Light Break.

[tenderbehind]

Today tied the Garmin Navigator to the front light, on the handlebar, by cable ties, all seemed well until one almighty clatter. Because of the extra weight of the Garmin the light had broken away from it's bracket, which was still in tact, and shattered on the road , however the Garmin survived without a scratch. Iv'e now cable tied the Garmin directly to the handlebars of the Wisper and it seems ok.
Embarassing having to walk around in the middle of a fairly busy road though looking for and eventually picking up the remains of the light, (in the hope of repair), and it's batteries.

 

[alsmith]

Today tied the Garmin Navigator to the front light, on the handlebar, by cable ties, all seemed well until one almighty clatter. Because of the extra weight of the Garmin the light had broken away from it's bracket, which was still in tact, and shattered on the road , however the Garmin survived without a scratch. Iv'e now cable tied the Garmin directly to the handlebars of the Wisper and it seems ok.
Embarassing having to walk around in the middle of a fairly busy road though looking for and eventually picking up the remains of the light, (in the hope of repair), and it's batteries.

I've had a garmin etrex for years and years- it still works admirably but the mineral glass is getting rather scratched and a bit cloudy now. It's fallen, been dropped, bounced around loose in the back of cars, into rivers. Wonderful kit, but very basic now compared to the ones with in built maps. I wonder if I can get a replacement glass for it? From what I recall there was a handlebar mount kit for it.

 

[tenderbehind]

I would think that a Garmin dealer could send it to Garmin for repair or if you post or even take it, depending on where you are, to the Garmin 'Headquarters' near Romsey in Hampshire they would replace the glass.