Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 1040 Solar 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(298 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 298 reviews
5 Stars
219
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
16
1 Star
11
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 1040 Solar 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
5
More than I expected!
on February 28, 2023
Posted by: Friday
I picked this up a month ago and so far it has exceeded my expectations in every way. Excited to use it this summer for all my longer events. Also enjoying the built in training plans.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Nice improvement over 830
on March 6, 2023
Posted by: Anonymous
I switched from an Edge 830 to this unit. Mainly I wanted the bigger screen for navigation and just larger numbers (helps my eyesight). I'm really liking it. The nav is bigger and allows me to add data field(s) to it if I want (which reduces the map space, but is something I had wanted, where if I'm using a heavy navigation route, I can stay on that screen, but still know a couple other key data points). The solar feature is cool, and definitely is allowing less charging. I would say I plug it in to charge maybe once a week, and honestly, I've yet to see the unit go below about the low 70% range! I can also just leave it near a window when not in use and it seems to get a bit of charge too (the manual says it *will* charge when turned off). This is also great confidence when going out for a really long day (i.e. those big days when you're out there say 8 hours or so), and just knowing you won't have any issue at all. I did have some concern the unit would be really big, but that hasn't turned out to be a problem at all. It is obviously bigger than an 830, but the size is still very reasonable and of no concern. Hopefully the solar addition will just become a standard feature and not add so much cost in the future. That's really my only issue at this time.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent screen
on March 7, 2023
Posted by: WV13
Have for 3 weeks now love it. It replaces my 530 plus. Battery life is excellent.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
So far amazing!
on March 9, 2023
Posted by: phredd11
I've only used my 1040 Solar a handful of times but very impressed with the navigation features & the battery life,I'm sure there's more to be learned.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
This thing is an on-bike cardio-fitness AI machine
on March 14, 2023
Posted by: OnlineBikeCoach
I'm mightily impressed with the integration of HRV, Stress Score, Performance Condition, EPOC, and now, Stamina. Garmin and FirstBeat continue to lead the way on this stuff, and if we would just read and listen to our hearts, we might be able to stem the diabesity index and more over time.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Missing key feature
on March 24, 2023
Posted by: CarlSS
I bought the Edge 1040 to use as a mapping device for bike touring only to find out it does not load waypoint files. This is a severe defect in the computer that needs to be repaired. O would not recommend this computer for use on bike touring.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, March 29, 2023
Thank you for posting a review, we would encourage you to reach out to our team so that we can get more information from you on this issue and assist you further.
Edge 1040 Solar Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=731136&tab=topics
You can also reach out to our team at: Product.support@garmin.com
Edge 1040 Solar Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=731136&tab=topics
You can also reach out to our team at: Product.support@garmin.com
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Poor software, no waypoints.
on April 2, 2023
Posted by: CSS52
Difficult to use, not at all intuitive. Does not allow waypoint files which makes it much much less useful for touring.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, April 3, 2023
Thank you for posting a review, we appreciate the feedback. We would encourage you to reach out to our team so that we can get more details from you and work on a solution together.
Edge 1040 Solar Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=731136&tab=topics
You can also reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Edge 1040 Solar Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=731136&tab=topics
You can also reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Finally the right gear for me
on April 5, 2023
Posted by: JO23
I just bought the device, but from the first opening it looks very good. I hope that after the first rides it will turn out to be even better than I have now. Regards, the GARMIN team.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin