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Is Garmin being down the same as when Instagram goes down? People lose their minds?
Not trying to be a dick but what is the draw to these devices? LIke someone said they look down so often. Doesn't that take away from the ride?
For the kom junkies maybe, but the concern is with what actually happened, we don’t know so we not sure if it’s a hack, ransom ware or a catastrophic data breach, there is a large amount of highly sensitive information on those servers.
As for draw, well one would be quality of data, a smartphone gps is designed for driving, not sport, it’s far less precise and more prone to error.
Add in things like heart rate which is great for training, the smart features you get with it as a daily driver, the health metrics you get as a daily driver.
Safety features, I go out for a ride and my safety contacts can live track me, and again it’s not nearly as inaccurate as a phone. I think that would be the biggest impact to users now, safety features require their systems to be up and running.
I’ve been without mine for a week, broken, and the biggest frustration is that I don’t get my notifications, my phones been on silent for 5 years, my watch has been my notifier for that time, it’s far less intrusive than the audio of the phone and very easy at a glance to see if I need to care about it.
Guys, this is a sign...
Leave the Garmin at home for a change and go and enjoy the ride the way you are supposed to.... like when you were a kid riding in the neighborhood....
I don’t see how, and in the end you just sync a weeks worth of rides and life goes on. Nothing gets lost, it’s just a bump in the road.
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Not sure it’s this simple. Apparently “Evil Corp” are behind the attack. They pretty much have control of garmins backend systems and won’t release control until whatever cause they are fighting for is addressed or met.
Bigger picture is that Garmin avionics is impacted too. Federal aviation in the US states all aircraft must be up to date with navigation software at all time, so this attack could have bigger influence in terms of airline operations.
Whatever is going down, i assure you it’s not “maintenance”
Oh yes I know that, ****s gotten real. I suppose the fact that my garmin croaked and I am waiting for the replacement means I am not impacted at this time. New unit should arrive next week.
They are down for a multi day maintenance window to deal with a ransom ware attack.
You will be able to sync again in a few days.
Is that not what Nestor has been doing for like 2 or 3 years? If I recall the price was not bad but I spoke to my insurance broker and they told me not to bother, it would have no impact on my insurance.
To me, personally, in that regard it seems unnecessary when I am already paying insurance.
Sure, inconvenient to get it stolen, but on the flip side I end up paying R1500 for a brand new 80k bike.
I kind of win out of them not being able to find my bike if it does get stolen.
Some bits and bobs (so that I can get the job done properly
I had that dynaplug and after having paid over a grand for it I was pretty irritated at just how **** it was. The R90 slugplug outshone it like a beast. Like literally, stuck trail side tryna dynaplug my tyre and fokol, here comes past a ride with a slugplug and boom.
I guess i must have the perfect fit and tone as I have tested on numerous occasions and both my Garmin and my previous TomTom recorded readings identical to both the Garmin HR straps as well as whatever that clamps thing the doctor puts on your finger to measure.
There have been times when Any devices sensors go out of whack I know 2 friends who had altimeter issues on the 3 series who both sent theirs in and got new ones, one was out of warranty and only cost R1800.
come down in priceGot this message at the end of my ride on Thursday. It’s been a good 2 months on Zwift, but it’s time to move on, and try something else. So long Zwifters. [emoji1309]
Next time you're near a big boat shop/retailer go have look if you can see them cut marine chain
It's something else
Ok sure, but I think we crossed the line on plausible security solutions. I am guessing the weight of that chain ain’t going to do a bike any good, your legs and arms than you though , the workout I’ll get locking and unlocking your bike. So they sell a marine padlock though to like lock the 2 pieces the together?
Assuming it’s insured, letting it live outside, regardless of how you lock it up is likely to get your claim rejected. It’s a high risk, high value item, to leave it outside is begging to get it stolen.
There is nothing you can bolt it down with that a bolt cutters won’t get through.
To be hones, with winter coming up, insurance be damned, there are sensitive components on a bike and this weather is likely to wreck them, what’s going to happen to your chain, suspension, frame if we get one of our nice 7 day downpours 200/300mm of heavy rain and hail slamming down on your bike from every direction.
It's a law with no punishment. So you are legally required to, but there are no repercussions for not doing so.Trigger alert:
Wearing of masks in public spaces - Is it a rule, guideline or the law?
And if we are going to be pedantic, are we breaking the law to pull your buff down (while riding on your own of course) to take a drink from your bottle ?
You cannot be arrested or fined or anything, that's what happens when the inmates take over the asylum. They have fogol idea of what they are doing.
Is it still a law when there is no legal means of enforcing or punishing transgressors?
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Well all coffee shops are closed so we need to remove the table and sub in parking lot.But here is how good intentions of social distancing on a ride gets ripped apart.
Group of guys organise to cycle together and agree between them adhere to social distancing fair enough logic.
