Lstayner
Member
I purchased a Garmin XT last summer and used the stock cradle. It worked great until it didn't. Last weekend, we were riding down the highway and all of a sudden the XP was gone. I knew where I had looked at it so I had the area it was lost. We spent the next couple of hours looking for it in along 5 miles of shoulder. Figuring it was operator error, I sucked it up and ordered a new one. When I got the new one, I put it in the cradle and it would not lock in.
I called Garmin support and have opened a ticket to see if they would replace my original unit due to a cradle failure. It is still in process so I am hoping they will do me a solid and send me a new unit. Fingers crossed.
I haven't ridden off road other than maybe 100 miles of gravel since I bought the thing.
My warning is to make sure you have a secondary failsafe in place to protect the Garmin unit. I ordered a Tourtech locking cradle (not cheap) to secure the unit for all conditions. A cheaper alternative may be the rubber band for a cell phone that goes on an X Grip.
I called Garmin support and have opened a ticket to see if they would replace my original unit due to a cradle failure. It is still in process so I am hoping they will do me a solid and send me a new unit. Fingers crossed.
I haven't ridden off road other than maybe 100 miles of gravel since I bought the thing.
My warning is to make sure you have a secondary failsafe in place to protect the Garmin unit. I ordered a Tourtech locking cradle (not cheap) to secure the unit for all conditions. A cheaper alternative may be the rubber band for a cell phone that goes on an X Grip.