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Garmin Varia RCT715 Speed Overlay GPLama

Garmin VARIA Radar RCT715 Vehicle Speed Overlay Update

Garmin Varia RCT715 firmware v5.10 introduces approaching vehicle speed as a video overlay option. This video covers the update process, configuration, and has a road test comparison with the vehicle speed data recorded with MyBikeRadarTraffic ConnectIQ data field.   Links: MyBikeRadarTraffic ConnectIQ: https://bit.ly/3dH8ifL Buy Garmin Radar Devices: Garmin Varia Radar RCT715 (Amazon US): https://amzn.to/3LOZ5za Garmin […]

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Quick Power Meter Calibration on Garmin EDGE

The Garmin EDGE quick-access control menu offers a faster way to calibrate than accessing the calibration option from within the power sensor properties. this video covers how to quickly access the power meter ‘Calibration’ option on Garmin EDGE GPS Cycling Computers (technically a ‘zero-offset’) and also on the Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt v2.   Links to […]

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Fixing Garmin VIRB Edit for Windows 11 // Cycling Video Data Overlays

Garmin VIRB Edit is free software you can use to overlay data on screen such as GPS location, elevation, speed, power meter information, etc. Garmin haven’t updated this software since late 2018 and a recent switch from IE to Edge on Windows 11 meant VIRB Edit no longer worked with the default install. However, it […]

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Garmin Edge 1040 ClimbPro GPLAMA

Garmin EDGE 1040 Series ClimbPro in Free Ride // Beta Firmware 17.09 Testing / How-To

Garmin have released the new ClimbPro and Climb Explore features into the beta stream for the Edge 1040 Series before rolling them out to the public release. If you want to get ahead of things and use these features today, you’ll need to join the beta program (just a few clicks), install firmware 17.09, AND […]

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Garmin Edge 540 840 Series GPLAMA

NEW Garmin EDGE 540/840 Series GPS: What’s New // Hands-On // Road Tested

The most expected update to the Garmin Edge Cycling GPS range has finally launched with the release of the Edge 540 and 840 Series. In this video I cover what’s new, the differences between all FOUR new GPS units, and after two weeks of using the Edge 840 Solar, I give my take on this […]

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Garmin ClimbPro Ascent Planner GPLAMA

GARMIN ClimbPro Update: Anywhere, Anytime, Any Road โ†–๏ธ๐Ÿšด๐Ÿผ

The MOST requested feature people have wanted for Garmin ClimbPro is finally a reality, as long as you have a newer Edge GPS unit (540/840/1040). No longer do you have to load a pre-defined route for ClimbPro to detect upcoming climbs, it’ll now happen automatically as you ride. The Edge units will also ‘scan around’ […]

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Has Garmin Broken ClimbPro? Road Tests, Failures, and a Workaround!

Garmin ClimbPro has one job – To let you know when a climb starts and when a climb ends. Pretty simple when it comes to routes created by Strava, right? Well…. sometimes not. After encountering my own lag/delay issues with ClimbPro recently, and being prompted by a few others, I went deep down the rabbit […]

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Garmin EDGE 1040 Firmware Update 15.23 – New Messaging Features // ClimbPro Updates // More….

Garmin have released firmware 15.23 for their Garmin EDGE 1040 Cycling GPS Computers just in time for the Christmas break. In this video I do my best to decipher the important line items in the published change log.   Links: Garmin EDGE 1030 Firmware 15.23 Notes: https://bit.ly/3GdDsHv Links to buy Garmin Edge GPS: Garmin Edge […]

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Garmin Edge Free Maps

FREE World-Wide Garmin EDGE Maps // BBBike.org

Updating a previous video I did for 2022/2023 on how to download updated maps to Garmin EDGE GPS cycling computers, specifically older models that do not support loading of world-wide maps via Garmin Express.   How To: โ— Website: https://extract.bbbike.org/ โ— Pre-made Maps: https://download3.bbbike.org/osm/garmin/region/ โ— Pre-made City Maps: https://download3.bbbike.org/osm/bbbike/ โ— Download Zip / Extract Files. […]

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Garmin EDGE Firmware Updates 530/830/1030 Series [December 2022]

A new firmware is rolling out this week (early December 2022) for the Garmin Edge 530, 830, 1030, and 1030 Plus Cycling GPS Computers. This video covers what’s new and includes my regular “Sync over USB with Garmin Express” reminder. ๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ   Summary: โ— Fix Firstbeat stats resetting on power cycle. โ— Add informational prompt […]

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