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\n We may earn a commission from links on this page.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n If you track your runs (and bike rides, and all your other exercise) with a Garmin device, you\u2019ve probably already found its gear tracking features. This is how I realized I’d put over 1,000 miles on my favorite Nikes<\/u><\/a>. <\/p>\n Until recently, the usefulness stopped there. But in a new (free) update, Garmin has introduced a ton of new gear tracking features, including one I\u2019ve been hoping for ever since I bought my first pair of trail shoes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Now, gear tracking isn\u2019t just for shoes. If you ride a bike, you can now count your bike as a piece of gear, or even individual components of your bike, like the frame or the tires. Other now trackable types of gear include skis, surfboards, boots, boats, skates, and wheelchairs.\u00a0These new tracking features can be found in the Garmin Connect phone app that came out alongside a software update for several Garmin watches<\/a>. <\/p>\n Garmin Connect (the phone app that syncs with your Garmin watch or other device) has a revamped set of features for the Gear<\/strong> section, which you\u2019ll find under the More<\/strong> menu in the bottom right corner of the app.<\/p>\n The new features include:\u00a0<\/p>\n More gear types<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Photos and notes for each gear entry<\/p>\n<\/li>\n A database of existing brands and models<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Automatic gear tracking is more detailed<\/p>\n<\/li>\n You can create \u201ccollections\u201d of gear that are used together<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Gear stats are now viewable from your watch<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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