The paper map simply gets folded and goes into my shorts pocket so I can grab it really easily to have a quick look. With a little pre-ride map study and reasonable spatial awareness and map reading skills that quick look is often enough. Works with long fingered gloves, doesn't need to be unlocked, no need to zoom in or out, no need to protect it from a crash, etc.
Of course it depends a lot on the terrain and signage (if any) how easy or hard navigation is and it's still nice to have a phone stuffed in my pack as backup to confirm location using GPS if it isn't directly obvious from the paper map.
April 11, 2022, 3:37 p.m. - Niels
The paper map simply gets folded and goes into my shorts pocket so I can grab it really easily to have a quick look. With a little pre-ride map study and reasonable spatial awareness and map reading skills that quick look is often enough. Works with long fingered gloves, doesn't need to be unlocked, no need to zoom in or out, no need to protect it from a crash, etc. Of course it depends a lot on the terrain and signage (if any) how easy or hard navigation is and it's still nice to have a phone stuffed in my pack as backup to confirm location using GPS if it isn't directly obvious from the paper map.