How to secure Garmin Varia to bike
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- The Garmin Varia is a great bit of cycling kit but its expensive so you won't want it coming off the back of your bike. This simple little trick takes minutes to do and will secure your Varia to your bike.
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Thanks for the tip! I dont know why garmin made an unsecured mounting. Have you consider buying a case with lanyard for extra protection?
You are very welcome 😁 Yeah its bizarre that such an expensive bit of kit is just held on by rubber bands instead. I did look at the case with the lanyard and that is a good idea and maybe something I would look at again in the future. But once the Varia is clicked into place on the mount with the additional cable ties it does feel pretty secure and don't forget your computer should warn you if it becomes disconnected from the Varia. My Karoo flashes up a warning so that is some small reassurance
Thanks. I bought the permanent mount for my road bike but will be using this tip on my X-Country bike.
Your welcome 😁 yes it's an expensive bit of kit to loose
Hi John, the mount is really poor, isn't it? I ended up buying Garmin's permanent mount (or whatever they call it) but I wish I'd thought about the cable tie first! As an aside, my Varia is now playing up, it loses connection to the computer or just turns itself off part-way through a ride. It's now outside warranty (of course), I expected more than 2 years from such an expensive item! I can get it working again by using IT magic (turn it off and on again) or running the connection process again, but there is obviously something wrong with it. Be safe 🙂 Phil
Yes I totally agree its an expensive bit of kit so shame they cannot supply a proper mount. I did look at the proper sturdy screw on type mounts and some are not bad priced but I thought I would try with the cable tie first and see how it goes. Some people also use a tether to attach the actual unit to the seat so if the mount fails it will be safe. Damn shame about your Variia have you made sure its got the current firmware ? I would also try contacting Garmin you never know they might help you out
@@JohnonaBike Hi John, I thought you might like an update - turns out mu Varia was still in its warranty period ,so I started an online chat with Garmin. It does need replacing as it turns out, only they won't have stock till at least August! Solution? A free upgrade to the 715 that comes with a built in camera- proper chuffed! Hopefully I'll have it in the next week or so 🙂
Sorry Phil I have only just seen this reply..... But that is great news 😁👍. Well done. See its worth just giving firms a shout when something like this happens as they will often help out when they can. I have had good results a few times with things in the past
Good advice 👍
Thank you 😊
Secure it with this! Black case for RTL515 / 510
Garmin varía case .
Yes I have heard people doing that to.
@@JohnonaBike Yes I lost mine last week for not securing it!😡
😮 Oh no - that is awful ☹️ So did you manage to find it ? I know your computer is supposed to give you a warning if it gets disconnected but I have never tested that
😥😥😥😥😥😥 just lost mine a week ago.
Oh no..... that is bad 😮 Did it come off the back of your bike ? If I was you I would try and reach out to Garmin and tell them what happened they might offer to help somehow..... got to be worth a try
@@JohnonaBike thanks man. I would definitely do that. Great advice...
No problem and good luck 👍
I just lost mine yesterday on my birthday 😭I went ahead and got another one but now I’m going to double secure it to my bike .What happened was, I was riding my city bike and forgot to raise my seat and and had a rack and I must of hit a bump and snap off the bracket, my fault, It happened already once and I ignored to secure it better I also had air pods on listening to music,so I never heard the warning when it lost connection 😢lesson learned that’s for sure!
Thanks
Your welcome 😁 Thank you for watching 👍
@@JohnonaBike Very useful video, I also use Varia515 and I didn't know this locking method at all! I didn't know how to do it. Thanks again 🙏
Yes the Varia is a brilliant bit of kit but also expensive so I wouldn't like to loose it. The mount that comes with the Varia might never fail but the cable tie is just that little extra bit of security