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Originally Posted by Nick Mystic

One additional feature that I've found helpful is the way the map shows the magnitude of the curves up ahead on the road you're traveling on. Here in western NC most of our country roads seem to be one turn after the next making it very important to be always judging how fast or how slow you must take the unfamiliar turns you come across. Most have reduced sight distances, so all you can see as you approach is that you are entering a turn. With the GPS map I can now tell how sharp the turn is going to be. I am really amazed at how accurately the unit displays the turns. When the maps shows that I'm approaching a sweeping curve, as opposed to a sharp curve, I can slow down, but not have to slow as much as I used to have to before I knew whether or not it was going to be very sharp or just a gradual sweep left or right.
I know it would be unsafe to completely rely on the map for judging curves on unfamiliar roads, but having this added piece of information is making for a more relaxed and enjoyable riding experience.

See that statement right there, has turned what I used to consider a gimmick into a useful tool, may have to consider one of these myself..

Thanks Nick.