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
Lots of software bugs that need to be ironed out.
on September 17, 2022
Posted by: Pat F
Long time Garmin user and "upgraded" from 1030 Plus to 1040 Solar to get the new interface. Lots of bugs around navigation, e-bike, device disconnects, screen responsiveness, etc Elevation lags 15-20s (Climb a hill and reach crest over and the elevation still goes up). I already sold my 1030+ and wish I didn't. I really think Garmin released this flagship product way to early.
Garmin, I have reported several of these issues to support, but no fixes yet.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, September 19, 2022
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Customer Rating
5
Easy to set up
on September 16, 2022
Posted by: Loritriathlete
I bought two weeks ago and used it twice - easy to use and learn.
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Customer Rating
4
Love the addition of solar!
on September 12, 2022
Posted by: lostbear
For somebody who sometimes forgets to charge the night before a quick ride, this feature is great! Obviously, clouds, dusk and dawn are issues, but in bright sun I am seeing about a 30% addition in minutes to my battery life for that particular ride. This means less charging overall. Having upgraded from a 1000 I love the bigger screens and better maps. Also, the maps are onboard now - I don't need an SD card. This includes the Europe maps! The only downside for me has been that my sensors - cadence, speed, headlight and radar all randomly disconnect and reconnect. Garmin is working on this with me, but no solution yet. If we could get that sorted - this would be a 5 star review.
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Customer Rating
4
Fantastic features but dim screen.
on September 12, 2022
Posted by: Lucho7
The features this GPS has are second to none, and very helpful to understand our current level of fitness and help us improve it. My only concern is the dim screen, which makes it difficult to see in some cases.
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Customer Rating
5
Everything you could possibly need and more
on September 10, 2022
Posted by: ajmilk
Bought the 1040 solar just about a month ago now. So far the map details, turn by turn navigation, along with the gps tracking has been outstanding. Easy navigation through all the display screens. I’m still finding new features all the time.
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Customer Rating
5
EL MEJOR DE TODOS
on September 9, 2022
Posted by: ENRIQUE J
COMPRE MI GARMIN 1040 SOLQAR HACE MAS DE 1 MES Y CADA DIA ME GUSTA MAS, TODO MEJORO.
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Customer Rating
1
Continuos resets
on September 9, 2022
Posted by: pelutxin
When I am following a track and I go off the path and press modify route, it resets, again and again... from the first ride
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, September 13, 2022
Thank you for posting a review, we would ask that you reach out to our team so that we can get more details from you and work on a solution.
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
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Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
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Customer Rating
5
A novice can use it right out of the box
on September 9, 2022
Posted by: DrewMuskego
I am not new to biking, started in 1984 with my first real road bike but have been away since the 90's. Back then, there was either no tech, or I had not heard of it yet. My first bike had clips (those metal cages around your foot)! My wife worked in a bike shop, rode from Canada to Central America on a bike and was a competitive cyclocross rider in the 90's also. For more than 20 years our cleats gathered dust. My wife & I jumped back into cycling by joining the Ride Across Wisconsin on our e-bikes. I guess we were the first ones ever to do it - covering 235 miles in 2 days. It gave us the confidence to try road biking again. And on that ride, every other person had either a Garmin or Wahoo. Radar too! I didn't even know that existed. So, I looked into Garmin, was almost set to buy a 1030, when I noticed the 1040 solar was out. A little more looking and a strong reco from a guy I used to ride with in the 90's and reconnected with on RAW, and I was pretty sure the 1040 was the way to go. Upon using it for a few rides now, I feel like the interface is very similar to using any touch screen device. Very contrary to a hiking Garmin I bought back in 2015 - another story in frustration altogether. But the interface on the 1040 was simple and works. Swiping left or right, down, etc. to reveal different screens was easy. We joined a bike club, pinned a few rides on Ride with GPS from their club page and they seamlessly connected with Garmin Connect and appeared on my 1040. Simple. Pick a ride, start a ride, all the sensors reporting in - cadence, heart rate, speed - awesome. I adjusted some of the data screens - also very easy since there are easy to follow Garmin help pages online or youtube videos that walk you thru anything you want to do. So now I have modified the data on screens I want to use, can operate this thing right out of the box without mods FYI, have the radar connected and reporting in "car back" essentially all the time. Super awesome. The screen is VERY readable in all lighting conditions. And to put icing on the cake, it automatically sends ride beacons to my contacts on start and automatically syncs my rides to Strava on completion! Highly Highly recommend. Pricey - but does everything I could ever imagine, and look forward to getting more into training rides and plans. So much functionality yet to discover.
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