Your Garmin help, please

I don't use them. I just took the batteries out of them yesterday so they were in mind. Just thought if you were having trouble with a strap you could try one of my PT ones.

Ah, I see. Not needed (but thanks for the offer) as the old Garmin HRM1 straps from my Edge 705 and Forerunner 110 work fine with the 920xt.

Holy shit batman, something from Garmin works?!

Eventually it does. Replacement HRM-Tri strap arrived in the post just now and it works. Will try it out properly later (10k run if I can be arsed) but I've got a boat load of work to do today before I'm off for Christmas.

Haven't had any problems with the 920xt yet.

My 1000 has been nearly faultless.

A few hiccups along the way, but for the time it's been used, nothing that bad.

Only real negative is that the screen locks up when it gets wet.

I was tempted to get one but it's like being the abused partner. Keep going back for more. Fucking Garmin Stockholm Syndrome™

I figured that it was working for Steve A during his year record it should work for me. But I'm so sick of faulty Garmin products that I really don't want to waste more of my time with another one. Also the size and the battery life annoy me.

I looked around, there is no other option. Or I'd spend my money elsewhere.

If you want to forget power data, you could look at the oregon garmin series.

I was going to get an etrex 30 as a backup to my Edge 800. Everyone seems to rate them. Then I thought, hang on, I own a Vista HCx, I'll just use that. I can't find my bike mount for it though.

Yeah the etrex isn't any better. I asked a few peoples, no more reliable than my 1000.
So don't think it's the holy grail of a reliable garmin.

Does the Wahoo range work with Android yet?

http://support.wahoofitness.com/hc/en-us/articles/204280464-Android-Device-and-Product-Compatibility-

Thank you for using DuckDuckHippy

Genuinely - kick up le massive fuss with Garmin - preferably at a cycle show or similar where they have actual people employed by them present and are trying to make sales. Got me a free upgrade (although yes I had to pay for return shipping of the 810).

Although if you can return for a refund, looks like the price for the 1000 has massively dropped recently - 275 on Amazon. They must have a new one coming out or something.

Etrex 30; the one with the batteries from the supermarket? Who what when? Speak up or forever shut.

Just don't ride in the rain.

When your 800 cracked before Loudeac, yes I thought it would maybe not seize this time, I just used my 705 again and stopped every 200.

Yeah with batteries.

A guy I met in Italy. Asked him how it was, and he just looked at me and said like every other garmin.

Was his name Da Vinci?

I'm returning the 810 to the retailer. It's not fit for purpose.

The 1000 is actually cheaper than what I paid for the 810 but I'd hate to give them more money for another product that fails intermittently. I can't be dealing with that shit half way through a race.

I can't be dealing with that shit half way through a race.

Ride for fun instead!

Oh shit, Garmin going wrong is still fucking annoying.

No. I wish I exchanged details with him though. Could have learnt a lot from him.

He was about 65. Riding 200+k a day from Lisbon to his home in Poland. Absolute hero. Was skinner and more tanned than I was. Hero.

During my 600k qualifier for PBP it repeatedly locked up and caused much anguish during the night.
I have no data from my (aborted) Worlds this year.
The unit shut off as soon as I started the timer right before my 30mi club record race.
On Saturday's ride where it turned off and lost the first half hour of the ride - usually not important but I was trying to verify a route.

Garmin 810s are not fit for purpose.

810 sent back for refund. I'd say 'thanks for the memories' but it never fucking retained any...

Boom

Have you tried letter Garmin know via twitter?

Yep, they replaced one already.