Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 1040 Solar 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.4
(316 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 316 reviews
5 Stars
228
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
17
1 Star
12
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 1040 Solar 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
2
Physio TrueUp not working: Edge 1040 and Fenix 7x
on January 18, 2023
Posted by: student-t
I am happy with the Edge 1040 but there's a large inconvenience in the broken Physio TrueUp between my Edge 1040 and Fenix 7X. The result is that they don't sync with one another, which messes with my training stats on my Fenix 7X. If I run them both then I have 2x the data, which is inconvenient. I hope Garmin fixes this bug in the physio trueup between their newest devices so using it is less of a mess.
I would enjoy this device far more if physio true-up worked.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, January 27, 2023
We are sorry to hear about the issue that you are experiencing and would encourage you to reach out to our team so that we can get more details from you and work on a solution, thank you for posting a review.
Edge 1040 Solar Support: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=731136&tab=topics
You can also email our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Edge 1040 Solar Support: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=731136&tab=topics
You can also email our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Ease
on January 12, 2023
Posted by: Smiley
Great product cannot wait till the spring and summer.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
All You Need…to Get Fly
on January 12, 2023
Posted by: Kevin’s Solar Upgrade
I love how easy the device is to set up now. The fact that I can even import my data screen layout and my sensors from my previous Garmin device was fantastic. It imported just about all my previous metrics and I was ready to ride minutes after taking it out of the box. The first thing I noticed about the 1040 was how responsive the touch screen was — it is now super fast and works extremely well even with winter gloves on. The new graphics are easy to read and just as easy to adjust. Haven’t used all the new features yet, but I’ve had it a month and haven’t had to recharge my solar 1040 once. Feels like I’ll never run out of power. Since I had a 1030 Plus, I thought long and hard about upgrading, but now I’m happy I did.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
It's big!
on January 12, 2023
Posted by: Anonymous
from Chattanooga, TN, US
This Garmin 1040 was an upgrade from my older 830. I knew this new 1040 was big but it's bigger than I expected. Too big to use on my mountain bike. I have used it about 5 times on my road bike and it works great. I just can't get over the size. It won't fit on my current K-Edge out front mounts on my other road and gravel bikes. The 1040 did come with a longer mount that I'm using until I order some new, bigger K-edge mounts that will work for the larger 1040. The GPS and training sections on the 1040 are a great upgrade from the 830. The map is beautiful and following a route was very easy. The 1040 set up like a new cell phone through Garmin Edge- I mean all my sensors, data fields, everything just transferred wirelessly to the 1040. Simple setup. Automatic uploads to Starva after my ride are fast. Only reason I'm not recommending this to everyone is that it's too big for a MTB and the shear size is almost too much for a road and gravel bike. I'm looking forward to using this on multi day gravel rides where I need a Garmin to last a few days with minimal charging as I navigate in unfamiliar areas.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Garmin, 1040 solar
on January 3, 2023
Posted by: Arthur F
from WEST DUNDEE, IL, US
Awesome device, great data screens, nice upgrade from my 1030 with the solar addition
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Works great!
on January 1, 2023
Posted by: DonK
Replaced my Edge 1030 with the 1040 solar. Synchs much better and simple to set up. Love the display and ease of changing display. So far very pleased.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Solar Power really Works
on December 29, 2022
Posted by: Beer league DJ
I’ve logged about 100 miles so far with my 1040 Solar and my skepticism has been vanquished. I haven’t plugged it in to charge yet! Now I do ride in California BUT It is winter! So I can’t imagine that I’m getting optimal solar exposure so I expect even better performance after spring arrives. I upgraded from an Edge 1000 that I have used for years. The Edge 1040 Solar graphics are much clearer for this old man to read the mount is better the usb C is better my experience it’s that it’s just better all around.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
First bike computer
on December 24, 2022
Posted by: Lopez
First bike computer it’s great I was worried it would be to confusing to use but from the first ride it pretty much did everything I needed for me. Still learning all the features. Get the radar tail light to go with it also great to know people are coming from behind.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin