Garmin Vector failure
Moderator: robbosmans
Has this happened to anyone else? During a ride I got a message on my Edge 800 that it had lost contact with the right-side power meter. I thought the battery had died, but when I got home I saw this. It has less than 2K miles on it, and I haven't snagged it on anything or abused it in any way.
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Did not snag that you know of?..I tagged a rock once in a paceline .. smacked my curb at my doorstep in a hurry..
Doesn't hurt to ask garmin.. they might send you one
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cunn1n9 wrote:After doing this 3 times I sold them. Garmin vector - not fit for purpose
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Have the vector 2 years never a problem
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The v2 are more resilient then v1.. I've had vectors since release.. v1 was fairly easy to wreck ... but sometimes it's user error too.
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SNUGSHIP wrote:cunn1n9 wrote:After doing this 3 times I sold them. Garmin vector - not fit for purpose
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Have the vector 2 years never a problem
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Have had them since they first came out, used everyday, swapped within 3 bikes, zero issues.
Been using the v1 and upgraded to v2, which the pods are much better. Couldn't believe it breaks on its own.
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What I found was that if you hit a bump that slapped the chain enough and it happened to coincide with the pod being in the right part of the pedal stroke then the chain would clear sheer the pod connector off. At $100 to replace it gets expensive.
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This happened to me once - it's the chain that caught the pod's plug on the inside of the pedal/crank arm. I had it when changing bikes and going from Shimano to Campag. It was hardly noticeable, but the plug stuck out just a fraction (less than a mm) further on the inside of the crank arm.
The solution is to put a washer on the drive side pedal which allows the plug to go further in on the other side - i.e. further away from the chain. Garmin will likely replace it without charge as the pods have been a continual problem for them (I had a couple of v1 pods brake for different reasons and they were very helpful each time). The pedals have been great for me overall.
The solution is to put a washer on the drive side pedal which allows the plug to go further in on the other side - i.e. further away from the chain. Garmin will likely replace it without charge as the pods have been a continual problem for them (I had a couple of v1 pods brake for different reasons and they were very helpful each time). The pedals have been great for me overall.
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