Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 2.6" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(786 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 786 reviews
5 Stars
447
4 Stars
157
3 Stars
67
2 Stars
57
1 Star
58
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 2.6" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
1
I hate it
on October 12, 2019
Posted by: RobH2525
I have two of these. The elevation doesn’t work, the grade % doesn’t work, and the heart rate doesn’t work (with any of my four heart rate monitors). It was designed in such a complicated way that it makes it very user in-friendly. While it does have some nice features, there are so many screens and features that are completely useless - and there’s no way to get rid of them if you don’t want them. I wouldn’t recommend the 530 to anyone, and I would happily return both of the for a loss if I could just get my old faithful, always reliable Edge 500’s back.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Owesome!
on October 12, 2019
Posted by: Yaminton
I have been using it for a couple of week i am very content so far.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Poor connection to Iphone!
on October 12, 2019
Posted by: rlcpross
I've had this for six months now and the connection between this and the iPhone Sucks!! Have to reconnect almost every ride! Why? What a Joke! If I had to to start over I would Not buy this one!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Works great
on October 12, 2019
Posted by: Jessie
Great product! Wish I could work all the features! I guess I will learn in time!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Amazing Little Computer
on October 12, 2019
Posted by: Scott V
This was purchased as an upgrade to my Edge 520. I love the MTB metrics, improved battery life, and the ability to display roads while venturing out on my road bike. It's reliable, tough, and able to capture more information than I can use.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Great features but fails on the basics, again!
on October 12, 2019
Posted by: chris9234
The screen is nice and easy to read except for the maps.
Pressing the back button causes the device to turn in the mount.
The buttons feel really cheap, as you press them, you can feel clicks that don't do anything.
I'll just live with these questions:
Why, after charging, does my Edge 530 get stuck trying to boot?
Why does my Edge 530 randomly reboot while recording rides?
Why does my Mac never see it as a drive?
Why is it so hard to get my Strava routes on it using the Connect IQ thing?
Why does it fail to remove the added Strava Suffer Score field?
Why is my track line on the map so faint and hard to see that it becomes useless when out on a ride (honestly, I have no idea where I just came from, how can I decide where to go)?
So many questions... I would not recommend to a friend.
Pressing the back button causes the device to turn in the mount.
The buttons feel really cheap, as you press them, you can feel clicks that don't do anything.
I'll just live with these questions:
Why, after charging, does my Edge 530 get stuck trying to boot?
Why does my Edge 530 randomly reboot while recording rides?
Why does my Mac never see it as a drive?
Why is it so hard to get my Strava routes on it using the Connect IQ thing?
Why does it fail to remove the added Strava Suffer Score field?
Why is my track line on the map so faint and hard to see that it becomes useless when out on a ride (honestly, I have no idea where I just came from, how can I decide where to go)?
So many questions... I would not recommend to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Fantastic gizmo
on October 12, 2019
Posted by: PENN
I'm amazed by all the capability, but have two issues:
1) Using other people's courses is annoying if you want to ride a course in the opposite direction. I wish it were easier to modify the routes on Garmin Connect, ride courses in reverse, and also ride partial routes without error messages.
2) As a first time user the menus were not intuitive. I had to read the manual.
Now that I know how to use it, It is awesome, but it took me a few weeks of research and trial-and-error.
1) Using other people's courses is annoying if you want to ride a course in the opposite direction. I wish it were easier to modify the routes on Garmin Connect, ride courses in reverse, and also ride partial routes without error messages.
2) As a first time user the menus were not intuitive. I had to read the manual.
Now that I know how to use it, It is awesome, but it took me a few weeks of research and trial-and-error.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
GPS is outstanding
on October 12, 2019
Posted by: Wheels
Bought the Garman two days before 150 mile gravel event work great. Did not know the battery only last about eight hours .
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin