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Open Adventure Map board
By Dave Morrow (13/09/2007)
Summary: Fills the gap in the market- affordable, no fuss, no faff, map board.
Price: £8
Value:
Performance:
£9 on the web
£8 at Open Adventure events
A4 size and can be cut down your specifications
Simplicity of design
Stable
Minimum components
Attaches to any mountain bike
Easy access to map.
When you attend races you will see a vast number of styles of map boards some brought but mostly made. My first one was made out of card board; it worked for a few races but then it gave up the ghost. I progresses on to a Perspex bent contraption which promptly broke, I now have an all singing all dancing one three times (and then some) price of this one, oh- the price we pay to swivel a map.
Quick description; A4 corrugated plastic board, attached by zip ties to the handle bars of your MTB. Many of us have cut our teeth on this type of map board-ones that we have had to make ourselves. Now we don't have too; James at Open Adventure has made one for us- at a price which will not burn a hole in the pocket.
This map board is most defiantly targeted at the novice or intermediate competitor. I also think that these map boards will find themselves in the more experience teams transition boxes; as a back up. Also the check navigator could have one without paying £30 plus for the more advanced map boards on the market.
