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Old 19-06-07, 14:13
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I decided to go for the Garmin Zumo 550. I ordered it from Pixmania.com with their 2-3 day delivery service. It turned up in the end, 2 weeks from when I ordered it. Humph!!!

Fitted it last night and went for a ride. It's excellent. Speed cameras are all pre loaded and very easy to use. One problem I have is on the way to work I lost the security screw that prevents it from falling off. So much for a security screw. Ha!! That was the main reason I got it instead of a TomTom.

I called Garmin and they said they don't have any in stock and are waiting for delivery. The chap said he would add me to the waiting list. "So other people have lost theirs" I said. "Yes" said the CS rep. I asked if it was a common problem and the rep said not really. "Why the waiting list" I said. He said that lost of bikers are just bringing their bikes out of their sheds after the winter and have noticed their security screws are missing. "What! So they just jumped off then" I said.

Hopefully I'm getting a call back from their technical department tomorrow.

Not happy as this cost me an arm and a leg and the dam thing is now secured with elastic bands. I think 90 minutes of riding with the Garmin and to have the main security feature fall off is a bit of a design fault.