You’ve been used to riding wherever your cycling friends go; you never had to figure out routes for yourself. Uh oh! Time to get a Garmin cycling computer in order to follow routes others have put together, and record your data such as speed, distance, cadence, power. It captures almost every piece of data there is to capture including temperature and calories you burned.
We are offering a pandemic-special! If you order any Garmin computer from us, we’ll have Garmin ship the unit directly to you.
We will talk you through operation of the computer over the phone to get you going with it. (When is the last time an online retailer helped you get going with something you purchased?) Yes, we are asking you to buy what you need for cycling from us because your experience will be better for you if you have our advice, guidance, and help.
Email us with your interest in a GPS computer and we’ll offer advice as to which model is best for you based on the functionality you’re likely to use.
For those of you who think using your phone is a good way to navigate when you’re riding your bike: while this is an option, remember that your cell phone is your communication to help if you have a serious problem. Draining its battery by using it to navigate for you and having it on your handlebars, so that it’s the first thing to break if you crash, are both good reasons to have a separate GPS computer.
Routes
You have a GPS computer but now you need to know where to go! Please email us as we have a vast library of vetted rides. We will share routes appropriate with what you’re looking to experience during your ride.
Additional safety precautions
Related to the Garmin GPS computer, there is a crash-detection feature available which allows the device to call whomever you wish if you stop for too long, or come to a sudden stop an remain stopped.
Your loved ones can also follow your ride by way of your Garmin and phone working together to communicate your location.
Be sure to have a Road ID either on your wrist or on a necklace. These are the places paramedics look for ID. It can take hours for them to dig into your stuff to figure out your identity, along with understanding any of your known medical conditions. Play it safe and wear a Road ID at all times since you could experience a medical emergency while driving or out on a walk - anywhere.
Your ride is longer and temperatures vary
With such light vehicle traffic on the road, doesn’t it seem like the best opportunity ever to ride on the road? The biggest drawback to this is that one day traffic will be back to normal and you’ll have gotten spoiled.
You may be in a position to have time to ride due to not commuting or simply needing a break from being cooped up indoors all day!