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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.
23 hours ago, The Ouzo said:I'm going to have to get this sorted before Winter, or maybe even before CTCT.
Garmin reports it was around 10deg this morning. I took the 130 off of charge as I headed out the door, 1 hour in and it tells me battery low, I check and its on 20%.
It did last until the end of the ride, but clearly its on its last legs.
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.
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.
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
47 minutes ago, The Ouzo said:was this winter riding or in warmer weather ?
My Edge 130 does 45 odd min in winter mornings (i resorted to just popping it in my pocket to stay warm), but seems to be able to do 3-4 hours in summer.
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.
10 minutes ago, Bub Marley said:Well it’s been 1 week now and no word yet. I’m probably going to just buy another one myself. I can’t go so long without a device and my watch battery struggles to last more than 3-4 hours.
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?
On 10/25/2023 at 10:18 AM, Bub Marley said:My 2 month old 130 plus just stopped working as well. Took it back and they’re telling me it’s a 6 week wait for them to assess. What am i supposed to do for 6 weeks 🤦🏻♂️
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.
I love the carbon fiber look on my road bike. A Panarello FP Quatro, 12 years old now.
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]
15 hours ago, sirmoun10goat said:Just use statshunter, gives good insights (although it lumps all activities together), but you can get monthly emails of progress, and other stuff.
Thanks so very much for sharing this gem!👍
2 hours ago, ChrisF said:
Jip, now behind the pay wall.
Back to GarminConnect for the years totals 👍👍
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.😁
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.
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.
On 10/12/2022 at 12:31 PM, Frosty said:The Macsteel National Classic, aka Star 100, Germiston Classic, Carnival City Macsteel National Classic, is in its 37 edition this year, courtesy of organising two events in one year. The same 2 clubs (Cycling and Rotary) have been organising it since 1984.
Our claim to fame is:
”an event for cyclists organised by cyclists”.
By the way, the Classic was for A events that paid a certain minimum prize money, and has nothing to do with the years it was held.
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.
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.
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On 4/20/2022 at 3:51 PM, Jakkals. said:if I could ever find that find that post from Johan, which was lost with "theHub"
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
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.
8 hours ago, King_Crispy said:I find them not to last at all. I'm on my 3rd strap and HRM in 3 years. My Garmin 520 is still perfect, but the straps are really shittty. I took it to Garmin HQ and they replaced the battery that I had already replaced, but to no avail. Ended up buying another unit
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.
1 hour ago, Oodles said:You're assuming the bottle is cylindrical 🤭🙊😂🤣
Touché!😉
14 hours ago, Hairy said:Popped in at Midas and thought I would just pay the extra R10 for the bottle with the trigger sprayer .... this was tagged at R47.00
Get to the till, and the guy says they are running a promotion where I get the trigger bottle and a spare 500mm bottle all in for R35.00 ..... so a bargain of note was had.
Assuming this is the height, we now need the diameter or radius so that we can calculate the volume in ml ......😁😂
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18 hours ago, 117 said:Michelle, the ruskies repositioned one of their birds and this is giving a new position to your GPS receiver, giving you 1.3% difference. It's basically the conversion between imperial back to metric.
Just kidding, wheel sizes has nothing to do with it. It's the time interval between GPS spots which might cut a corner between the spots, hence giving a shorter distance perception. If you can set the GPS to record every second (make a spot every second I mean) and do a few rides on each bike you'll find it'll be the same distances
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.
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.
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Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Stopped recording activity
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How often do you sync your Fenix with Garmin Connect? Either by cable or Bluetooth? Your EPO/CPE data may be outdated or expired.
Here are some references that may assist.
Why Does My Garmin Watch Take So Long to Locate Satellites? | Garmin Support
What Does EPO or CPE Mean on My Garmin Fitness Device? | Garmin Support