cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
edge 130
Tales from today's commute....
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edge 130
The shytiest Garmin computer by far. I've given up on mine as the battery life in winter is literally nothing. So gone back to the ever reliable 500. It lasts over 2 weeks of commutes. The 130 not even an hour.
I have actually bought a new, uprated battery for the 130, just need to get someone who's good at that type of thing to swap over.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
i got mine a few years ago as a refurb from amazon so i cant complain , until this year it has lasted all week .I do have the explore as the weekend device when i need the route/maps .
It's a shame, as it was handy not having to link up to the computer to download rides. As I said, one day I'll get round to fitting a (better) replacement battery.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
these will fit a new battery for £30 but you already bought your own .
https://tomtomrepairteam.co.uk/product/battery-replacement-service-garmin-edge-130/
Yes seen those people, however I don't want a like for like battery change. The one I bought has a higher capacity.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
just watched a couple of videos , seems you have to disassemble from the front working back so a lot more hassle than doing the old 200/500/ 800 batteries which i have done in the past .
I've got an edge 510 which I bought for a tenner off eBay. Does it have a replaceable battery? I just assumed mine was a 'built-in' battery, recharged via USB.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
https://tomtomrepairteam.co.uk/product/battery-replacement-service-garmin-edge-510/
i had a 510 , battery life was pretty poor as i couldnt get 100 miles out of it even new
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Back to heated gloves for the commute to the Station this morning. Annoyingly, a taxi driver decided to do a u turn in front of me on quite a tight and twisty residential road that I can often cycle through faster than a car. I thought for a moment they were going to let me through but I think they were oblivious of my presence and swung over to block the road again.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Had a conversation with an hgv driver today on the way home from Macclesfield. He started with "I know you lot complain about close passes from us" I said no normally hgv drivers are pretty good with a really professional attitude. That stumped him. Then he said you should really wear high vis as he had difficulty seeing me. At which point I mentioned I wasn't wearing all black, I had a white helmet, white shoes, green jacket and a strobing rear light with a brake function making it glow bright and steady when braking. He didn't seem to know what to say apart from I only saw your orange bottle and I've been driving for 40 years. I was tempted to say you probably need an eye test but thought better of it.🤔
I guess you were both stopped at the lights or something, right? I don't mind interactions like this as long as they remain convivial.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
The pattern followed the norm tonight as I didn't bother to get of the train a station early and cycle the 18 miles into a head wind. 2mins up the line and we were at a standstill again. Despite it being a cold and strong North wind I would have been faster cycling and it was quite nice otherwise.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Yep he pulled up next to me.
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
Reported this on my way in, hopefully they got it back:
