Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 2.6" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
4
4.5 Stars - love it but havent mastered settings
on October 14, 2019
Posted by: Staci Marie
This is my first bike computer. I was hesitant to bring anything electronic to my riding experience, I sit at a computer all day, I ride to get away from that, did I even want a digital display? Turns out I did. I race recreational XC races, immediately it gave me a better idea how far I was on the course (and I could better pace my refueling during multi hour races). I am primarily a mountain biker, I still haven't figured out how to get the heart rate to display when in mountain biking mode. Sometimes I've had trouble getting rides to automatically upload between my Edge 530 and my iPhone 7 and have to reset the connection to sync again. I've found it to be a helpful tool to help me improve my riding and keep my stoke up for riding with the insights to my riding / progress.
After owning an Edge510 for a few years, it was definitely time for an update. Overall, it's been a very good unit. Navigation is great, all the new/extra data is fun to look at - I'm still somewhat new to incorporating it into a training regimen. If I have one complaint, the unit I have has a 'sticky' Back (lower right-hand) button. It doesn't have an appreciable click feel and sometimes gets stuck in the depressed position.
There are so many features that the learning curve is steep. Once one gets familar with the Edge it becomes my favorite bike computer that I have ever owned.
I bought it 2 months ago and have use it extensively. The included feature are excellent, especially the calories/ water intake feature. The fact that it pairs with other products like the rear light radar is especially useful.
I map my own courses and depend on my Edge 530 to guide my ride. This is a solid performer. My only regret is not waiting to find an 830. The absence of screen touch control is more significant than I imagine, especially while riding.