No doubt at the end of the ride one guy will suggest coffee(there is always one). Now you have a bunch of guys sitting round a table or standing in a circle, no masks on having a coffee, conversing, laughing etc. That contact study now applies to the table where all sunglasses and other stuff is all placed and the risk is just climbing up and up and up. Interaction with the person making and selling the coffee, the coffee counter itself where a non cycling person who is sick has rested their hand while ordering, interaction with the touch surface of the metal railing in which your bike is left against while you have coffee.
If one guy gets a flat do you stand a few meters away while he fixes it on his ace? Or is it helping out holding a bike, sharing tools, giving him a tube etc.
Now if you rode alone chances are you will load bike and go have coffee at home afterwards, you will be 100% self sufficient and fix your issue on your own and you will be at less risk.
Well there is 34t or 36t, I am guessing if you looked hard enough you may even find a 38t.Sram NX Eagle 1x12 32T chainring, runs out of gears in a hurry, what are my options for a bigger chainring?
That changed as of today, the Farm has officially reopened, day passes can be gotten at the kiosk until 5pm. Gates locked at 6pm.Thanks [emoji1303]
I can speak for all of them, but having visited jhb a few times, I dunno how you guys do anything with soo little air... [emoji23]These pictures and stories are all truly fantastic!
Being a Joburger born and bred, I am seriously thinking to myself that the Western Cape has GOT to be the best province for a cyclist surely?
They have hey, they ridding very well and look awesome, but u can see its been tyre free for a while, hurricanes got a nice even layer of moss on most of it.Nope, went down with OG to the snake pit then road gap and flow trail. I'll spend a few hours there this weekend and go ride Mexican Border. They have done alot of good work during lockdown though, trails are looking the best I've ever seen them!
I'm heading back Sunday. Will hopefully head to the mast and check out that.
Did you find the new Mexican border?
I know, I quite literally had to explain it to some woman on Facebook twice. I typed out a nice long paragraph explaining to here what the gazette said re exercise and she replies "well in my opinion, the 5km radius still applies" like WTF has your opinion got to do with what the law says.Yip.... perhaps we deserve a Government that treats us like babies as many of us including CSA are clearly unable to read a basic Gov Gazette Notice.
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A 3 ring circus would be an improvement, circuses are organised. This is more like putting the loons in charge of the looney binThe scientific "evidence" is that there is a strain that likes the cold...! If that is the reason, then WTF did they allow the entire population to start exercising at 06h00 when the temperatures in a lot of the country are WAAAAAYY colder than Muizenberg and maybe even Llandudno on a winter morning!! Scientific evidence my arse!! 3 ring circus is what it is!!!!
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I don't have a chrome cast but do have a smart TV I cast too and have never seen quality issues but on occasion I have seen buffering issues.Please help an geriatric here.
When using my Android phone and also the Tablet to connect to my Smart trainer, it does read all my sensors,including HR (over bluetooth I assume). This is not ideal, as the old eyes struggle see on the small screens.
My laptop does not pick up my HR, but all the other sensors (speed, power, etc) from my smart trainer. When connecting to my TV, I use a HDME cable, which gives me the "big picture" but no HR readings. This is also not ideal, as I would like to record / use my HR.
Finding Ant + dongles (and at an affordable price) is neigh on impossible at this stage, and I know that is what is needed to sort out all my issues..
I then had the brainwave to "chromecast" from my tablet to my TV, and it does work to an extend. I find that the resolution on the TV varies all the time, from almost perfect to real crap, and it also buffers a lot, so much that it is not use-able at times. Is it something that is to be expected, or is it a setting that can be changed somewhere?
I have 2 WiFi networks on my house 1 of which is broadcast from the router nearest the TV which is connected via cable and that solves it 99% of the time.
Ideally you want to be on a 5ghz, not 2.4ghz network for this and ideally on the same one, but signal strength will play a big part in this and sounds to me like you have a crappy signal either to your phone, the chrome cast or both.
If you are stuck with 2.4ghz then there is nothing you can do, that network is not good for streaming especially if you have lots of signal in your area a, its best suited for browsing and general usage, basically anything but streaming or gaming.
You are basically going via what sounds like a bad signal to your router and then that same bad one back to the chrome cast.
The quality and placement of the router play a big role as well with that, if your router is near even just a few electrical wires or has to travel through thick or multiple walls, is behind a plant, you could be trashing your signal completely.
I used to have my router behind the TV in the lounge when I was dumber which not a great spot but with my room also being behind it not terrible either. I got that Telekom uncapped lte and the difference between behind the TV and 2m to the left, not behind the TV was 12mb vs 90mb. That was when I learnt the true impact of electrical interference.
More like they going to be too busy arresting surfers to worry about the comings and going of a township...Yeah I expect a massive uptake in surfing since walking on the beach isn't allowed but surfing is so as long as you walk generally toward the surf with a wave riding device under your arm you're good to go
Cops are going to be too busy policing people coming in and out of townships to care about the beaches
What South Africa you been living in... [emoji23]
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Aren't beaches still closed unless ur a pro training?You okes can argue the toss as much as you like but surfs up from Monday morning [emoji106]
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Versus will tell them to stop being babies and google it, dcrainmaker has a how to post for this.