Karoo 2 stuck on mount
Hi, does anyone have a suggestion on how to remove the Karoo 2 more easily from the original mount? Mine has been really hard to "click to the right", with a sharp noise once it did. Nothing appears broken yet, though.
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I'm having a similar problem. I have to apply so much force to rotate the unit to the right - clockwise - that I'm sure I'll snap the mount if I keep doing this. Thankfully I can rotate it left (anticlockwise) and although it's still stiff and a bit of a struggle to remove, it doesn't feel like I'm going to snap the mount this way, at least not for the time being. This problem has been getting worse in the 4 months I've had it.
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I didn't bother with it until I put wax on the cutout to smoothen the dismounting of the unit. It did the job almost too well, and seeing as I had the Karoo turn itself almost out by itself on a really rough road, it's better to be safe than sorry, at 400 euros. Also serves as a theft deterrent when taking a coffee break ;-)
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Not a Karoo but things can happen: https://cyclingtips.com/2022/04/this-photographer-picked-up-pogacars-crashed-flanders-power-meter/
If you don’t have Armorall or something similar handy, rubbing the relevant parts of the computer and the mount gently with a candle should work as well.
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@ Steve MacMillan not quite at that stage yet (only 4 months in...) but it does seem that it would be fair to say the Karoo 2 is at the advanced beta testing stage. My main issue is GPS drop outs, thankfully occasional but really irritating.
But I've bought the damned thing now so best stick with it :-)
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I have the same problem and I already broke a mount while trying to remove the Karoo. The mount is a major problem and in my opinion, they should just switch to the Garmin mount completely. Way better compatibility and proven design. My wahoo never fell out of the mount and was always easy to remove.
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For the first time since May 2021 my Karoo2 popped right off the Garmin adapter on a ride today. The tether saved any damage what-so-ever so I highly recommend using it. I was surprised to see that it was the actual HammerHead-supplied adapter for my out front Garmin mount that had separated from the actual head unit. The adapter was still firmly in place on my Garmin mount but the K2 itself was hanging on the tether strap. And this on the same rural paved roads I ride every time I'm out. Another up-vote for a better mounting system, PLEASE!
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