Quick! Question about Garmin 305

[sundial]

So I called Garmin and they sent me a new sender, no questions asked.

On the 705, there was a firmware issue with random shutdowns that's been resolved.

I haven't actually used the 705 on a long enough ride yet for the unit battery to become an issue - is that what you mean?

Oakleaf, thanks for the info. Polar service is rather ridiculous--you have to pay a min. of $25 just to change out a $2.00 battery and pay shipping both ways. As for the random shutdowns on the Garmin, that's what I was wondering and I guess it's been resolved. And I was wondering what the battery life was on a long ride. When you find out, let us know.

[Mr. Bloom]

Last year, my battery lasted for the 8 hour long RaIN ride...with some time left.

[OakLeaf]

Garmin service is some of the best in the business. DH has lots of time with tech support on the auto/mc units and always speaks very highly of them. This is my first experience with them.

While I had them on the phone, I asked about a new USB port cover for the 301, which is over three years old. It's just a rubber cover and it had broken off. From my experience with other companies, I was expecting that most likely a replacement cover wouldn't be available and if it was, I'd have to pay for it since it was a discontinued unit, two years out of warranty. Garmin sent me two of those for free, too.

[sundial]

I want the Garmin Chipotle team color.