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Three months ago, I acquired the Garmin Varia RTL510 bike radar and rear light - second-hand, for only $134 from AliExpress.

The reason why I am sitting down and writing this article on my blog today is that after almost daily active use for three months, the bike radar stopped working...

You can read about why it stopped working and how I was fortunate enough to fix it in the brief review below.

The long-awaited Garmin Edge 540 is finally available Worldwide!

Ever since information about the new Garmin Edge 540 / 540 Solar / Edge 840 and the 840 Solar version of the bicycle computers was leaked on the Internet at the beginning of the month, I have been reading many posts with information about the parameters and capabilities of each of the four new models.

On April 11, as expected, Garmin officially announced the launch of the four new additions to the Edge series.

I have watched dozens of video reviews and read overviews dedicated to the four new Garmin Edge bike computers.

I've watched dozens of videos on YouTube with detailed analysis of the parameters and differences between each one of them.

All that time, I've been asking myself the following IMPORTANT question:

- Is it worth upgrading from the iconic Edge 530 to the new (more expensive) Edge 540 or Edge 840?

My answer now, after tinkering and testing the newly arrived Garmin Edge 540 for a few hours is:

- Oh, YES!!! ... The new Edge 540 is simply amazing! :)

What are the actual differences between the classic (Tethered) ClimbPro and the latest version called ClimbPro Free Climbing?

Garmin released the new ClimbPro Free Climbing about 2-3 weeks ago, along with the release of the new Garmin Edge 540 / Edge 540 Solar and Edge 840 / Edge 840 Solar on the market.

How to access the new ClimbPro feature on Garmin Edge 1040? Very easily and quickly in a few steps :)