Sorry that happened to you, but I have to ask…So you didn’t replace it, you just kept a defective unit? I would never keep an expensive piece of gear that didn’t work properly.
I am pretty sure the device is fine and the crashes were caused by issues with software or maps. As we know all software contains bugs, but with the Garmin updates it is especially common.
Edit: perhaps I can try again the 1040 navigation, just out of curiosity. Any software issues should have been fixed by now. Unfortunately we still have winter here for another month or two.
That was true several years ago. Not today.
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Thanks All! Feels like there is not a real stand out choice functionally. Everyone likes what they have committed to over the years, but there does seem to be a numeric split here, Garmin, Wahoo, then Karoo. I guess no surprise that Garmin is more used. On a different forum the response is definitely a Karoo preference interestingly, perhaps more Karoo fanbois spreading the love over there, but fewer overall responses.
Looking at the DC Rainmaker review earlier didn’t seem to have a clearcut favorite, hence looking for some IRL feedback here.
So I’ll have a more detailed look at the different options and make a decision. I suspect I’ll end up going some flavor of Garmin or Karoo…setting up on a system from scratch means no carry over issues.
Cheers
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I also find the TR workouts on the Wahoo to be great
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Just a comment on that: Wahoo switched apps for their v3 devices, so apart from your account information (age, FTP, etc.) there is no “carry over”.
All of the head units have tons of features you may never use.
But if you think you might want to add some unique function in the future, Garmin has a Connect IQ store to source numerous third-party data fields and apps.
Hammerhead offers a limited selection of Extensions.
Wahoo doesn’t support add-ins.
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It seems not much has really changed with the Garmin software updates. As someone commented:
”…when a new FW has been released, I check the forum and the results are always the same, in every single case: I see crashes, crashes everywhere.”
I have chosen not to update my Garmin and just keep the old software.
This bears repeating.
Whenever I hear people of headunit X lacking features compared to headunit Y, I scratch my head. New headunits are almost too complicated for my taste.
My Bolt v1 felt like a device, it was easy to use as its features were more limited. When I upgraded to my Roam v3, the latter felt like a computer. Some features like automatically switching on my lights are nice, but come with tons of options. And some of the defaults were wrong (e. g. shutting off lights as soon as I came to a stop). I can only imagine Garmin is even more complicated as I hear it has even more options.
You’re incorrect here. I’m not some Garmin shill, I just think it’s silly to act like the company with the dominant share of the market and with thousands of happy customers is buggy enough to be afraid to buy. Of the thousands of people who aren’t complaining, you can always find 10 or 20 that are actively complaining everywhere. Nothing is perfect, but you’re blowing it way way way out of proportion. I had a bad experience with a Roam. That doesn’t mean they all suck, that means I had a bad experience that pushed me back to purchasing from Garmin. I’m very happy with mine and it’s vastly better than the old ones. They’ve even made it simple to change fields, which was always one of the big advantages of the Wahoo units. I would never buy a Hammerhead because their market share is so tiny. You may love Garmin or Wahoo or Hammerhead, and they all have pros and cons, but to act like one of them is a terrible product and trying to scare away new users is silly.
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