Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 540 2.6" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Average customer rating
4.2
(285 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 285 reviews
5 Stars
171
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
16
1 Star
22
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 540 2.6" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Customer Rating
5
Battery life and all the features I need
on September 10, 2026
Posted by: Aalex
Upgraded from the 500 to the 530. Decided to go with the 540 because of battery life. This unit does not disappoint. I prefer buttons over touch screen because of rain and sweat. Solid unit with good battery life.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Miss my 520plus
on September 2, 2026
Posted by: Exasperated
I wish I had my edge 520plus back! Just a lot of extra gadgets that I don't use or need.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Poor quality
on September 2, 2026
Posted by: Elevation malfunction
After a handful of rides the elevation features stopped working. My 530 did this too which is who I “upgraded”. Clearly a known and unresolved issue.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
With it came with better instructions
on August 26, 2026
Posted by: Ron#
After about a month of use, I like the screen size, still need to fine the the setting. Battery life for now is great. The. 540 plus has too many features. If I could I would trade the 540 plus for a 520 plus. The 520 is much easier to navigate.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Useless piece of scrap!
on August 25, 2026
Posted by: P’od!
I have been unable to get my Edge to set up or work! So far, it’s been a piece of junk! Very dissatisfied with the setup instructions.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Good feature set - very useful - not perfect
on August 9, 2026
Posted by: Gerald in Bend
The Edge 540 brings together some of the information I like to have at hand when I ride on roads and trails. I like that it shows how much of a hill is ahead of me. I like the altitude information and find it amazingly accurate. It also shows alerts from my Garmin Varia bike radar, so I don’t have to keep my phone on constantly.
Some of the things that are less than excellent: the side buttons (6 of them). It isn’t always obvious what each one does. Much as I like the climb display, it comes up automatically and blocks out other features like the map display. Warnings that pop up are often trivial; “animal nearby” was my favorite, while alerting me to a pothole I had already passed was runner-up. Sometimes my old eyes can’t read the alerts while I ride. I get alerts that a popular local rider has been where I am; I’ve never met him. Perhaps some of these will be less annoying after I’ve used the device a while.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
When it works right it is a good bike computer
on August 5, 2026
Posted by: Hdst01
I have had it for about two years. It is now putting the wrong map of the ride and the wrong date for the ride. Guess i will go back to Wahoo
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Okay, not great. Need software fixes.
on July 28, 2026
Posted by: fletcher37
has a few bugs that you would think the software updates would address but not as of yet. trouble syncing with connect and strava. constantly switches activity from road to mountain bike even though road is selected.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin