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Jaco Steyn

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  1. I recently also had to interact with Garmin due to my Edge 130's battery not lasting long enough. From the date I first sent them an e-mail, till I finally had a replacement Edge 130 Plus took about 10 days. That included courier times. The battery cannot be replaced, and I was offered a new Edge 130 Plus for R1500. The e-mail addresses I used to communicate with them was: Product.Support@garmin.com and ServiceevaluationZA@garmin.com On both e-mails I got very quick response each time I communicated with them. I was sent a form that I had to complete when I sent in my defective Edge 130, which I am including in this post should anyone want to use it. Product Support Centre Repair Form.docx
  2. Same symptoms mine had before I eventually decided to send it in and had it replaced with the Edge 130 Plus a few posts back. For a short while I used my trusty die-hard Edge 500.
  3. I also had an Edge 130 of which the battery only lasted less than 1 1/2 hours. I contemplated replacing its battery, but at that stage I could not source a suitable battery. This happened before this thread was started. I decided to go the Garmin support route, sent my Edge 130 to their Rosebank offices with a courier service. They advised me that the battery indeed did not pass their tests and said they can offer me a new Edge 130 Plus for R1550. This whole process took about 10 days, from sending it in to receiving the new Edge 130 plus, delivered with a courier.
  4. If it perhaps is a Duracell battery, it may be because of the bitter coating to discourage small children from swallowing it. Using Bitter Coating Lithium Coin Cell Batteries with Garmin Sensors | Garmin Support
  5. Summer and winter. Its uptime has gradually been declining the last couple of months. I think the final nail in the coffin was when I was side swiped by a car that ignored a stop street that caused my Edge 130 to crash onto the road after me falling as well.
  6. Seems that I was lucky then. Fortunately, I still had an old Garmin Edge 500 that I can use as a backup when things goes wrong. I also have an Edge 705 that I use for my commuting to work and back, but the Edge 500 is such a workhorse, and it has the temperature reading which the Edge 705 does not offer. After all of these years I still have ±90% of battery life left after a 3+ hour ride. I think I'll probably be taking this one to the grave with me...😄 Maybe you could borrow a spare one from a cycling buddy until yours's sorted out instead of purchasing one?
  7. I sent (via courier) my 5 year old Edge 130 in for assessment at Garmin in Rosebank. The battery did not want to hold charge anymore, barely lasting 45 - 60 minutes. About one week later I received an e-mail from them with a quote for the 130 Plus offered as a replacement for R1550. I EFTd the money after getting the e-mail and the new Edge 130 Plus was delivered at my house the next morning. All of this was in less than 10 days.
  8. I love the carbon fiber look on my road bike. A Panarello FP Quatro, 12 years old now.
  9. My Eddington number pales to some of the others posted, but I am a soon to be 60 y/o mostly weekend warrior cyclist.
  10. Amanda Coker - Wikipedia WOW! Is this lady even human?😲 Below taken from the Wikipedia page: On 15 May 2016 Coker started her ride to set a new distance record. Riding a course in Flatwoods Park in Tampa Bay she rode 237.19 mi (382 km) a day on average. She beat Billie Fleming’s record for the greatest distance ridden by a woman with months to spare,[3] after 130 days of riding had managed 29,774 mi (47,917 km) – beating the 1938 record of 29,603.7 mi (47,643 km).[4] In April 2017 she surpassed the previous record of 76,076 mi (122,432 km) set by Kurt Searvogel.[2] In May 2017 Coker set the new record of 86,573 miles (139,326 km),[3] beating the previous record by over 10,000 miles (16,093 km).[1] During the attempt, her longest ride in a single day was 302 mi (486 km), completed on the second to last day.[3] After setting the new record, Coker continued cycling in an effort to ride over 100,000 miles. For 77 years that record was held by Tommy Godwin, who set off on January 1939 and eventually finished his ride after reaching the 100,000 mi (160,934 km) mark in May 1940, after 500 days of cycling.[3] On July 11, 2017, Coker reached 100,000 mi (160,934 km), after 423 straight days of cycling.[5] On October 23, 2021, Amanda set a new road record of 512.506 miles (824.8 km) and became the first woman in history to break 500 miles in 24 hours riding solo. During this 24hr attempt, Amanda also broke 10 other WUCA/Guinness World records for other various durations and distances. [6] [7]
  11. Thanks so very much for sharing this gem!👍
  12. This morning after my lazy pre-Christmas ride, I played with the Strava app on my iPhone. I then saw that you could see your yearly stats, just not with the fancy infographics. I went to "You" on the right-hand bottom of the screen. I scrolled down past "This week" and "Activities" until you see "Statistics". There all my year's statistics was tabled. See my stats below. Probably not too bad for an "outoppie" that will be 60 early next year.😁
  13. Are those posting Strava Year in Sports stats premium subscribers? I got an e-mail indicating that my stats are available, but when I click on the link, I am required to subscribe in order to see it.
