Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 1040 Solar 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(295 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 295 reviews
5 Stars
218
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
16
1 Star
10
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 1040 Solar 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
4
Nice to have.
on September 13, 2024
Posted by: bumble
I bought this so that I don't get lost in Germany (where I'm living). So far it has been nice but, since I don't wear glasses when I'm riding, the directions are hard to see. I'm aware that it will give voice directions but, WHY didn't they just put a speaker on the device that can be heard???
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
2100Km using the 1040 Solar
on September 19, 2024
Posted by: JMF00
I wish Garmin would hire some of Apple's engineers to make everything smoother. Even after 21 days of using it every day, I have yet to naturally find what I need when I need it. The interface is not intuitive. For ex, you have to go into the profile to change Navigation parameters, but there is another navigation folder under settings with other parameters. Being in the software business, I can tell Garmin never tested its UI with actual consumers. Also, the Re-routing on the GPS is not advanced and gets annoying very quickly, trying to make you turn instead of recalculating that you are on a perfectly fine parallel road. Instead, it asks you to turn around when the straight road ahead is the best path forward. The GPS on your phone is a lot smarter. I used Komoot to prepare the itinerary. I had to reinstall multiple times as it lost connection. Garmin Connect is also clunky, and would not synced for the life of me. I had to reinstall it to fix it. Probably the most frustrating is that, once you start a synced itinerary, it is impossible to sync an updated course from Komoot. You have to stop, save your work and sync up your device and start a new work-out. If you already covered 3 miles, they now belong to a separate work-out when you sync with Strava (where work-outs cannot be combined). All in all, when you compare using your phone with the Edge 1040, you feel like going back 15 years... On the positive, it has a great battery, UI can be customized nicely and is fairly lightweight. It's just not up to par for the price.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Disappointed
on October 8, 2024
Posted by: Rick L
I have had trouble with it and today was a perfect example, it froze up a few minutes into my ride and I wasn’t able to do my scheduled workout,
I don’t seem to gain much time with the solar function. I have ridden in a completely sunny day for over 3 hours here in Florida and only gained a few minutes.
I don’t seem to gain much time with the solar function. I have ridden in a completely sunny day for over 3 hours here in Florida and only gained a few minutes.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Battery drains quickly
on October 10, 2024
Posted by: Kevino
I bought this in September 2024. Use primarily for road riding. Have SRAM power/rpm meter and HR monitor running. 3 hr ride lowers battery to low 50%. Luckily it’s been sunny on every ride I’ve been on. But this requires me to run screen brightness at full vs auto.
Bought while traveling/riding in Italy so not sure who I’ll contact to see if this is a faulty battery? Switched over from polar products and bummed they don’t share data. Especially since I’m still using Polar for other endurance sports and indoor workouts.
Bought while traveling/riding in Italy so not sure who I’ll contact to see if this is a faulty battery? Switched over from polar products and bummed they don’t share data. Especially since I’m still using Polar for other endurance sports and indoor workouts.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great gps!
on October 11, 2024
Posted by: SScottS
I've had my 1040 Solar for over a year now, and it does everything well. Battery life is super (30-40 hours between charges), features a great, syncing with other d vices like radar and heart and power meters is super easy.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Bugs in Mac Software
on October 18, 2024
Posted by: VK859
I bought a brand new 1040 Solar. Garmin connect consistently gives me error messages for the most recent ride when trying to sync the Edge unit. I escalated this issue with their support team who literally just dropped responding and has not fixed after having replaced the until once and guaranteed that would resolve it. None of their solutions have worked.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Lots Of Choices
on October 24, 2024
Posted by: Schindatler
The one thing I have always liked about Garmin Edge computers is the availability to have different screens for different bikes. I have five bikes and each one has its own profile. The solar feature definitely extends the battery life. This my favorite Edge computer, more so than the 1050.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great features
on October 25, 2024
Posted by: BikeBob
Good upgrade from my 1000 edge. The new features are great and finding them useful.
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