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Gear Tracking Feature in Garmin Connect

The Gear Tracking feature in your Garmin Connect™ account allows you to keep track of the wear and tear of your gear over time, including running shoes and cycling equipment. You can track how far you have run and assign a total distance that will indicate when it is time to change your shoes. Cyclists can do the same for bikes to know when it is time to take the wheels in for service. 

Adding Gear in Garmin Connect:

How Do I Add, Edit, Remove, or Retire Gear?

Select your preferred platform below for instructions to remove, retire, edit, or add new gear in Garmin Connect.

NOTE: Gear must have a first use date before or same as the date of the activity to which it is being added.

Garmin Connect App

Add Gear:

  1. Open the Garmin Connect app.

  2. Select More (bottom right).

  3. Select Gear.

  4. Add Gear.

    • Android: Select screenshot of plus sign to add gear 

    • iOS: Select Add.

  5. Enter Gear information and select Save. 

Edit, Retire, or Remove Gear:

NOTE: If you delete gear from the retired gear menu, it will permanently remove the gear from Garmin Connect.

  1. Follow steps 1-3 from the previous section.

  2. Next to the name of a gear item, select Edit, Remove, or Retire. 

    • The First Use field for an existing gear item cannot be edited. The Gear Type, Brand & Model, Nickname, Max Distance, and Automatically Add to... fields can be edited. When you choose the option to automatically add a specific gear item to new activities, the distance will automatically be tracked for that gear.

Gear in Garmin Connect App Screenshot 

Garmin Connect Web

Add Gear:

  1. From a web browser. sign into your Garmin Connect account.

  2. Select Gear from the navigation bar on the left.

  3. Select Add Gearto add new gear.

  4. After entering gear information, select Save.

Edit, Retire, or Remove Gear: 

NOTE: If you delete gear from the retired gear menu, it will permanently remove the gear from Garmin Connect.

  1. Follow steps 1-2 from the previous section.

  2. Select down arrow iconnext to the name of a gear item you want to edit, retire, or remove.

    • The First Use field for an existing gear item cannot be edited. The Gear Type, Brand & Model, Nickname, Max Distance, and Automatically Add to... fields can be edited. When you choose the option to automatically add a specific gear item to new activities, the distance will automatically be tracked for that gear.

Screenshot of Gear page in Garmin Connect


How Do I Edit the Gear Used for a Past Activity?

You can add existing gear or change the gear you used for a recorded activity. Select your preferred platform below for instructions.

Garmin Connect App

  1. Open the Garmin Connect app.

  2. Select More (bottom right).

  3. Select Activities.

  4. Select All Activities.

  5. Select the activity that you need to update.

  6. Select the three dots in the top right.

  7. Select Add or Remove Gear.

  8. Deselect the already selected gear you wish to remove (if applicable), then select the available gear you wish to add.

  9. Select Save (iOS) or the back arrow in the top left (Android) to save your changes.

Garmin Connect Web

  1. From a web browser, sign into your Garmin Connect account. 

  2. Select Activities from the navigation bar on the left.

  3. Select All Activities.

  4. Select the activity that you want to update.
    Select an Activity Screenshot

  5. Beneath the activity name, select Gear: Add or select the Pencil icon to edit.
    Select Add Gear Screenshot

  6. Deselect the already selected gear you wish to remove (if applicable), then select the available gear you wish to add.

How Do I Edit the Default Gear For an Activity?

You can change which gear is set as the default for an activity type. Select your preferred platform below for instructions.

Garmin Connect App

  1. Open the Garmin Connect app.

  2. Select More (bottom right).

  3. Select Gear.

  4. Select the gear type.

    Gear icons in Garmin Connect Mobile on iOS

  5. Select Edit next to your new default gear item.

  6. Under the "Automatically Add to..." section, select the appropriate activity type.

  7. Select Yes on the pop up message.

  8. Select Save at the top right.

Garmin Connect Web

  1. From a web browser, sign into your Garmin Connect account.

  2. Select Gear from the navigation bar on the left.

  3. Select the gear type.

    Gear Type. Connect

  4. Select the drop down icon next to your new default gear item.

    Gear Title with blue arrow pointing to dropdown arrow

  5. Select Edit.

  6. Under the "Automatically Add to..." section, select the appropriate activity type.

    Activity types with blue arrow pointing to cycling

  7. Select Save and then Change Default.

  8. Confirm there is a check mark next to your new default gear item.

    change default success message

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