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Consider the Favero pedals from Italy. Great power meters. No duties, just VAT. One sided for 363Euro, two sides for 578Euro https://cycling.favero.com/shop/assioma-pro-mx2/

Is there a GPX file for the new route somewhere?

Unless I am wrong, this is for the series but not the World Championships.

Hi, what are the current options to watch the 2025 Champs? I have Staylive - but they don't have it in their schedule. DSTV is last option. I have a VPN to snoop around other parts in the world. But haven't found a good solution yet. Anybody with a good idea?

Reviving the question: Is the connection between the legal part of 'Missing link' and Llandudno open now of still forbidden? I've away for three years. Back know and catching up with the updates :). Let me know!

Cool trip this. Must have been a stunning experience! A lot has changed in Canada in the last 20 years. My better half is Canadian. For her the trip was a return to home after 20 years of South Africa. She said she did not recognize the country she grew up in. One of the reasons we left again.

Thanks for the contact. @Johnny82 : could you please the 'right' email addresses with me?

Ok, good to hear. I sent my first query via their support system a week ago and did not receive a response yet. It doesn't feel good to feel so ignored. Maybe Garmin is coming to the CTCT Expo. I will take my 840 have them 'fix it' in front of as many potential customers as possible.

The 8th replacement unit? How can this be so bad? I am confused.

Thanks for the direction. I just came back from Canada. So the 840 is not bought here, and it is out-of-warranty anyway. However I would expect at least the ability to have it repaired. The deal is the same over there. You obviously have to pay something and then get a replacement, just as you describe. Just hope they see the electronics failure in a lenient way. I will try my luck at Sportsmans Warehouse.

I was on the fence between the Karoo and the 840. Now here I am with my choice. Damnit. How is the Karoo in daily live? And most importantly: who is selling and supporting Hammerhead in South Africa?

That is not the issue. The 840 just stops reading all forms of radio - Bluetooth, Ant+ and Wlan. I normally don't even wear my watch while cycling. Only used it to test the sensors, and since they work, I am using the watch as backup. I reckon it could be caused by an small ICB issue that trips the firmware. Hence it can work again after a full reload; until it trips again. But that is just a theory, I don't have the means to analyze this further. This could be done by Garmin but they simply don't respond. Is this how Garmin is in SA? I am somewhat bewildered by that.

I have an interesting and frustrating issue with my 840. Garmin SA seems in no hurry to answer my question or offer any form of support (strange for such a big company?). Maybe somebody came across the same thing - please let me know: The units keeps on loosing contact to my HRM, power meter and phone. I seems like the Bluetooth and Ant+ radio function crashes. The problem persists even after a normal restart. All the sensors however are working. When this happens I usually continue to record the workout with my Fenix. The watch picks up the power meter and HRM immediately. The only way to fix the 840 momentarily seems to be to reset the 840 in a way that the "Connectivity Software" fully reloads. But it does not do this every time I do the '10s power button' reset. I do not know how to trigger the reload of the "Connectivity software" reliably. I could not make it do it the whole of last week and then suddenly it did do a reload and it was good for 2h and then lost connection again. Unfortunately this is making the unit unusable for my training. Btw, I have the latest firmware installed.

Some perspective: We just came back from 3 years in Canada, Ottawa, or the Quebec part of it called Gatineau, specifically. Canada LOVES their rules. And there are plenty of rules about cycling. You gotta go single file. Groups larger than 15 are prohibited. You have to have a light switched on front and back from 1h before sunset to 1h after dawn. Red lights? Stop signs? You better watch those. The cops are everywhere and quick to nab you. Red lights is a few hundred $ and points off your license. Almost anything in this list is 80$ or 120$. Taking the fun out of things a little. And btw, the drivers are just as much of a threat as here. Only the cars are a LOT bigger. And the road are a lot shittier (not kidding). And a contractor's F350 with a 20ft trailer passing you with 80 with 300mm clearance is happening as often as the same with taxis here. If YOU don't watch it you get killed. The driver surely would get fined. But that doesn't help your corpse. Same as here. Compared to the rules and fine craziness we enjoy great freedom here. So, just chill a bit. Ride single file on the road already, it doesn't hurt that much. And that urge to skip red lights? Why? I don't get it. I am not surprised that otherwise normal and reasonable drivers get frustrated... Anyway, flamesuit on. fire away

Mind that this is meant to be an introduction to XCC (XC Short track). It is 10-20min absolutely full gas. The 'Homerun' trail is fast and has some nice forgiving doubles to jump and some loose corners that will take out a rider or two ;). Also, there will be two races to be run, with both results added giving your final score. Could be a fun and interesting day out there!