Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 540 2.6" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Average customer rating
4.2
(295 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 295 reviews
5 Stars
178
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
30
2 Stars
16
1 Star
23
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 540 2.6" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Customer Rating
4
A lot to like, could be better
on January 21, 2025
Posted by: 8string
Have had my 530 for a month now, and a few things. Overall it works great. As others have said, the buttons and menu bars can be a bit clumsy to deal with, but honestly, they aren't that bad. I don't try to mess with my unit while underway, so pushing buttons on the fly is not needed. Unit is very small = good. connects with heart monitor easily. I do think that for the price, given competition with touchscreens at about the same price, I rate it 4 stars. I would expect such a device to be cheaper.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
540
on January 21, 2025
Posted by: Chris57
It’s not super user friendly at first but it’s getting better I should have waited and bought a touchscreen
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
The Gold standard
on January 21, 2025
Posted by: Booch
Am I a Garmin Fanboy? yup, and for good reason. These things just work. I wasn't looking for anything super fancy, just a solid head unit to connect my varia, heart rate strap, and cadence sensor...to track my rides. I replaced an older Edge 820 with this 540. I like the buttons over the touch screen (which was less than functional on the 820).
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great!
on January 9, 2025
Posted by: Mrb51
Great device. Easy to use and reliable. Cycling is being recorded
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Lack of start up support
on January 5, 2025
Posted by: Norman
Outside of reading a 70 page Manuel I haven't been able to use my edge 540
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
So many bugs
on January 4, 2025
Posted by: trev
Got this as a so called up grade to my old Edge 130. Have to confirm the sensors 5 times before each ride. Everything is using the latest software. Have reprogrammed everything multiple times.... avoid buying until they have sorted out these bugs that they known about for sometrime.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
on December 21, 2024
Posted by: Anonymous
I found it a little less intuitive than a touchscreen would be, but it is less money than the 840. Going back, I'd probably get the 840, but if the cost is your primary concern, this device works great and does all it promises and more!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Features are fine. Need a larger screen.
on December 17, 2024
Posted by: HeavyHitter
As far as the unit goes, it takes too many button presses to make it fluid. Also the screen is too small to be functional for bad eyesight. Luckily it didn’t cost me anything. I would purchase on my own. Would rather use my phone and trail forks app than downloading and having to save all the trails. With as much technology that is available today, it looks like an outdating gaming system for graphics.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin