Cleave

Hi,

I've had my edge since it came out in late January and have liked it very much as a whole. Some little niggles bother me but no more than the Polar 710 that I used for several years.

Anyway last week I went for a short ride and the HR readings kept disappearing and the little heart icon would start flashing with the 'X' symbol. The next day I got a reading at the start of the ride but within a few miles the same thing happened and it never came back during the 1 hr 40 min ride.

I tried the obvious first (which isn't what I usually do ) and changed the HR transmitter battery. At first it didn't seem to help but I did the "re-scan" function on the receiver and voila. Just to make sure, I put the old battery back in and, yes, old battery was dead.

So another niggle against the Garmin which is mitigated by a plus. I've never had an HR transmitter battery die so fast but since it is user replaceable there is not too much expense or problem.

Anyone else had their HR transmitter battery die yet? BTW, according to my data, this was after roughly 180 hrs of use.

Pico

It's speed function has a few quirks even though I have the speed/cadence sensor. My Edge reported a max speed of 165mph a few weeks ago. I thought that was extreme but as it turns out I can go a lot faster, like Mach 2.6 actually. Yes, it showed a max speed of 1898mph during the BF Baldy ride this weekend. Perhaps you heard the sonic boom.

caligurl

good head's up, cleave.... i think i'll buy a couple batteries to have on hand!

pico.... we all know you're fast... but 165 mph! OH MY!

Biggziff

Even my Garmin 76CS makes mistakes. Open lake doing speed runs on my snowmobile last winter I show a speed of 356 MPH. I think 110 is about all she wrote on that sled.

GPS is not perfect and the gub'ment plays with the signal from time to time.

Stjtoday

Good battery prices at Zbattery.com, the replacements are pretty expensive if you buy in the drug store. Had my Garmin since Jan and HR battery still ticking.. but I guess I'll put an extra in my camelback.

Pico

Hey, I did 1898mph! Anybody can do 165mph.

Cleave

Interesting, my Garmin has never given me speeds like that, but my Polar used to -- and some HRs to match. Sometimes I would get 220 BPM and other times I would flatline.

The Garmin, though has been surprisingly stable -- unless the HR transmitter battery dies.

btmail

I recently rode accross the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Med Sea, both my son and I had Garmin 305's. When we returned home to Australia and downloaded the data both had failed on the same two days, which was a real shame as we could not put together a profile of our ride. Weird thing, both failed all day 2 and day 4. Both were fully charged and worked all day.

caligurl

YIKES! sorry.... lol! ok ok ok! you really ARE fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

buzzwire

I'm bothered by the fact that the battery in the main unit is not replaceable. I hesitate to pay $300 - $400 for something that might only last 1-3 years. Unlike iPods that you can pry open, the Garmin needs to retain its water resistance, so I doubt there will be any replacement option at all.

Did anyone factor that into their purchase, or does the vaue of the thing make it worth whatever cost?

rickkko

Its more likely to last around 7 years. If you call Garmin Tech Support you can easily confirm that.

My experience w/Garmin products has been excellent over the years. Usually a quick phone call, then mailing in the device in question will usually net you the fix for free or near free.

Good luck!
..rickko..

Biggziff

No, You can bet that Garmin can open it and replace the battery for a nominal fee and in less than 3 years I'll want the newer unit anyway..someone can buy mine on ebay for $50