  14. Did anyone else also noticed the spelling mistake on the elevation profile/water points sticker for your top tube? Killometer (double L) instead of Kilometer?😄 A bit of a bad form for such a prominent / prestigious event on the race calendar.
  15. The Macsteel race IMO is still one of the best organised events here up in the northern parts of South Africa. I have done it a few times and enjoyed each one of them. Unfortunately finances are dictating that I choose wisely when I want to enter any event these days. I have not done any race yet since covid restrictions were relaxed.
  16. Caveat Emptor.... I am not saying what the seller did was right or the buyer did anything wrong, but unfortunately the onus is upon the buyer to do due diligence when buying an used item from someone not known to him. I also almost stepped into the exact same trap on another online platform where an older model Fenix was offered for sale. I was (still am) in the market for something to replace my Forerunner 35 of which the strap broke out of the casing and cannot be repaired. The photos offered on the website did not give a clear enough representation of the item, so I asked for better, high resolution pics. Lucky for me I did that, because on those you could see quite clearly that the item was not as described and I walked away. I have bought other items here on the BikeHub with which I was very satisfied, but still adhering to my own checks. Not everybody out there are crooks, but everyone still have to be wary of those that are lurking out there. I also agree with other posts that this should be investigated by admin and failing to give proper explanation, sanctions should be imposed on the guilty party.
  17. You could maybe get his e-book on bicycle chains. https://www.amazon.com/Everything-need-about-Bicycle-Chains-ebook/dp/B00O46YUW0 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O46YUW0/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
  18. I see that it's been mentioned somewhere in this thread to avoid Anatomic. I have only used Anatomic cycling gear since I started cycling about 22 years ago. Perhaps because I am only a weekend warrior I do not have a need for the high-end attire, they have served me well over all of these years. I have only once had a problem with one cycling top where the zipper slider's pull tab broke off and they replaced the top without any questions when I took it to the CTCT expo where they had a stand. There are some good sale items at their online store, but you can also collect at their outlet in Northcliff. SALE Archives - WearDirect
  19. I'm still using the HR strap from my Garmin Edge that I got 10+ years ago. The one I got with my Edge 130 did not last very long, seems that they do not make it like they used to. It physically broke where you open up the screws to get to the battery. I then went back to the one from the Edge 705.
  20. Assuming this is the height, we now need the diameter or radius so that we can calculate the volume in ml ......😁😂
  21. I once had two Garmin cycling computers on my road bike to compare the distance measured to each other. One on an out-front mount(New Edge 130) and the other (Old Edge 500) on the handlebar. After a ±50km ride, they differed also about 1.5%, but it did not bother me because it probably is within acceptable margins of error. But then my OCD kicked in and researched a bit. I then made sure that both were set to do per second recording and not smart recording. Since doing that they are both measuring within about 0.25% of each other.
  22. My word! The general public of Cape town are EXTREMELY facemask non-compliant! The most people on the sides of the road from Camps Bay up till the end did not have masks on while watching the cyclists passing. Agreed some are joggers that are not required to wear a mask, but most are not.
  23. I would assume that getting a replacement battery locally would be a mission. For example the battery replacement kit mentioned in the previous post, the company does not ship to South Africa. Also, (I may be wrong about this), I think that shipping companies are not allowed to send batteries by airfreight anymore. I would rather browse the classifieds section, there was a number of Edge 500s up for sale at very reasonable prices. I purchased mine here of the Hub's classified section a number of years ago, and it's still going strong with really good battery life. Another option would be to see if you cannot hack a battery intended for a cell-phone, and with a bit of soldering you may just come right.
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