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Garmin Forerunner 205/305 quick release kit
I was considering the Forerunner 205 to track my distance riding...I went to REI and tried one on. It feels huge on my wrist. For shorter distances, it would probably be OK. Then I saw this quick release kit : http://blog.motionbased.com/2007/01/...nner_2053.html It allows the Forerunner to be mounted like a bike computer (which would be nicer for longer rides), and easily moved back to a wrist mount. The kit comes with a Velcro strap for the watch, which would make it easier to take on and off. Has anyone tried on of these quick release kits? If so, how do you like it? Thanks, Tom -- tomkarches ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomkarches's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12418 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72418 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Garmin Forerunner 205/305 quick release kit
tomkarches wrote: Has anyone tried on of these quick release kits? If so, how do you like it? My father uses it, he like it alot! He never had problem so far. EDIT: Should have read the complete post, before posting myself. I mean he like the GPS thingy, not the velcro strap, he never tried it. -- Emile.m Ntappin wrote: I'm a butcher, and it took me like 10 minutes to get one nub off my luna. 2nd *)---TreFlip-'O, M'y galler' (http://tinyurl.com/23w828)y ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Emile.m's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16667 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72418 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Garmin Forerunner 205/305 quick release kit
I too use the legend in the pocket of my backpack. It's great. The only problem I have with it is that not all of the GPS programmes on my laptop will recognise it. For example, on my present laptop I can't get memory map to uploap or download anything onto it (although it did on my old laptop), however easy GPS and geocaching.com can load stuff to and from it. Drives me mad! -- cathwood Cathy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cathwood's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9425 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72418 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Garmin Forerunner 205/305 quick release kit
I got the Forerunner 205. I hated the original band....it kept slipping around my arm. I bought the quick release kit which comes with a velcro band with a clip-in bracket for the 205. I really prefer the velcro band. Once I tighten it, the band stays put. I have not used the mounting bracket that came with the kit. I prefer having the Forerunner on my arm where I can refer to it while riding. Another nice feature of the velcro band is that it separates your arm from the back of the watch. Otherwise, if your arm gets sweaty, the sweat can get into the watch via the speaker holes, like it did for this guy : http://ctorunner.googlepages.com/dismantleforerunner205 Once it locks, it really stays locked. I can track speed/location while riding in a bus. --tom -- tomkarches ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomkarches's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12418 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72418 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Garmin Forerunner 205/305 quick release kit
Just used both the velcro band and bike mount with my 305 on a triathlon this weekend. Both work perfectly and the switch was done with out wasting a second. Never liked the original band. Difficult to use with KH Pulse gloves. Definitely worth the $30. -- Munivision Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Munivision's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14619 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72418 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Garmin Forerunner 205/305 quick release kit
Munivision;1105221 wrote: Just used both the velcro band and bike mount with my 305 on a triathlon this weekend. Both work perfectly and the switch was done with out wasting a second. Never liked the original band. Difficult to use with KH Pulse gloves. Definitely worth the $30. Triathlon?!? You sick b@st@rd! How'd it go? What length? Did you uni? -- steveyo steveyo ...like having your own personal rollercoaster... - a few 'uni race write-ups' (http://home.nycap.rr.com/rduhan/uni_race_writeups/) - muni and kokopelli uni 't-shirts, mugs and stickers' (http://www.cafepress.com/steveyo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ steveyo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7228 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72418 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Garmin Forerunner 205/305 quick release kit
steveyo;1105648 wrote: Triathlon?!? You sick b@st@rd! How'd it go? What length? Did you uni? Olympic distance-1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run. No uni though I thought about it. It was really a blast and beat my goal time by 26 minutes! RTL training must have helped alot since I hadn't done any of those activities in over 18 years! -- Munivision Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Munivision's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14619 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72418 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Garmin Forerunner 205/305 quick release kit
Sorry to revive a dead-ish thread, but ... I just picked up a 305 and even with the so-called extended wristband on it--the one that comes with the unit--there's no way it'll fit over my wrist guards. Garmin sells a velcro wrist band that some people have said is a lot longer than the regular ones. Anyone have experience with this strap? https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=1335 If the one that comes in the bike-connect kit Munivision linked to above is also long enough to wear with a wrist guard, I'd get it so I'd have some flexibility and be able to bike mount it as well as wear it. -- pkittle *========================== Peter Kittle * Chico, CA "The Revolution is just a t-shirt away." --Billy Bragg ==========================* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pkittle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12111 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72418 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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