Garmin edge 500 speed fluctuates
converse2020
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Hi,
My 2 month old Garmin is playing up. Speed fluctuates from correct reading down to 0mph. I have the cadence sensor so i assumed a simple realignment of the rear wheel magnet would resolve but no such luck. In the house it works fine. Outside no good.
I tried riding today with GPS off but that made no difference.
Ended up turning off cadence sensor and then the speed reading (via GPS) was good - until I stopped at a cafe. I took the garmin in with me and the speed kept on reading - steadily rising to 40+ mph!
In the end turning off and on stopped it.
Any ideas ? - is this likely to be a faulty Garmin unit or cadence sensor or user error ??
Thanks
My 2 month old Garmin is playing up. Speed fluctuates from correct reading down to 0mph. I have the cadence sensor so i assumed a simple realignment of the rear wheel magnet would resolve but no such luck. In the house it works fine. Outside no good.
I tried riding today with GPS off but that made no difference.
Ended up turning off cadence sensor and then the speed reading (via GPS) was good - until I stopped at a cafe. I took the garmin in with me and the speed kept on reading - steadily rising to 40+ mph!
In the end turning off and on stopped it.
Any ideas ? - is this likely to be a faulty Garmin unit or cadence sensor or user error ??
Thanks
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Try a new battery.More problems but still living....0
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Had exactly the same issue with mine until I changed the wheel size from auto to 2096mm (running 700x23) which sorted it. Might be worth checking what yours is showing.
I found that the GPS readings do go a bit wild sometimes which is why I wanted to use the speed sensor.0 -
Thank. Will try changing from auto and see how it works tomorrow.0
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Always worth pausing things when you take a GPS unit inside0
