Gimme another Garmin, Barman.
And then he fell off of his stool.
I'll put the tether on me nethers,
So when it breaks, I'll feel the pull.
Oh I feel a little fragile, an I canna take the bounce,
After the road gave way beneath me,
When I tried to save an ounce.
It's a slippery little bugger
and goes flying in the air,
Like it was some avionic,
that forgot no plane was there.
It's that lack of holding power that comes from the quarter twist
And has left me there, just standing, feeling more than little pissed.
How is the new mount workin?
Re: How is the new mount workin?
Not so great.
Picked up a Karoo 2 end of the summer. Couple of small glitches in the first 1000 odd miles but pretty happy with it overall.
Then the 1/4 mount I'd been using failed, broken tab at 30 mph + across small bumps on a descent. Cracked case but otherwise okay. Hammerhead were great and replaced broken parts without fuss. They suggested they'd fixed initial issues with the 1/4 mounts and a replacement should be okay. It was quickly shipped with a replacement surround. Great service.
A handful of rides and the replacement failed. Barfly is a Sram, felt the most secure of the Garmin and Scott alternatives I have to hand, all allow a little play, the guys I ride with who have HH's also have a little play in their 1/4 mount adaptors.
Okay, seems like a fundamental flaw, the roads around here are rough though 25mm slicks get by.
Switched to the HH barfly, pretty firm fit, takes a bit of force to remove it, not excessively so. 8 rides and about 700km and the barfly breaks at the pivot when removing it after a ride. The plastic ring that surrounds the metal pin disintegrated.
Again HH have been helpful
Disappointing, no one else still seeing these sort of issues?
Picked up a Karoo 2 end of the summer. Couple of small glitches in the first 1000 odd miles but pretty happy with it overall.
Then the 1/4 mount I'd been using failed, broken tab at 30 mph + across small bumps on a descent. Cracked case but otherwise okay. Hammerhead were great and replaced broken parts without fuss. They suggested they'd fixed initial issues with the 1/4 mounts and a replacement should be okay. It was quickly shipped with a replacement surround. Great service.
A handful of rides and the replacement failed. Barfly is a Sram, felt the most secure of the Garmin and Scott alternatives I have to hand, all allow a little play, the guys I ride with who have HH's also have a little play in their 1/4 mount adaptors.
Okay, seems like a fundamental flaw, the roads around here are rough though 25mm slicks get by.
Switched to the HH barfly, pretty firm fit, takes a bit of force to remove it, not excessively so. 8 rides and about 700km and the barfly breaks at the pivot when removing it after a ride. The plastic ring that surrounds the metal pin disintegrated.
Again HH have been helpful
Disappointing, no one else still seeing these sort of issues?
Re: How is the new mount workin?
Even with my fall on black ice two weeks ago my K11 was OK, bent the peddle shaft and twisted the bars plus taking the air out of my lungs with plenty of bruising, see here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_guhZvOq8U&t=7s
The photo was taken last Wednesday well after the slip-up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_guhZvOq8U&t=7s
The photo was taken last Wednesday well after the slip-up!
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Re: How is the new mount workin?
Failure #2 on the K1 quarter turn mount.
This time the Barfly insert failed during an unremarkable street ride.
Dangled from tether, with remnant of the mount still attached to K1.
no damage to the K1. Just lucky this time
K1 really needs a better tether, like a silicone case with attachment loop.
It's heavy and slippery .
Nothing new about this , but since the case is a snap fit , the only anchor is the male mount screw which is also a weak point
very inelegant to need to be duct taped to its mount
This time the Barfly insert failed during an unremarkable street ride.
Dangled from tether, with remnant of the mount still attached to K1.
no damage to the K1. Just lucky this time
K1 really needs a better tether, like a silicone case with attachment loop.
It's heavy and slippery .
Nothing new about this , but since the case is a snap fit , the only anchor is the male mount screw which is also a weak point
very inelegant to need to be duct taped to its mount
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bikebikebike
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Re: How is the new mount workin?
Were the original K1 mounts by Barfly? Barfly sez no
I recall them being described that way , but can't document it.
I had a broken base plate (proper term for insert) that HH is helping me with . They're being nice and helpful.
The Barfly "Garmin" version is quite different.
The HH socket uses inset threaded ferrules , the Barfly countersunk screws and nuts
The HH one has less material to spread out the strain and broke though the weakened inner part thinned by the ferrules
I recall them being described that way , but can't document it.
I had a broken base plate (proper term for insert) that HH is helping me with . They're being nice and helpful.
The Barfly "Garmin" version is quite different.
The HH socket uses inset threaded ferrules , the Barfly countersunk screws and nuts
The HH one has less material to spread out the strain and broke though the weakened inner part thinned by the ferrules
Re: How is the new mount workin?
I recently had a rather humorous mishap with my Garmin device, and I couldn't help but pen a whimsical poem about the experience. It's a tale of my attempt to secure the device but ending up falling off a stool instead. The poetic lines describe my decision to use a tether, but it seems the little gadget had a mind of its own, flying in the air like a rogue avionic! Despite feeling a bit fragile after the tumble, I found some humor in the situation. I hope you enjoyed the playful recounting of this mishap!bikebikebike wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:57 pm Gimme another Garmin, Barman.
And then he fell off of his stool.
I'll put the tether on me nethers,
So when it breaks, I'll feel the pull.
Oh I feel a little fragile, an I canna take the bounce,
After the road gave way beneath me,
When I tried to save an ounce.
It's a slippery little bugger
and goes flying in the air,
Like it was some avionic,
that forgot no plane was there.
It's that lack of holding power that comes from the quarter twist
And has left me there, just standing, feeling more than little pissed.
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bikebikebike
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Re: How is the new mount workin?
Oh yeah.
K1 is still attached and has been a reliable tool and HH good at being responsive
and as a churlish fart, I find this overall a positive experience with a good tool
thiugh not without its flaws.
K1 looks like it will be EOL'ed, but it is an older design.
Android has decent backwards compatibility
Keep it simple with rugged core functions.
To h== with feature creep
I need radar, speed, cadence, distance maybe GPS and avoidance of Gar**n.
rest is just mischegas
I put tether on when I even think about a ride
K1 is still attached and has been a reliable tool and HH good at being responsive
and as a churlish fart, I find this overall a positive experience with a good tool
thiugh not without its flaws.
K1 looks like it will be EOL'ed, but it is an older design.
Android has decent backwards compatibility
Keep it simple with rugged core functions.
To h== with feature creep
I need radar, speed, cadence, distance maybe GPS and avoidance of Gar**n.
rest is just mischegas
I put tether on when I even think about a ride