Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 2.6" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(790 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 790 reviews
5 Stars
449
4 Stars
157
3 Stars
67
2 Stars
58
1 Star
59
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 2.6" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
5
Awesome Head Unit!
on April 20, 2022
Posted by: ahansenf16
I bought this as a replacement for my Wahoo Element Bolt. What a difference! Much bigger display, color, and navigation capabilities.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Perfect for mountain biking
on April 18, 2022
Posted by: Bridger P
from Boise, ID, US
This is pretty amazing for mountain biking. There's a lot of features that feel a lot more road-biking or touring focused, but they don't get in the way of what I want out of the unit. The mount extends the computer from the handlebars at a good angle and is easily adjustable, I haven't had any issues with its durability or anything but I don't crash very often. I love being able to see how much elevation gain is left in my ride, and keep a monitor on my heart rate (external HRM) mid-climb so I don't blow up. Paired with a speed sensor, it gives a more accurate distance reading than any wrist-based GPS I've used. The grit and flow metrics are cool, along with seeing metrics on jumps. I'm excited to see how the heat acclimation functionality tracks how I feel during the summer, as I live in a desert and routinely ride in 95-110F weather.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Edge 530
on April 17, 2022
Posted by: Venge1
I bought the edge as an upgrade from my previous Garmin 520 which is 6 years old. I love the battery life, significantly improved. arm little challenge turning it off as you have to toggle down 3 screens to power off and i believe hit the Right Master upper button but it's hit or miss. I just figured out how to add 10 screens of data and that is extremely helpful. The real time Navigation with sharp turns, round about...is a great feature and significant improvement. My only regret is my bike stem mount snapped on pot hole and my Garmin Edge less than a month old cracked and died. If I did it again I would upgrade to the touch screen which is the only reason why I gave it a 4 vs a 5 and that is likely because I felt I did not need it based on coming off the 520. Lastly, the connection to STRAVA is not working but that could be a me problem and will need to try to resynch. I did love going off trail with no bars of service on the phone but the Garmin Edge 530 always seemed to know where I was.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, April 22, 2022
We are happy to hear that you are enjoying the device, we would encourage you to reach out to our team for assistance with the mount issue as well as the connection issues with Strava. thank you for posting a review.
Please email our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Please email our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Changed my cycling life
on April 17, 2022
Posted by: Scituate Cycler
The 20 hour battery, great size, multiple displays and easy to use buttons make it an amazing computer
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Dynamic Bike Computer
on April 16, 2022
Posted by: Garmin 350 review from TX
At first, the UI is a bit confusing and the instructions are vague. But once you understand the setup features it’s a great device for all bike types and abilities. I especially like the recovery score based on resonant data.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Question about Strava
on April 15, 2022
Posted by: KateyKat
Do I have to have my phone with me on a ride or will Garmin record to Strava without it?
Such a great system easy to use and set up
Such a great system easy to use and set up
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, April 22, 2022
Thank you for posting that question, in order to load a recorded ride to Strava or other sites, the device will need to sync to the Garmin Connect system either through the phone app or with your computer first. If you need further assistance please reach out to our team and we will be happy to assist you.
Please reach out to our team at our support site: support.garmin.com
Strava Tips:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=621224&searchQuery=strava&tab=topics
Please reach out to our team at our support site: support.garmin.com
Strava Tips:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=621224&searchQuery=strava&tab=topics
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent upgrade over 130
on April 14, 2022
Posted by: MarkZ
This is the 4th Garmin I have owned. My last one the Edge 130 was great but not great battery life. The Edge 530 took a few days to get used to the new button functions. Once I had the screens set up like I wanted it has been great. The battery life is a big improvement over the 130 plus all the other features. It is nice to have a map that details the streets etc compared to the 130. Would recommend to anyone wanting a great bike computer.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Cumbersome to use
on April 14, 2022
Posted by: Cycling Tone
The features are great and the price was budget friendly but not having a touch screen was a problem for me. I personally found the button operation to be very cumbersome so I returned it and got the Edge 830 with the touch screen and liked it a whole lot better.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, April 22, 2022
We are sorry to hear that you had issues with the Edge 530, but we are happy to hear that you are giving the Edge 830 a try. If you need further assistance please reach out to our team on our support site at support.garmin.com
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