A misadventure with the Karoo 2

Dohh!

Out on my bike yesterday and my Karoo 2 GPS came off my bars. I did not notice until after a few miles had passed. Live tracking showed me where to go find it. It was on a quiet country lane. I rode back as fast as I could hoping to find it in one piece while imagining the worst.

I found it in a shallow puddle, looking tragic, face down on the side of the road. The screen was damaged quite badly. Tracking had paused but it was still working. I reattached it and continued the ride back home.

Cycling route map showing a 72.8km loop starting from Chatham, Kent, passing through Rochester, Cuxton, Shorne, Gravesend, Lower Higham, Cliffe Woods, Lower Stoke, and Upper Stoke before returning to Chatham. The route has 902 meters of elevation gain and a moving time of 3 hours 10 minutes. An elevation profile graph below the map shows relatively flat terrain with notable hills near the end of the route.
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A Hammerhead Karoo 2 GPS cycling computer mounted on handlebars, showing a cracked screen with visible spider web fractures across the lower portion. The device is still operational and displays a map interface showing Upper Bush area, with battery at 77%, time reading 2:14:31, and navigation controls visible on the left side. The screen damage is concentrated in the bottom left corner with radiating cracks.

I’ve been using a cheap aftermarket mount to hold the GPS on my handlebars. There are reasons why I had not been using the mount that came with it. All the same it was silly of me to risk using one that was a poor fit and only held the Karoo loosely. My fault entirely.

The Karoo 2 is the best GPS I have ever owned. Hammerhead have a crash replacement policy for devices still under warranty. Mine one is out of warranty but thought there’s no harm in asking if there was a chance of helping me out with a discount on a new or reconditioned one. Fingers crossed goodwill and discretion will prevail.

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