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I am selling this because I have purchased a Garmin Edge 500.

Opening the box I saw they included extra polyurethane bumpers to adjust the suspension. The instructions were there as well and appear to be detailed enough to make the change easy. So far I have not found no reason to change the bumpers that were installed.

When I ordered the saddle I choose the rail medal (titanium alloy or manganese). There are women’s versions as well. In addition I was asked for my body weight, number of hours cycling per week, primary use of the saddle. These questions direct the suspension bumpers that are installed. My weight is on the edge of one of the selections so I had to decide whether to go above my weight or below. I chose the range where my weight was at the bottom.

Once the order was placed shipment happened very promptly and two days later the USPS delivered the box. Now for the video.

As of October 30th I have about 140 miles on this saddle. I am pleased with the ride and feel and unless something comes up in the next ride or two I will not be exercising the 30 day return policy. The seat is more comfortable than the Douglas one I replaced and I thought it was comfortable. Watch my ride reports for comments as I continue to ride the Koobi PRS Century.

The first video is the unboxing. I am wearing a jacket with ride patches from the League of American Wheelman that I earned back in the 1980′s. Sorry for the bare feet since I recorded this after my evening bike ride.

After the unboxing, the next day as we were getting ready to leave for the Hotter’n Hell 100 my wife videoed the installation on the rear hatch of our Jeep Grand Cherokee. The video is pretty self explanatory but I was injured during the installation when I pushed one of the carrier arms into its opening. Due to the length of the video there are two parts.

Now for the conclusion of the install. The carrier performed perfectly for the trip to Wichita Falls and the 4,200 mile vacation trip we went on during the month of September. By the end of our vacation I could put the carrier on the Jeep in a matter of minutes. I think taking the front wheel off of the bike was a good idea for traveling purposes.

I would highly recommend this carrier. It fits a large number of vehicles (but not my Jeep Wrangler) and the instruction sheet details the arm settings to fit each vehicle. The price was reasonable at $86. This was what attracted me since the hitch mount ones cost over $200 or more. The mounting straps are long to accommodate the wide variety of vehicles but I figured out how to wrap the excess around the carrier frame so that flapping straps would not mark the Jeep’s paint.

I have tried to buy shoes at the local bike shops but the selection of sizes and brands have not been large enough.

When I read the reviews a number of people complained about the mounting bracket. I was surprised that the unit came with two mounts which is nice since I have two bikes. The trick is getting the cable ties tight enough so that the mount does not turn. There is a tool electricians use to really snug up the cable ties but I don’t have one so I used some pliers and a screwdriver. With the soft rubber backing on the mount and the snug cable ties the mount did not move during the 15.24 mile ride.

It is amazing the amount of data this unit collects. I was watching the time, calories, compass reading, miles traveled and all of this is without any sensors other than the 305. The timer is a manual start thing so I have to remember to punch the button but other than that it was fully automatic once the GPS satellites were locked in. The route I chose was winding on the neighborhood streets. The 305 allows up to three different bikes so I selected bike 2 since my Mercier road bike is what I usually ride. I am still trying to figure out all of the options such as alarms.

Once I finished the ride I connected the 305 to my computer and uploaded the trip into Garmin’s training software. Without too much trouble I had the route up in the Google Earth map. The selections in Google Earth are amazing. You can even select street view to check out what you might have missed while you get fixated on the Garmin unit. SportsTrack software is what I have started using to replace my paper log book. It is simple on one level but I am still trying to figure out the route and map plugins. SportsTrack is a free program (donations are accepted) with a number of plugin applications to enhance the information you collect during your ride. I will need to study the instructions to get the program dancing with my data.

Now if the weather will straighten up so I can get on the road bike and get some serious miles in.

Making those changes I took it on a ride to test out the recording. The text to voice feature talked me through its attempt to get me back home but it did record my route. I muted the sound on my next ride. Now the question was how do I download the route information and show it on a map.

Searching around I found a free program EasyGPS that works with the Garmin 260. They also offer a paid program ExpertGPS that includes US Geologic Survey maps. EasyGPS does not include any maps.

Using the EasyGPS program I downloaded the route data from my Garmin 260. Next I went to Bikely.com and imported the route data and presto I have the ride on a Google map.

Now to keep routes separate I delete the trip data from the 260 after each ride while saving the file on my computer. I can see trip data on the 260 by tapping on the speed area of the map. This gives things like average speed, altitude, total miles, etc.

Now I get dual duty from my car GPS and do not need to spend the big bucks on the 305/605/705 units.