1, and the Rider 2 (or 2nd edition)

The latest ones replace the Rider, the Urban Rider.

Cheers

 

[jrisch]

There are only the two Riders, the Rider 1, and the Rider 2 (or 2nd edition)

The latest ones replace the Rider, the Urban Rider.

Cheers

Thanks for the reply. Maybe I'm missing something but I thought the Urban Rider was the newest, and replaced the V1 and V2. Thanks for clearing up the V2 and 2nd Ed. are the same.

What are the opinions on the Urban Rider vs the Rider 2? The lack of a card slot seeems an issue to me, limiting the number of POIs that can be installed, and causing isssues with backup/restore and upgrading. I guess this means you have to use the PC based application for everything.

Regards

 

[rcacs]

Yes, the Urban Rider does replace the Rider 1 and 2.

Funny thing about the Urban is that it does not come with a charging dock for your bike, just mearly a mount. This means you can operate the device on your bike for only a few hours before looking for a place to charge it. Not very convenient at all if you ask me.

You can buy seperatly a charging dock for your bike, but that seems very idiotic to me, and I suspect sales of the Urban will be so poor that TomTom will be forced to either include a charging dock or drop the device completely.

I dont believe the Urban series is even available yet in North America. The "old" Rider2 uses a 2GB SD card which nicely holds the NA map, and many users have been successful using up to 4GB SD cards (if you can find them anymore).

As far as backing up the unit, you should always make backups on your computer using Explorer, you could then put them on a card for keeping them in the event your puter crashes, etc. Do not rely on the TT HOME program for saving the contents of your device.

I was unable to find any information on how big the storage drive is on the Urban, but I note that the Europe map can be had on a 4GB SD card, so I assume the Urban has a capacity of somewhere in that range.

I have had the Rider2 for several years now, and have had no real issues with it, and it has been on my VStrom in all kinds of Canadian weather and road conditions.


Cheers

 

[jrisch]

Thanks, rcacs. That info is much appreciated.

Kind regards