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
2
Repeatedly Froze Up :-(
on October 11, 2019
Posted by: TommyBoy
My Edge 820 became unresponsive after a few years of very gentle use so I bought an Edge 530. Great look/features/price and tons of data and dashboards to review, but the unit kept freezing up on me after a few uses. This is the same problem I had with the 820.
Garmin, your software is too buggy for me. I’ve moved on to a different brand. It doesn’t have as fancy of an interface, but it gives me more than enough information and is dead nuts reliable. I wanted to stick with you, but I’m glad I’ve moved on.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Very good - just shy of great!
on October 11, 2019
Posted by: JSK39
I’ve been using for 2 months. The good includes an easy to read screen, support for a ton of devices, huge number of metrics you can leverage, and super Di2 integration. The low points in my experience are:
1) sometimes sensors get disconnected mid ride. They can be really hard to get reconnected. This is really annoying.
2) uploads are tricky and don’t always work. Same with downloading new software. Only really reliable method is to hook it up to my computer with a USB cable. Honestly the Wahoo Element Bolt is much better in this regard. It’s 2019 - connectivity without a computer wire should be a robust feature.
3) the buttons can be a bit tricky. They don’t always make positive contact. I also think they could be a bit more tactile rather than smooth plastic.
Overall, I give it an 8/10.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Good unit, but buggy when it comes to bluetooth
on October 11, 2019
Posted by: cmhartle
I've had many Garmins (Edge 800, Edge 510, Edge 520, Fenix 3) and this is the best one so far. It seems all of them have issues with bluetooth. I suppose it could parially be the phones' faults, but I don't have issues connecting to any other bluetooth devices. All in all the navigation is solid. The new metrics such as grit, and flow will be fun to use for comparisons when riding trails multiple time. I like that they split out training effect in to aerobic and anaerobic. The screen is nice and bright, buttons are responsive, and the menus are easy to navigate. I just wish it would connect to my phone EVERY time.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Doesn’t work & no reply from Garmin
on October 11, 2019
Posted by: UnhappywithGarmin
It won’t pair with my new iPhone 11. Have followed special Garmin page set up for for iPhone problems. Still doesn’t work and no reply from support.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great upgrades for a great price
on October 11, 2019
Posted by: Rudy
Everything works good except it doesn’t download workouts automatically like 520 did to Garmin Connect. Now you have turn off & turn back on unit.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Awesome Features!
on October 11, 2019
Posted by: Moracing
I bought my Edge 530 in June and have over 40 rides with it. I really like the ability to create a route on Trailforks and load it on my 530 and navigate the route. I like the MTB dynamics as well. Easy to use and tons of info. Auto uploads to my Connect and Strava.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Edge 530 Review
on October 11, 2019
Posted by: Waverider627
All in all I absolutely love the edge 530. I love the bigger screen, I love the larger buttons, and I love the Maps. Navigation through all the menus is still easy . Switching screens while riding is easy. Viewing of all the statistics while you're riding is easy. It's a great product, except for one thing: the reaction time of the change in grade (percent grade) is still slow compared to the edge 500. I had an edge 520 for about a year and the reaction time was so poor on this device it was unusable. I use it extensively for training. It has greatly improved from the 520 but oddly still not as fast as the 500.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Still getting used to it
on October 11, 2019
Posted by: Cindie
I am still staying to understand the climb page as we do a lot of climbing. We like to know how much further to go, etc. also not sure what the colors mean ie. yellow, burgundy etc within the climbs and %grade as well. Sometimes we know it will be like 10% grade and device will say something crazy like only %4, and vs versa. Also regarding turns, it waits way to late to show Screen with “next turn”, especially when your in traffic and would need to switch lanes across traffic in order to make it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin