I did a few long training runs last year where I got terribly lost. So I decided this year to get GPS for the bike, and chose the Garmin Edge 800. It's probably over the top, but it's really nice and will hopefully give years of service. However, I chose the performance bundle instead of forking out for (yet another) set of maps which would just go out of date. This meant installing some free maps on a micro SD card.
I've never really had to fiddle with those little cards before. Like their larger relatives, they are ejected via a spring. I learned this after getting myself a nice fresh cup of coffee. Yes, you guessed the next bit right - my brand new card got a little swim. After rescuing it, I realised that it would probably be ok, since they are so small and have everything bar the contacts embedded in the plastic. The packaging even said it was waterproof. I'm glad to say the test was succesful, since my maps are now installed and work perfectly. Thank you SanDisk.
If only other hardware was just as forgiving with those little mishaps...
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