Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 1040 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(430 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 430 reviews
5 Stars
316
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
18
1 Star
12
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 1040 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
5
on August 29, 2024
Posted by: Craig W
The Edge 1040 just has everything you want and is big enough it's easy to use. Has all the normal Garmin quirks of the Garmin connect app but once you're used to it it's great. If you can justify the cost it's hard to make an argument for anything else (sub 1050)
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Next step up for me with Garmin
on August 27, 2024
Posted by: JSprague56
I had a 1030 for many years and it needed replacing so the 1040 was a logical step. I looked at the Solar and decided the battery life (35 hours) with the conventional unit was enough. It starts up really fast and all of my previous Garmin connect settings transferred automatically. Garmin support is superb.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Glad to be back with Garmin
on August 27, 2024
Posted by: Bgcyclist
Overall I’m very pleased, particularly with the size. The online manual is sorely lacking though. As a retired technical editor and illustrator, the manual could use a lot of help. Too much is assumed.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Solid Bike Computer Great Features
on August 24, 2024
Posted by: CycleRider246
Garmin Edge 1040 is a really cool device. Nicely integrated with many other platforms, and so many training features. I am also using the Hammerhead Karoo2 and using the 1040 is a learning curve. Many of the options are layered down below several screens and menus. My biggest wish is to increase the size of the positional direction marker, or change the routing line color to a yellow or pink. The purple route line blends too easily with the surrounding streets. The position marker is very small and when you are riding at speed and look down to see your position it is not clear where you are=, especially if you are sweating and have sunglasses, and you need to look quick and look forward again. For me this is not safe and might be why I do not keep the unit. Still on the fence.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
well rounded cycling computer
on August 21, 2024
Posted by: David H
from Marlinton , WV, US
The Edge 1040 is full of useful features and the screen is bright enough to read in any light. The cycling telemetry this computer tracks is phenomenal.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Garmin for the win again
on August 15, 2024
Posted by: Zachary J
Great product, the touchscreen and larger display works excellent. I use this for all of my cycling activities, the customizable screens and what seems like unlimited options is great. This is the third Garmin head unit that I've owned, I still have my other two, but it was time for a feature and display upgrade. Totally worth it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Pluses and Minuses Compared to 1030
on August 14, 2024
Posted by: DougP
The user interface takes some getting used to after several years with the 1030. The variable sized fonts in the data fields drove me crazy, but I have pretty much gotten use to it. The display on the 1030 was better with rounding, in most cases, to three significant numbers. The navigation, particularly when on goes off route and then returns to the route is much better. Both the 1030 and the 1040 fail to appropriately recalculate when off route--long after it is obvious that the rider is on a route that is much shorter. The changes to the 1040 are definitely not worth upgrading from the 1030. I only did it because the case of my old 1030 started to come apart.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great unit, only one issue I don't like
on August 14, 2024
Posted by: S Berckmoes
My one and only issue with the unit is how they chose to define the Timer layout. I used to use a two block screen view to do the time show it would show hh:mm:ss view. Now it uses super script to display hours, and subseconds. Which is great for a single block layout. But doesn't expand to in a two block screen layout. Oh, and the hundredth seconds superscript is useless as it goes away as you pat one full second.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin