Garmin Fail – Is it the time change?

[Steve O]

I used my Garmin Edge 500 to record the Doughneuring Extravaganza #2 today. When we got to Duck Donuts I turned it off. When I restarted it, it just said “working” and would not move forward. I turned it back off and recorded the rest of my ride with my phone.
When I got home I connected it to my computer and there is no record of the ride. Nothing. Wheels&wings had the same thing happen to her this morning. At least one person on line speculates that there is something with the time change that messes it up.

I used Recuva to search for deleted files on the Garmin and it found this:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]14265[/ATTACH]

The time stamp on the first two is about the time I tried uploading. The time stamp on the other two is about the time I restarted the Garmin.

Note the files are really tiny, though, smaller than 1kb, so I doubt they contain the information from the ride.

Any geniuses out there with suggestions?

amendment: here’s a link to a discussion page where people report similar problems: https://forums.garmin.com/archive/index.php/t-346837.html

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[Steve O]

@streetsmarts 156967 wrote:

All this talk = why I’m hesitant to get a Garmin/equivalent device. It’s hard enough to remember to a) charge phone; b) turn on Strava c) turn off strava if I take metro or walk….. adding another device overwhelms my already overworked brain!

I actually find it to be the opposite; the garmin is easier. Particularly for me, because it is mounted on the bike in plain sight (I know some people have mounts for their phones, but I don’t). I worry about running the battery down on my phone on any medium to long ride; the garmin will easily last for a century ride.
One downside is that mine (the Edge 500) has to be connected to a computer to download rides. Some newer models have bluetooth.

[huskerdont]

@Steve O 156970 wrote:

I worry about running the battery down on my phone on any medium to long ride; the garmin will easily last for a century ride.

My phone lasted through the Hains Point 100 pretty easily with Strava running. However, yeah, I don’t want to mount it on the bike, so a Garmin would be good there, yet I feel like streetsmarts in that they seem like a hassle. I may still be moving over to the dark side eventually/reluctantly.

[Judd]

@huskerdont 156978 wrote:

My phone lasted through the Hains Point 100 pretty easily with Strava running. However, yeah, I don’t want to mount it on the bike, so a Garmin would be good there, yet I feel like streetsmarts in that they seem like a hassle. I may still be moving over to the dark side eventually/reluctantly.

I find the Garmin easier as well. Plus you can see what time it is and speed.

I’ve had battery life problems on the phone when it’s cold. Plus I have the phone feeding the Bluetooth speaker on the bike and sending text messages to the Garmin.

[huskerdont]

@Judd 156981 wrote:

Plus I have the phone feeding the Bluetooth speaker on the bike and sending text messages to the Garmin.

You are still riding a bike, aren’t you? Will the Garmin create a windshield for you too?

I still have old-fashioned bike computers mounted for speed and such, so the Strava is just to play around with at this point. But if I got a Garmin, I could get rid of (counts fingers) five different bike computers with all their failing batteries. But then I remember how yours wouldn’t upload or was showing crazy routes straight through the Pentagon, and others with similar problems, and it makes me reluctant.

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