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Garmin is a company which develops and sells products relating to Global Positioning System (GPS) systems.

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How to turn off segments on edge 510

Recently I've been getting notifications on my edge 510 of an upcoming segment (& and display when riding through it) - I can turn this off by hitting the red cross on screen when it comes up, but I'd like to completely disable this function and…
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With a garmin edge touring can I just ride or do I have to do a route?

I'm thinking of getting a garmin edge touring but I want to use it as a map rather than a satnav. Can I just ride and it will show where I am? Or will it always want me to take a pre-determined route? Thanks.
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Garmin solar 1040 freezes in navigation

Recently I've bought a garmin solar 1040, everything works fine but when I use the navigation and I miss a bend it freezes and becomes sluggish and to turn a page it takes at least 10-15 seconds, in practice when you most need it the unit does not…
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Is there a way to merge tracks within a GPX file?

I have GPX files for local MTB riding areas. In each area picture several connected loops composed of between say 6 and 12 named trails. In my GPX files all of the trails are individual tracks. Its really annoying because I have to load each…
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Where can I find the maps my Garmin Edge 305 made?

Back between 2008 and 2010 I used a Garmin Edge 305 on my road and mountain bike. This was before Strava and overlays of routes on Google Maps so I would like to recover these rides and save them into my Strava. The Garmin is long gone, and the…
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Garmin HRM dual - remove module after use

I recently purchased a Garmin Dual HRM belt; should I remove the center module after each use? In the manual it is stated that it can prologue the life-time; but I want to know what other users do. My best regards,
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Adaptor for Garmin Edge 530 out-front mount to a Go Pro

I am using the Garmin out-front mount for my Edge 530 and I am looking for an adapter that ables me to mount my Go Pro underneath the out-front mount. Does anyone know any method? Hacks? P.s: I know K-Edge is making mounts but first I'd like to make…
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Is it possible to see distance to a waypoint, along the current course?

I have a course created on GPSies that has a couple of waypoints, in this case it's pit stops, along the course. When I transfer it to my Edge 1000 through the new files folder I correctly get both the course and the waypoints. However, once I…
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Garmin 510 lost data

I rode the Georgia 3 gap bike ride yesterday. For me almost a lifetime accomplishment. I used a Garmin 510 and when it reached 22% I plugged in an external charger. The screen continued to indicate my ride. However, when I finished and hit Save …
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Garmin Edge 520 kees switching to navigation screen when riding a course

On my Garmin Edge 520, when I ride a course, the display always keeps switching to the map screen even if I manually scroll to some other screen with a few data fields. Can I disable this behavior so I can manually switch to maps when I need to?
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Can I recover a non-saved activity from my Garmin Forerunner 110?

I went on a 40 mile cycle today and just went to upload the activity to Strava and realized I must've pressed the wrong button and I didn't save it. Is there a way that I can recover the file? I can see multiple .fit files from today (Running.fit,…
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Garmin edge 520 maps installation

In order to install a new set of maps on my garmin edge 520, I downloaded from site "http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/" the file "gmapsupp.img" 85mb, renamed it as gmapbmap.img deleted the existing file "gmapbmap.img" 45mb and tried to copy the new…
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Can a Garmin Touring charging port be repaired

The charging port on my Garmin Touring has become wobbly and will no longer charge. It is about 3 years old. Looking around on line it appears the solder may have weakened and the charging port has disconnected from the circuit board. What I haven't…
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Garminn GSc10 reset problem

How do you reset the GSC10 sensor on Garmin edge 510? I want to be able to re-pair it to my device. Any ideas?
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Reverse a saved course on Garmin Edge 200?

If I've saved a course to my Edge 200, can I reverse it to get back to the start? Or do I need to save two versions? The "back to start" option only seems to be there when I'm already following a course, not when I'm about to set off. Which isn't…
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