Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 1040 Bundle 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(400 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 400 reviews
5 Stars
295
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
18
1 Star
10
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 1040 Bundle 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
5
What an amazing bike computer!
on December 4, 2024
Posted by: ETBigRing
I upgraded to the 1040 from my *old* 705....yes, you read that right 705.... What a great device. Garmin has always delivered and exceeded my expectations, but I have to say that with the 1040 I'm blown away. The ease of use, feature menu, functionality and intuitive nature make the 1040 a great choice for me. Looking forward to getting many years of service from the new 1040.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
more basic features needed to make it functional
on December 4, 2024
Posted by: Denbuilds
I bought this a few weeks ago to go along with the Varia RCT715 that I bought at the same time. The unit works well but I really couldn't hear the sound chime when a car showed up in the radar screen and sadly the 1040 doesn't have volume control like the 1050 so I'm a very safety conscious rider and right now I have buyers remorse because the 1040 doesn't have this feature which makes the Varia RCT715 not as functional as I was hoping. So buyers beware!!!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Incredibly buggy software
on December 12, 2024
Posted by: hein.foo
Coming from the Garmin wrist watches the instability and unpredictability of the 1040's software has been aggravating. It has barely gotten better over successive software releases. Check out the user forums for examples from other users. The most recent issue I personally had was that updates to maps with the device only pretty much never succeed because the device turns off before the 10+ hour download completes. And the Garmin Express Mac app always aborted with an "unknown error" until I factory reset the Edge.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent
on December 28, 2024
Posted by: My last name Corleone
I very happy with my new Garmin every thing is super
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Too bad I can’t make updates
on January 10, 2025
Posted by: DPDenver
I cannot read anything on my phone in the Connect App to make updates any changes because it’s in a foreign language. When I called they said it is a known problem and they will send an update at some point with no time line available. Very disappointing. I can make changes on the Edge but some things you need to do in the Connect App
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great tool
on January 11, 2025
Posted by: Rdan
I really like the 1040 on the bike, I have headlight and rear radar connected really like them the radar is most valuable on the roads, I like the map download and route planning,
I ride road, gravel and mountain
I ride road, gravel and mountain
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Bought it for the battery life & not disappointed
on January 24, 2025
Posted by: Grizz399
Had another head unit starting with the letter W and although I prefer the workout screens and data layout of that unit, it was only getting 12hr battery life max, so a daily workout for me ran the battery down 40%. With the 1040 same amount of time on a workout burns roughly 5-6% which is a drastic difference that I much prefer.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Good for cycling
on January 27, 2025
Posted by: Mmartinho
Not so good if you use to follow a circuit because calculations are too slow. I used before 830 and tools little better
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin