Dexter-morgan

They are almost walking distance from your work.

Yip, my pod is still Garmin but if you get a Dual(ant+/bluetooth) Wahoo pod works well, my wife uses one.

Sounds like a good bike at a decent price, is it the correct size for you? if so Nice bike, MVDP can not be wrong.

One thing that I must mention, recently I started putting my Garmin 540 to "sleep" instead of switching it completely off after each ride, now I get more than a week on a charge, I typically ride 3 times during normal weekdays and Saturday long ride 2-3 hours and some Sundays.

One of the main reasons, I use Garmin is Vitality, so I have become so used to the ecosystem.

Good thing that I did not enter this year, maybe my training will be up to scratch in November.

I think wahoo is a good alternative, I am a Garmin fan-boy but my soft strap is a Wahoo.

Look on temu, they had something similar for a good price.

There is a stolen bike section that you can post on.

There are two Garmin dealers on Bikehub, @Iliska and @GarminGuy, they should have something

If you are willing to travel to the east you can bring the trainer to me and test it, I am in Boksburg, send me a DM is interested.

KTm is bust as far as I know, or is it only the motor bikes, then stick with Silverback

Have you tried the APP?? Try inserting the battery ghe wrong way for 20 seconds(shorting the unit)

The one and only, I sort out hubbers that misbehave.

WHAT AREA?

Try cjain waxing, your chain will last 5 times longer. The investment is worth it.

Recently 2 cyclists got knocked very badly in the Edenvale area(Gauteng) by a Lady that went across 4 lanes and hit them head on, apparently, she was on some medication, one cyclist is in hospital in an induced coma, other one recovering with a few broken bones.

ICE band is the easiest and very cheap, R110 last time I got mine.

Looks like a near perfect day out - I am not even riding, and I am getting excited.

I think I have won the Garmin lotto, I have had a number of garmin products with only one issue, I bought a FR205 with Zero issues, then I bought a FR225 "unboxed" from Garmin when they still did the unboxed deals, it failed within 6 months, that was replaced by a FR235, I had that for around 2 years sold it bought a Vivoactive 4, after 2 years, I bought a FR965, still have it, all of the watches with Zero issues, Not even mentioning my Edges, I had an Edge 500, then got a 810, sold it got a 520, sold it and got a 530 on a Evans cycles Black Friday special, passed that onto my wife and I now have an Edge 540, all with Zero issues. My only problem so far is the heart rate straps, I use a very old wahoo strap with a Garmin pod - as I said I think I won the Garmin Lotto.

Link your Garmin connect account, you don't get the same points through Strava and if you go on the endurance athlete you score more.

I am not sure in what area you are in, but I have some clear PCV, I can give you a piece and you can layer it, I am on the east rand, Boksburg.

This one would do most easy. Tradequip MCFRC117 50L Hobby Compressor Kit Red 1100 W Builders | Tools and Machinery for Sale

I see Bicycleline advertises it on their website but going for R1995, the cost of a small compressorRYD PUMP AIR TANK 2.0 – Bicycle Line

You mentioned that another bike was much easier getting up hills, have you checked all the bearings and brakes on the bike you battle with, I had a Silverback with quick release axle and the bearings was a bit loose and if you put the power down, the disc would bind, that cased the bike to feel "heavy" , after I fixed that the bike felt easier.(still riding that bike in a different se-tup)